Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Hello Christopher and Sharlene,
I am very sorry for your loss. I watched the memorial service for Jordan on YouTube, and he sounds like a very nice person. I am a distant cousin who has been researching the Mitcheson family for a number of years. I had Jordan’s name on the list of descendants, and when I googled it today, his obituary popped up.
Our common great-great-great grandparents were Robert Mitcheson and Mary Frances (Fanny) McGregor. He was born in Durham, England in 1779 and she was born in Perthshire, Scotland 10 years later. They settled in Philadelphia. Their eldest son, Rev. Robert McGregor Mitcheson, was Jordan’s direct ancestor, and their daughter Catharine, who married Montreal notary and land owner Stanley Clark Bagg, was my direct ancestor.
Here are links to two articles about Fanny and Robert on my family history blog:
“Fanny in Philly”, http://writinguptheancestors.blogspot.com/2014/03/fanny-in-philly.html
“Philadelphia and the Mitcheson Family”, http://writinguptheancestors.blogspot.com/2013/11/philadelphia-and-mitcheson-family.html
You have several Canadian cousins, mostly in Quebec and Ontario, and I’d love to be in touch with you. Yours, Janice Hamilton, Montreal, QC janhamilton66@gmail.com.
