Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Fleming and Margaret Wright




Husband Robert Fleming 1 2

           Born: 6 Jun 1756 - Chester Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1817 1 2
         Buried:  - Hanover Church Cemetery


         Father: Robert Fleming (1716-1802) 2 3
         Mother: Jane Jackson (1719-1803) 2 3


       Marriage: 6 Feb 1783 2



Wife Margaret Wright 1 2

           Born: Abt 1754
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Dec 1813 2
         Buried:  - Hanover Church Cemetery


         Father: John Wright (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 




Children

General Notes: Husband - Robert Fleming


When his parents removed to western Pennsylvania, he remained in Dauphin County, purchased a large tract of land in Hanover township, and there resided during his life time.
He was one of the founders of the Harrisburg bank, and largely instrumental in the erection of the Harrisburg bridge. He was an officer in the volunteer force of 1812, and filled various local otfices. He was an elder in the Hanover church during the ministration of Rev. James Snodgrass, and was an earnest, zealous Christian.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 551.

2 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 325.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 550.


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