Ross Mahon B.A. (1725 - 1788)

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Died 17 Mar 1788 at about age 63 in Castlegar, County Galway, Ireland

Biography

Ross Mahon was born in 1725. He was the son of Ross Mahon and Jane Ussher.

He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1746 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) He lived at Castlegar, Ahascragh, County Galway, Ireland.

He married Lady Anne Browne, daughter of John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont and Anne Gore, on 12 October 1762, with whom he had nine children, including Sir Ross Mahon, who became the 1st Baronet Mahon, of Castlegar, co. Galway in 1819.

Children of Ross Mahon and Lady Anne Browne

1. Anne married the Right Hon. Denis Browne in 1790. she died 30 December 1833
2. Harriette married Annesley-Gore Knox, Esq. of Rappa Castle, CO. Mayo, in 1793. She died 3 November 1840.
3. Jane Mahon
4. Sir Ross Mahon, 1st Bt. b. 2 Sep 1763, d. 10 Aug 1835
5. John Mahon b. 24 Nov 1764, d. 23 Oct 1834
6. Henry (Rev) b. 25 Feb 1771, married Anne Symes, daughter of Abraham Symes, Esq.
7. Amelia Emily Mahon b. 1772 married Thomas William Filgate
8. James (Very Rev) b. 20 Apr 1774, married Frances Ker, of Portavo, daughter of David Ker.
9. George Mahon b. Jul 1778, d. 1 May 1843

He died on 17 March 1788.

Sources

• Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p3470.htm#i34700
• A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire by Sir Bernard Burke, Publication date 1869, Family: Mahon