Samuel Thomas Laird

1769 - 1815  (45 years)

• Name	Samuel Thomas Laird  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	15 Feb 1769	Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Occupation	Between 1792 and 1815	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 7]
  	Attorney at Law
  Fact 1	Sep 1792	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Admitted to Bar
  Burial	1815	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Death	5 Jan 1815	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I4495	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery and Martha Finley
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Laird,   b. 27 Oct 1727, Ireland d. 11 Apr 1820, Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Wilson,   b. Abt 1728
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1755	Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F3082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Betsy Montgomery,   b. 17 Jul 1770, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Oct 1814, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1796	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 6, 7]
  Children	> 1. Samuel Harris Laird,   b. 12 Nov 1806, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Mar 1870, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Feb 1769 - Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 2 Aug 1790 - Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Attorney at Law - Between 1792 and 1815 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Fact 1 - Admitted to Bar - Sep 1792 - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 22 Apr 1796 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - 1815 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 5 Jan 1815 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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