Re: McFeeley Origins- Mary McFeeley
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McFeeley Origins- Mary McFeeley
12/09/99
A booklet I have on Cumberland County History, Vol. I, Issue I has an article about Col. George McFeely.It contains a picture of epaulets worn by him.The first sentence states he was a true "officer and gentleman.""As Lieutenant Colonel of the 22 Regiment of Infantry and as Colonel of the 25th Regiment, he acted as second in command of the force which invaded Canada.Then, after the war was over, McFeely was designated as a 'gentleman' of Carlisle (PA) by the censors and assessors of the septennial assessment of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania."(I sure don't know what this last sentence means.)
"George McFeely was born in 1780.His father was John McFeely, of a Scotch-Irish family in Middleton Township, on the Yellow Breeches Creek south of Carlisle.George's mother was Elizabeth Line McFelly.John was a blacksmith, a fairly prosperous man, and by 1790 he had acquired 211 acres of farmland and was listed as a farmer.He had three sons and four daughters.His youngest son, John, Junior, became a farmer and inherited the farm on on the father's death in 1834.The McFeelys were members of the First Presbyterian Church at Carlisle."
"At the age of thirty-nine, McFeely married Margaret McKean of Carlisle, a woman eleven years younger.This marriage resulted in four sons and three daughters."......."McFeely died of a heart attack on January 19, 1854.He left his entire estate to his wife during her lifetime, and then to be shared alike to his seven children."
There is further information about his military career and other aspects of his life.I would be glad to send you a copy of the article if you believe it would help you.I am not a member of this family, just enjoy entering miscellaenous information.By the way, my brother-in-law has the surname Aamodt; he pronounces is to rhyme with "dammit."
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Re: McFeeley Origins- Mary McFeeley
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