Clementina
Ross
formerly Cruikshank
Born in Kirkton of Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Daughter of Charles Cruikshank
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Ross
— married
8 Dec 1768 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Clementina (Ross) Mifflin, Margaret Ross, Charles Ross, Jean Ross, Mary Ross and Ann Helena Amelia (Ross) Plumstead
Died
at age 83
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2014
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Biography
Memoir of John Ross Merchant of Philadelphia "complied by a granddaughter' (Mifflin family) The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 23, No. 1 (1899), pp. 77-85 [1]
- My grandmother Clementina (Cruikshank) Ross was born near Aberdeen, Scotland in 1745, whence her parents emigrated soon after to this country. Her mother was a Gordon, first cousin to the Duke of Gordon and Earl of Huntley. Her grandfather was a colonel in the British Army.
Rossiana by Harmon Pompelly Read pub:1908 - a note from Clementina Ross Plumstead
- “Our grandfather John Ross, merchant of Philadelphia (U.S.A.) was born in Tain in the county of Ross, Scotland. ..... He was a merchant in Perth for a year or two from whence he came to Philadelphia and soon after married Clemantina Cruikshank daughter of Captain Charles Cruikshank of the British Army, at Clinton Hall, afterwards called by him The Grange Farm.”
Read adds as a footnote "At Clifton Hall on the 8th December 1768 John Ross (merchant in Philadelphia) was married to Clementina Cruikshank, daughter of Captain Charles Cruikshank. See here for a description of Clifton Hall, later named the Grange Estate, a mansion in Havertown, Pennsylvania. [2]
Sources
- Memoir of John Ross - Merchant of Philadelphia compiled by a granddaughter
- Find A Grave Memorial ID:158929025 - Clementina Cruikshank Ross
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