Janet (Brown) Ralston (1802 - 1845)

Born 14 Aug 1802 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Ralston — married 21 Jan 1820 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1845 at age 42 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Janet (Brown) Ralston was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

Janet (Brown) Ralston is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Janet was born in 1802 in Argyll, Scotland. She was the daughter of Charles Brown and Elizabeth Ralston. ^[1]

She married Peter Ralston of Brecklate on 21 January 1820 in Southend.^[2]

Peter and Janet traveled with six of their children from Campbeltown, Scotland in 1840 to New York on the ship "British Barque Tay". ^[3]

They went to live with her brother, Alexander in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then to Illinois in 1843, where they were part of the Scottish Settlement at Argyle. ^[4]

Janet died in August of 1845 after giving birth to Jane who only lived nine days.

Children

1. Elizabeth (Fleming) 1820-1863
2. Margaret (Picken) 1824-1887
3. Thomas 1827-1879
4. Charles 1829-1889
5. Helen (Andrew) 1832-1909
6. Janet (McEachran) 1835-1911
7. Peter 1837-1926
8. William 1842-1853
9. Jane 1845-1845

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYKR-PMY : 10 February 2018), Jennat Brown, 14 Aug 1802; citing , SOUTHEND, ARGYLL, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076
2. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKJ-H5F : 10 February 2018), Patrick Ralston and Jannet Brown, 21 Jan 1820; citing Southend,Argyll,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,07
3. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-MFWJ : 11 March 2018), Janet Ralston, 1840; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Sixth Generation Peter Ralston

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53434543: accessed 18 July 2018), memorial page for Janet Brown Ralston (14 Aug 1802–1845), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Harold R (contributor 46870133) .