John McGinnis (1798-1847)

ca. 1830-1850

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John McGinnis (1798-1847)
  • Title
  • John McGinnis (1798-1847)
  • Date
  • ca. 1830-1850
  • Identifier
  • 20110217-hpicpitcairn-0096
  • Source Identifier
  • 95
  • Description
  • The McGinnis family came from Ireland and originally settled in Baltimore, where John McGinnis was born in 1798. In time the family moved to the Pittsburgh area where John was to become a farmer and eventually a successful tobacco merchant. In 1835 he bought some 300 acres of farm land east of Pittsburgh in the Turtle Creek Valley. In 1841 he began selling lots at the crossroads of Tilbrook and the Great State Road (today’s Route 130); a place he was to (modestly) name: “McGinnisville” – Today’s Pitcairn.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • McGinnis, John, 1798-1847.
    McGinnis family.
    Pitcairn (Pa.)--History.
  • Source
  • hpicpitcairn
  • Contributor
  • Pitcairn Historical Society
  • Collection
  • Pitcairn Historical Society Collection
  • Rights Information
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