Alexander Hanna (1737 - 1809)

Born 1737 in Ireland

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Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1809 at about age 72 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Alexander Hanna, son of Robert Hanna, was born c.1737 in County Monaghan or Armagh. He emigrated to America in 1771 with his wife and infant son James. They settled in Somerset County.^[1]

Alexander was the father of :

1. William ^[1]
2. John (1769-1845) m. Hannah Randels ^[1]
3. James (1770-1819) m. Anna Leech ^[1]
4. Margaret m. John Rush ^[1]
5. Jane m. Reuben Tedrow ^[1]
6. Mary m. James Campbell ^[1]

One source records that Alexander died in 1819,^[1] and another that he died on 8 Jul 1809 and is buried in the Crossroads Cemetery, Confluence, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Research Notes

The Hanna of Sorbie Castle compilation is unsourced, and it's not clear how reliable it is.

An unsourced submission by "Lawson L. Duckworth for the "Old Petersburg-Addison Historical Society"", recorded on the Somerset Co., PA Genweb sit,e details the "Hanna Family of Petersburg (Addison) Pennsylvania" thus :

Alexander Hanna Sr was born either in Scotland or Ireland in 1737, emigrated to America in 1771 and settled in York Co PA. In 1798, Alexander, and his wife Martha, their four children and three grandchildren moved to Milford Township, Somerset Co PA. Alexander Sr died in 1809 and was buried at the Cross Roads Cemetery near Harnedsville. He was a veteran of the American Revolution.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Hanna, James A M (1959). Hanna of Castle Sorbie, Scotland, and Descendants. Vol. I. p.xxiv. Ann Arbor, MI : Edward. Viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/231524/ (image 27/476)
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17862304/alexander-hanna: accessed 12 November 2023), memorial page for Alexander Hanna (1737–8 Jul 1809), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17862304, citing Crossroads Cemetery, Confluence, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Glen Swartz (contributor 46889224). Entry includes image of gravestone which appears to be original and is not legible in the photos. Inscription is transcribed : Alex Hanna deceased July 8th 1809, Aged 72 years.

See also :

• History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania, p.558. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1884.
• Historical Collections of Harrison Co. (IN), p.508.
• Tombstone Inscriptions of Cemeteries Somerset County PA, Volume II,
• "Hanna Family Settled in York Co," Laurel Messenger, May 1977, p 3.
• "Cross Roads Burial Ground," The Laurel Messenger, Feb 1985, p 156.