Charles Stevenson and Margaret Kean

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Husband Charles Stevenson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Jan 1759 - Glasgow, Scotland
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           Died: 13 Apr 1841 - ? Adams Co, OH
         Buried:  - Ralston Cemetery, Adams Co, OH

       Marriage: 24 Sep 1791

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Wife Margaret Kean

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            AKA: Margaret Kain
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         Father: Cornelius Kean (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M William Stevenson

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         Spouse: Hannah Miller (      -      )

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2 F Elizabeth Stevenson

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         Spouse: Charles Mashea (      -      )

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3 M George Stevenson

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         Spouse: Nancy Hemphill (      -      )

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4 M Charles Stevenson

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         Spouse: Christina Collings (      -      )

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General Notes: Husband - Charles Stevenson

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He was a native Scotchman, came to Pennsylvania before the Revolution and was actively engaged during that war as a soldier in the Continental army. At its close he settled in Mifflin County and thence removed to Venango County about 1800. He was a brother-in-law of George Kean and became his partner in the purchase of a four hundred acre tract. In 1805 he sold his interest to John Hays and removed to Cherry Tree township near the village of Cherry Tree. Eleven years later he went to Adams County, Ohio, his home until death.

Charles Stevenson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to the United States in 1761. He enlisted May 1, 1776, for two months as a private in Captain Savages' company, in Colonel Ross's regiment. He enlisted again July 1, 1776, for six months as a private in Captain William McCaskey's company, and in Colonel William McCallister's regiment. He enlisted again in July, 1778, for two months as a private in Captain McMaster's company, regiment not stated. All these were Pennsylvania organizations. His residence was in York, Pennsylvania, at his enlistment. He was in the battle of Staten Island. He was captured at Fort Washington in November, 1776, and was a prisoner until November, 1777. The British gave him bread with lime in it to eat, and he picked out the lime and ate the bread. He spent the winter of 1777, after released from prison, at Valley Forge. While a prisoner, the British offered him money to renounce his allegiance and to enlist in their army. He scorned it. After the war he purchased 300 acres of land in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and resided there till 1818, when he came to Ohio. He was a weaver by trade, and followed it in Pennsylvania. Margaret Kain went with some other girls to see him weave. He fell in love with her on first sight, and afterwards married her. He had four children, three sons and one daughter.
He was a devoted Presbyterian, and would walk five miles every Sunday to church.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 611.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 265, 683.