Samuel
McElroy
Born about in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna (Beamish) McElroy
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Beamish McElroy and Samuel McElroy
Died about
at about age 80
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jun 2020
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Biography
From "The Scotch-Irish McElroys in America"[1]
Samuel McElroy, b. and brought up in Sligo, Ireland, came to America and settled in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1821. He was b. in 1788. His mother was Cecelia Knott. Mr. McElroy came to the United States through Canada. He d. in 1868, at the age of eighty years. The maiden name of his wife was Ann Beamish.
From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: (describing the son Samuel McElroy)
His parents, Samuel and Anna (Beamish) McElroy, natives of the North of Ireland, were married and lived afterward in that city. The father, who was a nailer by trade, and started the first nail-machine in Western Pennsylvania, at Shoeuberger's mill, died in 1876, aged eighty-three years; his wife died in 1878, aged eighty-two years.
Sources
- ↑ McElroy, John McConnell. The Scotch-Irish McElroys in America, A.D. 1717-A.D. 1900. Albany, NY: Fort Orange Press, 1901. Page 143.
- Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 321)
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