John S. McLean and Sarah Armstrong

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Husband John S. McLean ¹

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           Born: 11 Jun 1748 - Ireland 1
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           Died: Abt 1841 - ? Yates Co, NY
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       Marriage: 31 Aug 1779 1

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Wife Sarah Armstrong ¹

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Children

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1 M William McLean ¹

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           Born: 23 Oct 1780 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth [Unk] (1791-      ) 1

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2 M Alexander [1] McLean ¹

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           Born: 31 Aug 1782 1
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3 F Elizabeth McLean ¹

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           Born: 10 Oct 1784 1
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4 M Alexander [2] McLean ¹

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           Born: 18 Jan 1785 1
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5 F Mary McLean ¹

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           Born: 15 Nov 1787 1
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6 M John A. McLean ¹

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           Born: 22 Jun 1790 1
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7 M George McLean ^{2 3}

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           Born: 7 Mar 1793 - Lancaster Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 17 Mar 1872 - near Waterford, Erie Co, PA 2 4
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Sebring (      -1875) 3
           Marr: 19 Nov 1815 1

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8 F Sarah McLean ¹

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           Born: 17 May 1795 1
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9 F Deborah McLean ¹

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           Born: 15 Aug 1797 1
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General Notes: Husband - John S. McLean

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He was the son of a rich gentleman; was well educated; reared in luxury and wealth; had black hair and brown eyes; was a man about 5 feet 8½ inches tall, and good looking. Possessing a great desire to visit America he did so, and when the Revolutionary War broke out he enlisted in service. In Captain Denton's company, New York Line, he became lieutenant, militia Dutchess County, Seventh Regiment of New York, serving seven years for his adopted country. He was heard to relate that for three days he went without any food, having only tobacco, and after a day's hard fighting, laid down on the battlefield, in the morning finding his hair frozen to the ground in the blood of his slain comrades. He intended to again return to his native land and had a great desire to do so, but on hearing of the death of his father and that he would have nothing to return to, as the oldest son would inherit all, the desire ceased and he remained, learning the cooper's trade in order to make a living. He married and lived some years in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. During the latter part of the eighteenth century they moved to West Benton, Yates County, New York. He was one of the first members of the Presbyterian church there, which he helped to build. He lived to the good old age of ninety-three years, always enjoying the blessings of good health.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1683.

2 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 175.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1682.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1684.