James McLean^[1]

1834 - 1905  (71 years)

• Name	James McLean
  Born	20 Jan 1834	Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	405D4BE1B260DB40B515507A197D3C9DF9AD
  Died	1 Dec 1905	York, York Co., Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried	Prospect Hill Cem., York Co., Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I32443	Clan MacLean Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Robert McLean,   b. Jun 1802, Whitefield, Dull, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 13 Jun 1883, Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Isabella "Bell" Campbell,   b. 12 Dec 1808, Dull, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 30 Dec 1893, Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1831	Dull, Perthshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F11503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Berthea Anderson Burns,   b. 16 May 1838, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland ,   d. 1 Feb 1904, York, York Co., Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1859	Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York, United States
  Children	1. David R McLean,   b. 1 Sep 1860, Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York, United States ,   d. 21 Apr 1917, York, York Co., Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 56 years)   2. Alexander Edwin McLean,   b. 13 Oct 1865, Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York, United States ,   d. 2 Jan 1935, York, York Co., Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 69 years)   3. Isabel Guthrie McLean,   b. 12 Dec 1873, Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York, United States ,   d. 21 Sep 1952, Harrisburg, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F11570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Came from Scotland in 1854 followed by family. After a few years in New York City, settled in Yonkers. Had learned carpenter trade from his father. BURIAL: Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Section 6, Lot 276-277-278. BIOGRAPHY: After a building accident, his wife convinced him to give up carpentry and he went to Danbury, CT to learn mercantile trade from brothers, David and John. In 1879 opened a McLean's store in York, PA with his brother Peter who had come on from New Zealand where they had emmigrated from Scotland. The store was named J. & P. McLean DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS and located in the first block of West Market Street in York, PA. In 1899 the store was moved to a new location at 31-33 East Market Street. After Peter's death it was renamed James McLean & Sons. James took on his 2 sons as partners (thus James Mclean and Sons). !DEATH: Inscription on Cemetery monument.

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Submitter: Briggs, Jeffrey.