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RAMSEY, Mary "Polly"[1]

Female 1781 - 1813  (31 years)Deceased    Has 14 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name RAMSEY, Mary 
    Nickname Polly 
    Birth 30 Mar 1781  Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Burial Feb 1813  Church Hill Graveyard, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Death 10 Feb 1813  Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Maternal grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison


      Daughter of James Ramsey and Wife, Elizabeth Porter Ramsey


      Married Archibald Irwin on 11 Oct 1798 at Presbyterian Church of Upper West Conogogheaue in Franklin County PA


      They were the parents of at least 4 children:
      James Ramsey Irwin
      Jane Irwin
      Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (Mother of President Benjamin Harrison)
      Archibald Irwin Jr


      Soon after Mary's death in 1813, her husband remarried to Sidney Grubb with whom he had at least 3 children:
      Mary Jane Irwin
      Sarah Ellen Irwin
      Nancy Belle Irwin

      Mary and Archibald are buried at Church Hill Cemetery in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

      Archibald's second wife, Sidney Grubb Irwin, is buried at
      Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA [3]
    Age 31 years 
    Person ID P2949  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2023 

    Father RAMSEY, James
              b. 8 Jun 1751, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Mar 1810, Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ancestors PORTER, Elizabeth Betsey
              b. 6 Nov 1754, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Jun 1828, Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1776  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 8 months - She : 21 years and 3 months. 
    Children
    +1. RAMSEY, Mary "Polly"
              b. 30 Mar 1781, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 10 Feb 1813, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     
    Family ID F5898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family IRWIN, Archibald II
              b. 13 Feb 1772, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Mar 1840, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [1
    Marriage 11 Oct 1798  Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age at Marriage She : 17 years and 7 months - He : 26 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
    +1. IRWIN, Elizabeth Ramsey
              b. 18 Jul 1810, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Aug 1850, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F5899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Mar 1781 - Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Oct 1798 - Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Feb 1813 - Church Hill Graveyard, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Feb 1813 - Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] Familysearch.org.

    2. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Created by: Mike and Jane Deal
      Added: 8 Dec 2016
      Find a Grave Memorial# 173659640

    3. [S50] Findagrave.com.



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