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Col. James Anderson 1785–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1785

Birth Location: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 11 Mar 1861

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Maj. Anderson

Mother: Mary Cann

Spouse(s): Ann MILLER

Children(s): William Anderson, Isabella Anderson, Henry Anderson

Col. James Anderson was born in 1785 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Maj William Anderson And Mary Ann Cann. Col. James Anderson married Ann Miller, and had children including Henry Linton Anderson, Infant 1 Anderson, Infant 2 Anderson, Infant 3 Anderson, Isabella Bruce Anderson, William G Anderson. Col. James Anderson passed away in 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Col. James Anderson was born in 1785 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Maj William Anderson And Mary Ann Cann.
  • Col. James Anderson married Ann Miller, and had children including Henry Linton Anderson, Infant 1 Anderson, Infant 2 Anderson, Infant 3 Anderson, Isabella Bruce Anderson, William G Anderson.
  • Col. James Anderson passed away in 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maj. Anderson
1747–1821
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
MA
Mary Cann
1763–1816
Birth Location: Somerset, Wales
MC

Spouses(s)

Ann MILLER
1800–1859
Birth Location: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
AM

Children(s)

William Anderson
1833–1870
Birth Location: –
WA
Isabella Anderson
1816–1903
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
IA
Henry Anderson
1834–1902
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
HA

Col. Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Col. Anderson
1785–1861
Birth Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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

Col. Anderson's Descendants

1.
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Col. (James) Anderson (3 Aug 1785–11 Mar 1861) m. Ann MILLER (1800–18 May 1859)
  1. 1. William (G) Anderson 1833–1870
  2. 2. Isabella (Bruce) Anderson 1816–1903 m. William Burnett 1809–1870
    1. 1. Frank (Herron) Burnett 1851–1925
    2. 2. Emma (L) Burnett 1843–1910
    3. 3. James (Anderson) Burnett 1846–1907
    4. 4. William (H) Burnett 1848–1924
    5. 5. Anna (E) Burnett 1840–1925
  3. 3. Henry (Linton) Anderson 1834–1902 m. Margaret (Amelia "Maggie") Brown 1843–1919
    1. 1. Harry (Morgan) Anderson 1869–1941 m. Ada (W) Lester 1871–1963
      1. 1. Harold (W) Anderson 1893–
      2. 2. Dale (L) Anderson 1895–1973
      3. 3. Wayne Anderson 1898–1970
    2. 2. Alma (Eugenia) Anderson 1876–
    3. 3. Louise (Adele) Anderson 1878–1951

Col. Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1785
3 Aug 1785
Birth of Col. James Anderson in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1861
11 Mar 1861
Age 76
Death of Col. James Anderson in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1785
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1861
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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