Person:John Macpherson (4)

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Capt. John Macpherson
b.1726 Skinner's Close, Edinburgh, Scotland
d.6 Sep 1792 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  William Macpherson (add)
  • M.  Jane Anderson (add)
  1. Capt. John Macpherson1726 - 1792
Spouse and Children
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m. 1752
  1. Margaret Macpherson - 1785
  2. John MacphersonAbt 1753 - 1775
  3. William MacphersonAbt 1755 -
  4. Mary MacphersonAbt 1765 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1772
  1. Charles MacphersonAbt 1773 -
  2. Amelia Sophia MacphersonAbt 1775 -
  3. Mary Ann MacphersonAbt 1777 -
  4. John Montgomery MacphersonAbt 1780 -
  5. Eliza Gates MacphersonAbt 1782 -
  6. Robert Hector MacphersonAbt 1784 -
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. John Macpherson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1726 Skinner's Close, Edinburgh, Scotland
Marriage 1752 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Margaret Rogers
Marriage 1772 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Mary Ann MacNeal
Death[1] 6 Sep 1792 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial[1] Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesOld St. Paul's church
Reference Number Q111942949 (Wikidata)
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Notes

  • 1746 - age 20 - emigrated to colonial America, settling in Philadelphia
  • 1751 - age 25 - commander of the Britannia, a 20-gun British privateer
  • 1752 - married Margaret Rogers ; 4 children
  • sailed around the Caribbean, amassing a fortune from his trade
  • built the Mount Pleasant mansion in Philadelphia
  • 1762 - resigned command of the Britannia after being seriously injured several times
  • 1763 - Treaty of Paris banned privateering
  • published Philadelphia Price Current, the country's first trade paper
  • 1769 - confined to his home in a strait jacket
  • 1770 - wife Margaret died
  • 1772 - married Mary Ann MacNeal ; 6 children
  • 1775 - son John was killed in the Battle of Quebec
  • 1778 - leased Mount Pleasant mansion to Juan de Miralles, the Spanish minister
  • 1785 - published first directory of numbered houses in Philadelphia
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Macpherson (privateer), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Oct 2022.

    John Macpherson (1726—September 6, 1792) was a Scottish-born privateer. After emigrating to colonial America, he built Mount Pleasant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1762. ...

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