Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Robertson and Janette [Unk]




Husband James Robertson 1

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         Buried:  - Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Chesterfield Co, VA
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   Other Spouse: Harriet Carlton (      -      ) 1



Wife Janette [Unk] 1

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           Died: 24 Dec 1852 - Richmond, Chesterfield Co, VA 1
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Children
1 F Mary Robertson 1

           Born: 8 Jul 1827 - Johnstone, Scotland 1
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           Died: 13 Jun 1901 2
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         Spouse: Charles Archibald Frasier McIntyre (1825-1908) 1
           Marr: 9 Sep 1851 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 1


2 F Janet Orr Robertson 1

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3 M William Jacobs Robertson 1

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4 M James Reed Robertson 1

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5 F Henrietta Nimo Robertson 1

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6 F Isabella Thompson Robertson 1

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General Notes: Husband - James Robertson


He was a loom machinist. He came to America in 1830, settling first at Paterson, New Jersey, later moved to Richmond, Virginia, and thence by horses and wagon to central Missouri, which was then on the extreme frontier. He was there several years. Returning east, he made the return trip also by wagon, and stopping at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, was induced by some friends to invest the larger part of his money in brick works located at Bolivar, Pennsylvania. This investment turned out badly. He then moved back to Richmond, and took up his old trade of loom machinist.
He was a strong Union man, but on account of his age was debarred from taking part as a soldier in the Civil war.
His second wife was a woman of considerable wealth, owning a large acreage and several hundred slaves. They lost the bulk of their fortune during the Civil war, and afterward went to Norwich, Connecticut, where they spent their declining years.

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Sources


1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 330.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 331.


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