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I am looking for ancestors and descendents of Peter Thomas McLaughlin, descendents for his brother John who migrated to Canada, info on Peter's marriage (before 1826) to Mary Walker and any info on her family. Peter's son William born 1826 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, married 7-11-1850 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Mary A. DeVinney born 4-24-1830 Conner, County Atrim, Ireland, d/o Daniel and Mary Montgomery DeVinney. William was my gggrandfather.
Ancestor info that I have is below:
Written information was recieved from Jack McLaughlin, but, information is the same that has been passed down verbally from generation to generation.
In the early days of the 19th. Century, Peter Thomas McLaughlin left Co. Down, Ireland , where he was born to try; his luck in the "New Empire", USA . Port of imbarkation was Phila. Pa. Later on he went to Pittsburgh, Pa. Where he met Mary Walker who he wed.
They moved from Pittsburgh to a small town outside of New Alexandria, Pa. called "Irishtown". To this union were born four children namely John, William (great grandfather of T.W. McLaughlin) , Thomas P. and daughter Mary Ann. Irishtown would be in Salem Twp. Westmoreland Co., Pa.
The family later moved to Armstrong County, Cowanshannock Twp. in the spring in 1829. It was known as the Green Oak section of Cownashannock Twp. In 1829 Cowanshannock Twp. would have been primitive and a frontier type of living. The farm was known as the Peter Thomas McLaughlin farm.
Peter Thomas McLaughlin still had two sisters in Ireland and a brother John in Canada, whom he visited in the fall of 1834.
Then left for his birthplace in County Down , Ireland in 1855. He went to Ireland to settle up the homestead of his parents. The estate had been claimed by a friend of his. Peter Thomas had to go to the law for the claim and finally won. He died suddenly not knowing how or why. The fortune was never herard from afterwards.
Peter Thomas was buried in Plumbridge Cemetery, County Tyrone, Ireland.
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