Last Update on Jeremiah Lochry

My project to replace the grave marker for Jeremiah Lochry has reached its conclusion. All the pieces have come together; the spelling of his name was determined by research, and what information to include on the memorial has been made.

Jeremiah now has a proper marker. He came to the New World about 1740, with some of his grown sons and perhaps with his wife whose name is not known. He started a new generation of Americans on land he purchased in 1741 which was located originally in the colony of Maryland, that later became Pennsylvania. His children were Jeremiah, William, Archibald, Margaret, John, James, Rebecca and Mary.  William is my ancestor.  Father Jeremiah took part in the early wars of the colonies, and some of his sons to part in the Revolutionary War. He owned quite a bit of land, and raised children that became responsible active citizens.

Jeremiah's birth in Ireland is not documented. He died December 4, 1749 and was the second person to be buried in Lower Marsh Creek Cemetery in Adams County, PA. Today it is a beautiful quiet old cemetery; the nearby Presbyterian Church has been a good caretaker of this historic site. Jeremiah's grave was in considerable disrepair several years ago when I first called for information about him; they asked if I would be willing to replace his stone.  After considerable thought and research, I did.

New gravestone installed Nov 2013.

Rest in peace, Jeremiah.

Ann Fahl

Update of Lochry Grave Marker

A million things have happened since my first blog post on the matter of replacing Jeremiah's (my 6 x great grandfather) grave marker. Here is a link to the original blog. Several Loughry family members have corresponded with me, I am pleased for their interest and grateful for their input.  Here is the final and approved gravemarker. 

It was important for me to include that he was the founder of the Loughry family, although most of the descendants spell their last name in alternate ways.  So with the last line "founder of the family in America," addressed that fact, without having to spell the name 25 different ways! Now all there is left to do, is wait for it to be created.

I have to say that this is the most unusual project I've ever undertaken.  Thanks for listening.

Here is the last update on Jeremiah posted Dec 2013.

Ann Fahl