Born about in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Harding
and Sarah (Brown) Harding
Wife of
William McLellan
— married
27 Jul 1782 in Maine
Descendants 
Mother of
Elkanah McLellan, Sarah Brown McLellan, Rebecca McLellan, Elizabeth (McLellan) Blake, Martha (McLellan) Harding, James McLellan, Jane (McLellan) Davis, Polly (McLellan) Manson, Samuel McLellan, David McLellan and William McLellan
Died
at about age 88
in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2009
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Biography
Jane Harding was born around 1757 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Her parents were David Harding and Sarah (Brown) Harding[1].
She married William McLellan on 27 July 1782 in Maine[2]. They had eleven children[3]:
- 1. Elkanah, born 22 May 1783; married 1st Anna Roberts, 2nd Betsey (McLellan) Davis
- 2. Sarah B., born 9 Aug 1785; married Samuel McLellan
- 3. Rebecca, born 11 Dec 1787; married Samuel McLellan (2nd wife)
- 4. Elizabeth, born 2 Jul 1790; married Thomas Blake
- 5. Martha, born 15 Feb 1793; married James Harding
- 6. James, born 13 Jun 1795; married 1st Abigail Walker, 2nd Sarah Booker
- 7. Jane, born 21 Aug 1797; married Simeon Davis
- 8. Polly, born 17 Feb 1800; married 1st George Manson, 2nd John Boothby
- 9. Samuel, born 31 Mar 1802; married Susan Burbank
- 10. David, born 8 Apr 1805; married Mary Libby
- 11. William, born 8 Apr 1805; married Amanda Jones
Jane passed away on 1 September 1845[4] and is buried in Eastern Cemetery in Gorham, Maine[5].
Sources
- ↑ McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1903. Page 559.
- ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48F-NZ2 : 10 February 2018), William Mclellan and Jenny Harding, 27 Jul 1782; citing , reference 34; FHL microfilm 10,928.
- ↑ McLellan, page 667.
- ↑ Headstone. See image.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #120497853
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