John Kean and Mary Whitehill

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Husband John Kean ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 3 Oct 1762 - Philadelphia, PA 1 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Dec 1818 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2 4
         Buried:  - Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: John Kean (1728-1801) 1 2 4 5
         Mother: Mary Dunlop (1721-1819) 2 5

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       Marriage: 1786 1 2

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   Other Spouse: Jean Hamilton (1774-1847) 6 7 - 10 Dec 1789 3

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Wife Mary Whitehill ^{1 2 8}

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           Born: 1 Feb 1762 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1778 8
         Buried: 

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         Father: Hon. Robert Whitehill (1735-1813) 9
         Mother: Eleanor Reed (1734-1785) 8

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Children

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1 F Eleanor Kean ^{6 10}

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         Spouse: William Patton, M.D. (1775-1816) 6 10
           Marr: 24 Mar 1808 6 10

         Spouse: Christian Spayd (      -      ) 6 10
           Marr: Aft Mar 1816

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General Notes: Husband - John Kean

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He was one of the earliest settlers of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of the first judges of Dauphin County, a county commissioner for eight years, two terms State senator from Dauphin and Berks Counties, register-general of Pennsylvania, elector in 1800, voting for Mr. Jefferson for President, and for many years a justice of the peace at Harrisburg.

In 1780 he was called into service, and was with the army until after the taking of Yorktown. Upon his discharge he was placed with Mr. Clunie, a merchant, at Hummelstown, second sheriff of Dauphin County, at a salary of one hundred dollars a year and boarding. In this period he taught himself conveyancing and surveying. In 1785 he came to Harrisburg, as partner of Clunie. In 1787 he was elected a county commissioner. In 1788 he was one of the members of "the Harrisburg Conference," held at "The Compass," the old ferry-house, at Paxtang and Vine Streets. He was one of the first managers of the library company, established in 1787; of the trustees of the Harrisburg Academy, 1788; treasurer of the Presbyterian congregation; chosen captain of the first volunteer company upon the resignation of Gen. Hanna, and president of the first fire company. In 1792 he was appointed a judge. In 1796 he purchased, "with John Elder, Jr., New Market Forge, about three miles from Palmyra, for twenty-two thousand dollars, and removed thence." A few years before he had been elected to the State Senate, and was re-elected in 1798, serving until 1802. In 1805 he was appointed by Governor McKean register-general, at a salary of $1333.33, serving for three years. He removed to Philadelphia in 1810, was a merchant there, returned to Harrisburg in 1813, was again appointed justice of the peace by Governor Snyder.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 510.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 189.

3 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 29.

4 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 30.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 47.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 190.

7 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 27.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 52.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1042.

10 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 524.