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John Street- Immigrant
While nothing is know about John Street and his family in England, I have found information about him on his arrival to
Philadelphia.
John Street married Lyndia Howe at St. James Church (Anglican) , Lancaster, PA on October 25, 1764. Lyndia Howe was
born June 20, 1732 in Marbororugh, Mass. Her parents were Johnathan Howe who was married on April 11, 1711 to Lyndia
Brigham, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Howe) Brigham. He died June 22, 1738, in his 52nd year. Lyndia
Howe was first married to Timothy Goodenow on Sept. 21, 1752 but he later died and she was appointed administrator
of his estate on January 5, 1757.
Both Robert and John Street, son's of John Street Immigrant became Cordwainers or shoemakers- Robert at 112
S. Water Street and John at 57 Pine Street. They may have learned this trade from their father John Street.
John Street & Mary Gilbert
John Street was married to Mary Gilbert on April 7, 1794 in Germantown, PA. She was the daughter of Captian Gilbert,
Philadelphia. John and Mary joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Abington, PA in 1806. He applied for membership
with his wife and three minor children: Robert, John and Mary. Robert Street also requested membership for himself and
three minor children, Jane, Thomas, and Samuel in 1801. Both John and Robert made applications through the preparative
meeting at Germantown, which became a section of Philadelphia in the nineteenth century. In 1815 John and Mary transfered
to New Garden Monthly Meeting in Chester County, PA. However, at the New Garden Monthly Meeting of 1829, John
and Mary Street requested to be released from membership, with their minor children.
Since Robert Street and John Street became Quakers as adults and after their marriages, it seems that the family did not
belong to The Society of Friends previously.
Robert Street- Born Jan 17, 1796 son of John and Mary Street
Robert Street became a very well known portrait and landscape painter during his lifetime. His activity as an artist
is undocumented until 1815, when he exibited a painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He exihibited
there sporadically until 1861. The bulk of his work focused on portraiture, mainly of noteable families during that
era. In 1840 he organized an exibition of 172 of his own paintings, that was held at the Artist's Fund Society.
Robert Street had six children by three wives, at least four of whom became artists. He died in Philadelphia in 1865.
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