Robert Connor (abt. 1768 - 1851)

Born about 1768 in County Down, Ireland

Husband of Jane (McKee) Connor — married 19 Aug 1816 in Bottear, Moira, County Down, Ireland

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1851 at about age 83 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Robert Connor was born in County Down, Ireland in 1768. He married Jane McKee on August 16, 1819 in Bottear, Moira, County Down and they had a large family of 10 children. In 1842, the family emigrated to America and settled in Peebles Township, just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert died in Pittsburgh on October 8, 1851 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S39 Page: p. 24

• Susan Connor Scott - Pennsylvania Death Certificate - 1916. Source: Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1944 - accessed via Ancestry.com. Susan Connor Scott died in Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on January 24, 1916. Her birth place is listed as County Down, Ireland. Her niece, Margaret (McCartney) Mitchell is the informant on the death record. Margaret lists Susan's parents as Robert Connor and Jane McKee of Ireland.

• "DAVID MCKEE and DESCENDANTS," published by Professor JAMES Y. MCKEE, in 1892. ROBERT CONNOR married JANE MCKEE, 19 AUG 1816, at Bottear, Moira, County Down, Ireland. They had 10 children. They lived in Bottear, Ireland until 1842 when they moved to Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

• "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Cemetery Records, 1845 - 1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZ7Z-GL6Z : 10 August 2019), Robert Conner, 22 Oct 1851; citing Burial, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M446-MDM : 29 February 2020), Robert Connor, Peebles, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 216, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).