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Matthew Kerr 1754–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Donnally Mills, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Kerr

Mother: Margaret Harbison

Spouse(s): Margaret Work, Christina Kerr, CHRISTIAN GARDENER

Children(s): William III, James Kerr, Alexander Kerr, Robert Kerr, John Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Janet Kerr, Mathew Kerr, Christian Kerr, Margaret Kerr

The story of Matthew Kerr began in 1754 in Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland. Matthew Kerr married Christian Gardener, Christina Kerr, Margaret Work, and had children including Alexander Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Christian Kerr, James W Kerr, Janet Kerr, John Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Mathew Kerr, Robert Kerr, William Kerr Iii. Matthew Kerr passed away in 1828 in Donnally Mills, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Kerr began in 1754 in Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland.
  • Matthew Kerr married Christian Gardener, Christina Kerr, Margaret Work, and had children including Alexander Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Christian Kerr, James W Kerr, Janet Kerr, John Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Mathew Kerr, Robert Kerr, William Kerr Iii.
  • Matthew Kerr passed away in 1828 in Donnally Mills, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Kerr
1754–1828
Birth Place: Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Kerr
1708–1795
Scotland
Margaret Harbison
1723–1805
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Kerr's Descendants

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Matthew Kerr (1754–1828) m. Margaret Work (1755–) m. Christina Kerr (1755–1844) m. CHRISTIAN GARDENER (1751–)
  1. 1. William (Kerr) III 1795–1862 m. Margaret (Irvin) McClellan 1800–1845
    1. 1. Irvin Kerr 1838–1885 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Bunney 1845–
      1. 1. Johnson (Fetter) Kerr 1868– m. Emma Smith 1871–
        1. 1. Rhoda (M) Kerr 1894–
        2. 2. Charlotte (E) Kerr 1906–1965
        3. 3. Charles (Irvin) Kerr 1896–1956 m. Charlotte (Helene) Barns 1897–1989
      2. 2. Nettie (M) Kerr 1874– m. George (S) Kerr 1860–
      3. 3. Horace (J B) Kerr 1876– m. Alice (Mae) Paden 1873–1940
      4. 4. Porter (Lawrence) Kerr 1877–1958 m. Maude (Elizabeth) Rice 1873–1934
        1. 1. John (Glenn) Kerr 1909–1971
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Mae) Kerr 1910–
      5. 5. Ephriam (McClellan) Kerr 1880–1979 m. Katherine (Emeline) Wilson 1879–1943
        1. 1. Margereth (E) Kerr 1916–
        2. 2. Ruth (A) Kerr 1918–
      6. 6. Harry (I) Kerr 1882–
  2. 2. James (W) Kerr 1802–1840
  3. 3. Alexander Kerr 1778–1852
  4. 4. Robert Kerr 1781–1828
  5. 5. John Kerr 1776–1868
  6. 6. Andrew Kerr 1778–
  7. 7. Janet Kerr 1780–1866
  8. 8. Mathew Kerr 1782–1785
  9. 9. Christian Kerr 1786–
  10. 10. Margaret Kerr 1784–

Matthew Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Matthew Kerr in Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland
1828
1828
Age 74
Death of Matthew Kerr in Perry County, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Perry County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Donnally Mills, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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