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Clarissa Anderson 1797–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 June 1872

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Maj. Anderson

Mother: Mary Cann

Spouse(s): John Herron

Children(s): Margaretta Herron, Col. Herron, David Herron, Richard Herron, Francis Herron, Eliza Herron, Mary Herron, John Herron, James Herron

Clarissa Anderson was born in 1797 in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Maj William Anderson And Mary Ann Cann. In 1850, Clarissa Anderson resided in Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1870, Clarissa Anderson resided in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Clarissa Anderson married John Herron, and had children including Col William Anderson Herron, David R Herron, Eliza Herron, Francis J Herron, James A Herron, John D Herron, Margaretta D Herron, Mary Ann Herron, Richard G Herron. Clarissa Anderson passed away in 1872 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Clarissa Anderson was born in 1797 in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Maj William Anderson And Mary Ann Cann.
  • In 1850, Clarissa Anderson resided in Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1870, Clarissa Anderson resided in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Clarissa Anderson married John Herron, and had children including Col William Anderson Herron, David R Herron, Eliza Herron, Francis J Herron, James A Herron, John D Herron, Margaretta D Herron, Mary Ann Herron, Richard G Herron.
  • Clarissa Anderson passed away in 1872 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clarissa Anderson's Ancestors

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Clarissa Anderson
1797–1872
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Maj. William Anderson
1747–1821
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann) Cann
1763–1816
Somerset, Wales
Grandparents
Samuel Anderson
1725–1760
County Down, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Mary) Cushing
1730–1755
Down, County Down, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clarissa Anderson's Descendants

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Clarissa Anderson (1797–6 June 1872) m. John Herron (3 April 1792–2 May 1863)
  1. 1. Margaretta (D) Herron 1832–1908 m. William (Charles) Friend 1827–1879
    1. 1. Sevilla (F) Friend 1871–1909 m. Frank (S) Gibson 1873–1908
      1. 1. Margaretta (V) Gibson 1890–1964 m. Douglass (Bailey) Williams 1894–1958
        1. 1. Douglass (Bailey Williams) Jr 1924–1984 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Litvany 1935–2014
  2. 2. Col. (William Anderson) Herron 1821–1900
  3. 3. David (R.) Herron 1828–1889
  4. 4. Richard (G.) Herron 1834–1893
  5. 5. Francis (J) Herron 1837–1902
  6. 6. Eliza Herron 1830–
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Herron 1832–1908
  8. 8. John (D.) Herron 1825–1866
  9. 9. James (A.) Herron 1818–1842

Clarissa Anderson's Timeline

5 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Clarissa Anderson in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 53
Clarissa Anderson resided here in Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 73
Clarissa Anderson resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1872
6 June 1872
Age 75
Death of Clarissa Anderson in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
1872
9 Aug 1872
Age 75
Clarissa Anderson - Probate in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1297; Page: 524B; Image: 395173; Family History Library Film: 552796
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_748; Page: 24B; Image: 55
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_748; Page: 24B; Image: 55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1297; Page: 524B; Image: 395173; Family History Library Film: 552796

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1872
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Will Packets Or Files, 1789-1917; Author: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Will Packets Or Files, 1789-1917; Author: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania

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