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Samuel McClain 1776–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1842

Death Location: Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Azariah McClain

Mother: Sophia Houck

Spouse(s): Mary Edwards, Mary None

Children(s): Mary McClain, John McClain, Sarah McClain, Joseph McClain, Isaac McClain, Sophia McClain, James McClain, Azariah McClain, Susannah McClain, Rachel McClain

In 1776, Samuel McClain entered the world in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA, born to Azariah Mcclain And Sophia Houck. Samuel McClain married Mary, Mary Edwards, and had children including Azariah Mcclain, Isaac Mcclain, James Mcclain, John William Mcclain, Joseph H Mcclain, Mary Anne Mcclain, Rachel Mcclain, Sarah Ann Mcclain, Sophia Mcclain, Susannah Mcclain. Samuel McClain passed away in 1842 in Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Samuel McClain entered the world in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA, born to Azariah Mcclain And Sophia Houck.
  • Samuel McClain married Mary, Mary Edwards, and had children including Azariah Mcclain, Isaac Mcclain, James Mcclain, John William Mcclain, Joseph H Mcclain, Mary Anne Mcclain, Rachel Mcclain, Sarah Ann Mcclain, Sophia Mcclain, Susannah Mcclain.
  • Samuel McClain passed away in 1842 in Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Azariah McClain
1745–1803
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sophia Houck
1750–1812
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Edwards
1784–1852
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Mary None
1779–1807
Birth Location: Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Mary McClain
1821–1911
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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John McClain
1802–1885
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah McClain
1820–1893
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph McClain
1818–1884
Birth Location: Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Isaac McClain
1816–1880
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sophia McClain
1826–1844
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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James McClain
1804–1851
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Azariah McClain
1807–1860
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Susannah McClain
1828–1844
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rachel McClain
1811–1893
Birth Location: Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel McClain's Ancestors

Self
Samuel McClain
1776–1842
Birth Place: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Azariah McClain
1745–1803
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sophia Houck
1750–1812
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
John McClain
1712–1780
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Margaret Browne) Taylor
1722–1761
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hector McLain
1690–1722
Ann Norman
–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel McClain's Descendants

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Samuel McClain (1776–20 Jan 1842) m. Mary Edwards (13 Aug 1784–21 May 1852) m. Mary (1779–1807)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne) McClain 1821–1911 m. Jesse Berkstresser 1818–1879
    1. 1. Wilson (Riley) Berkstresser 1856–1936 m. Clara (Demarus) Kesselring 1858–1921 m. Martha (A) Sipes 1868–1934
      1. 1. Emma (Ometa) Berkstresser 1889–1976 m. Thomas (Raymond) Cromwell 1886–1968
        1. 1. Mable (Frances) Cromwell 1912–1981 m. John (Howard) Pike 1906–1972
        2. 2. Clara (Evea) Cromwell 1911–1932
      2. 2. William (Riley) Berkstresser 1880–1926
      3. 3. Myrtle (Priscilla) Berkstresser 1881–1957 m. Lewis (Abraham Rudisil) Lamberson 1874–1947
        1. 1. Clara (Mildred) Lamberson 1915–1996 m. Melvin (Henry) Anderson 1908–1986
        2. 2. Irene (O) Lamberson 1917–2004
        3. 3. Glenn Lamberson 1919–1944
        4. 4. Faye (Alice) Lamberson 1913–1958 m. Charles (Wesley) Souders 1909–1972
      4. 4. Jesse (Herbert) Berkstresser 1883–1911
      5. 5. Mary (Inez) Berkstresser 1885–1948 m. Ivan (Benjamin) Wathen 1880–1950
        1. 1. Dorothy (Arlene) Wathen 1906–1969 m. Carlton (Chalmer) Stewart 1897–1967
        2. 2. Hilda (F) Wathen 1911–1985 m. James (Frank) Dailey 1913–1958 m. John (Harry) Watterson 1891–1986
      6. 6. Martha (Eliza) Berkstresser 1886–1934 m. Jeremiah (Laidig) Heefner 1875–1961
        1. 1. Eunice (Berkstresser) Heefner 1907–1966 m. Edgar (Eugene) Park 1896–1969
        2. 2. Willis (Kenith) Heefner 1913–2008 m. Grace (Irene) Shotts 1920–2010
        3. 3. Kermit (Clayton) Heefner 1923–2010 m. Doris (Lee) Reeder 1926–2006
        4. 4. Cora (Catherine) Heefner 1904–1979 m. Harold (Melvin) Shope 1906–1989
      7. 7. Ernest (Harold) Berkstresser 1894–1942 m. Alfaretta (Maye) Divens 1901–1951
      8. 8. Lena (Gertrude) Berkstresser 1897–1932 m. Jesse (Martin) McNeal 1895–1953
        1. 1. Harold (Elwood) McNeal 1926–2002 m. Betty (Jane) Myers 1925–2006
        2. 2. Robert (W) McNeal 1925–1979
      9. 9. Leonard (Elwood) Berkstresser 1898–1979 m. Lois (Margarette) Laidig 1898–1990
        1. 1. Dale (Eugene) Berkstresser 1925–1995 m. Elsie (Margaretha) Lunde 1926–1993
        2. 2. Betty (June) Berkstresser 1924–2013 m. Frederick (Howard) Shaffer 1921–1984
        3. 3. Kenneth Berkstresser 1922–2014 m. Gloria (Yvonne) Cossette 1927–2009
        4. 4. Lois (Marie) Berkstresser 1930–2009
        5. 5. Donald (Ray) Berkstresser 1939–2018
        6. 6. Theodore Berkstresser 1928–2011
    2. 2. Sarah (Sophia) Berkstresser 1843–1860
    3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Berkstresser 1845–1923 m. William (Harold) Miller 1839–1915
      1. 1. Jesse (Linn) Miller 1871–1937
      2. 2. George (Washington) Miller 1870–1899
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Miller 1878–1944
      4. 4. Priscilla (Jane) Miller 1863–1906 m. Alvey (F) Cutchall 1864–1952
      5. 5. Jacob (Riley) Miller 1868–1939 m. Minnie (Frances) Corbin 1870–1957
        1. 1. Nelda (M) Miller 1892–
        2. 2. William (Arthur) Miller 1895–1939
        3. 3. Paul (Edward) Miller 1898–
        4. 4. Donald (Corbin) Miller 1899–1961
        5. 5. Norman (B) Miller 1901–
        6. 6. Mary (C) Miller 1903– m. Paul (Sylvester) Levan 1903–
        7. 7. John (H) Miller 1905–
        8. 8. Ruth Miller 1908–
      6. 6. Richard (Lee) Miller 1876–1960
      7. 7. Jeremiah (David) Miller 1874–1956
      8. 8. William (Brinton) Miller 1880–1919
      9. 9. Lillian Miller 1888–1977
      10. 10. John (Hunter) Miller 1866–1950 m. Rosetta Cook 1867–1905
        1. 1. Helen (Lenore) Miller 1898–1984 m. Herbert (Leo) Cunningham 1899–1979
        2. 2. Walter (H) Miller 1908–
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Berkstresser 1851–1936 m. Jeremiah Laidig 1845–1916
    5. 5. Rachel (Priscilla) Berkstresser 1854–1929 m. David (Andrew) Laidig 1854–1934
      1. 1. Jesse (Daniel) Laidig 1891–1973 m. Frances (Irene) Kerlin 1894–1915 m. Bertha (Nevada) McClain 1893–1994
        1. 1. Paul (Eugene) Laidig 1913–1997 m. Beulah (Mary) Foor 1918–1988
        2. 2. Marjorie (C) Laidig 1917–2015 m. Coy (Eugene) Swope 1911–1980
        3. 3. Dorothy (H) Laidig 1927–2014
        4. 4. Harvey (Brinton) Laidig 1919–2000 m. Laurena (A) Gerber 1909–
    6. 6. William (Lee) Berkstresser 1861–1930 m. Mary (Ellen) Laidig 1860–1930
      1. 1. Grace (Louisa) Berkstresser 1892–1989 m. Dekalb Chesnut 1889–1973
        1. 1. Emma (M) Chesnut 1913–1995
      2. 2. William (Clarence) Berkstresser 1883–1965 m. Nora (Maude) Chaney 1885–
      3. 3. Harvey (Wallace) Berkstresser 1888–1964
      4. 4. Edgar (Jesse) Berkstresser 1896–1978 m. Carrie (Juniata) Sipes 1898–1954
        1. 1. Herbert (Eugene) Berkstresser 1921–1992
        2. 2. Marjorie (Louisa) Berkstresser 1919–1924
        3. 3. Edwinna (R) Berkstresser 1923–2002 m. Ray (Alvin) Tice 1912–1973
        4. 4. Donald (Wayne) Berkstresser 1936–2014 m. Lena (Belle) Stahle 1930–2014
        5. 5. Vivian (J) Berkstresser 1926–2014 m. Lloyd (H) Covert 1919–2012
      5. 5. Ralph (Eugene) Berkstresser 1899–1965 m. Ada (Maye) Knepper 1900–1944
        1. 1. Ralph (Eugene) Berkstresser 1925–1981 m. Betty (Jean) Mellott 1930–2016
        2. 2. Ronald (Wallace) Berkstresser 1924–2003 m. Pauline (Helen) Dorty 1930–2004 m. Norma (Louise) Swope 1926–1980
        3. 3. LaRue (Maye) Berkstresser 1922–2014 m. Harry (Mosser) Shaw 1919–2001
  2. 2. John (William) McClain 1802–1885 m. Margaret Berkstresser 1806–1897
    1. 1. Catherine (Mary) McClain 1845–1935
    2. 2. Jesse (Oliver) McClain 1843–1930
    3. 3. Francis (Clement) McClain 1840–1909
    4. 4. Sarah (Margaret) McClain 1848–1945
    5. 5. Priscilla McClain 1832–1892
    6. 6. Samuel (H) McClain 1838–1892
    7. 7. Matilda (Ann) McClain 1825–1900
    8. 8. James (F P) McClain 1853–1931
    9. 9. John (R) McClain 1831–1888
    10. 10. Thomas (I) McClain 1835–1888
    11. 11. Alexander (W.) McClain 1828–1917
    12. 12. William (H) McClain 1859–
    13. 13. King McClain 1827–
    14. 14. John McClain 1860–
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) McClain 1820–1893 m. Henry Keith 1817–1891
    1. 1. Wilson (Roland) Keith 1841–1909
    2. 2. Austin (DeForest) Keith 1860–1931
    3. 3. Samuel (John) Keith 1839–1910 m. Catharine (Ann) McClain 1845–1937
      1. 1. Elmer (Ellsworth) Keith 1867–1936
      2. 2. Isaac (Newton) Keith 1871–1949
      3. 3. George (A) Keith 1872–1964
      4. 4. Samuel (Sylvester Henry) Keith 1868–1938
      5. 5. Jonathan (Wesley) Keith 1878–1957 m. Alice (Gertrude) Hague 1880–1951
        1. 1. Clifford (Wesley) Keith 1909–1974
        2. 2. Alice (Gertrude) Keith 1904–1995
        3. 3. Katharine (Anna) Keith 1903–1976
        4. 4. Ruth Keith 1914–1978
      6. 6. Charles (Cleveland) Keith 1884–1949
      7. 7. Margaret (Elizabeth) Keith 1869–1936
      8. 8. Harry (E) Keith 1876–1877
      9. 9. Samuel (Norman) Keith 1897–
  4. 4. Joseph (H) McClain 1818–1884
  5. 5. Isaac McClain 1816–1880
  6. 6. Sophia McClain 1826–1844
  7. 7. James McClain 1804–1851
  8. 8. Azariah McClain 1807–1860
  9. 9. Susannah McClain 1828–1844
  10. 10. Rachel McClain 1811–1893

Samuel McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Samuel McClain in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
1842
20 Jan 1842
Age 66
Death of Samuel McClain in Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Todd, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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