John Acheson and Mary Hogg

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Husband John Acheson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1756 - ? Ireland
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           Died: 1790 or 1791 - Pennsylvania 2
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         Father: George Acheson (1724-1812) 1 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Weir (1728-1808) 1 5

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       Marriage: Abt 1782 4

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Wife Mary Hogg ⁴

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Children

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1 F Jane Acheson ⁴

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2 F Hannah Acheson ^{1 4}

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           Born: Abt 1787
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           Died: 1837 1
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General Notes: Husband - John Acheson

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The first of the siblings in this family to emigrate to America was John, who, about the year 1784, came to Washington, Pennsylvania, where he commenced to trade, and soon after established other trading points at Cincinnati and Wheeling. He was also employed by the United States government in furnishing supplies to the army for the Indian wars. His death by apoplexy occurred while crossing the Allegheny Mountains on horseback on his way to Philadelphia. He left a widow and two daughters in Ireland.
In 1807 the youngest daughter came to America, and lived with her uncle David.

He was the first of the parental family to leave Ireland. He was employed by the United States Government in furnishing supplies to the army in the Indian wars, and he carried on a mercantile business not only at Washington, Pennsylvania, but at several other important points. He died suddenly, at the age of about thirty-five years, while crossing the Alleghany mountains on horseback, on his way to Philadelphia.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 479.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 27, 129.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 888.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 27.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 129.