Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Hanna and Elizabeth Kelly




Husband Robert Hanna 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt Apr 1786 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Elizabeth Kelly 1

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: John Kelly (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Jane Hanna 3

            AKA: Jeanette Hanna 2
           Born: 13 May 1764 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jun 1816 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lt. David Hammond (Abt 1749-1801) 3


2 F Elizabeth Hanna 3

           Born: Abt 1773
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Kelly (1776-      ) 3 4 5


3 F Susanna Hanna 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Robinson (      -      ) 3


4 F Margaret Hanna 3

           Born: 
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           Died: while young
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Robert Hanna


He settled in Hempfield township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, about 1769-1770, and founded Hannastown, which was attacked and burned by the Indians and British, July 13, 1782. Some of the inhabitants were killed and many carried to Canada as prisoners, among the latter being Elizabeth Hanna and her daughter, Jane, who were released at Montreal and returned home the following December.

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Sources


1 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 55.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 184.

3 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 56.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 127.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 894.


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