Biography
John Wrenshall was born 27 December 1761 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Wrenshall (1735-1790) and Margaret Bray (c1736-aft1781) and died 25 September 1821 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mary Margaret Bennington (1761-1812) 6 October 1783 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He married Ann McElhinney (1792-1814) 21 July 1813 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
"Founder of Methodism in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1796"
Children
| Offspring of John Wrenshall and Mary Margaret Bennington (1761-1812) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Margaret Sarah Wrenshall (1784-1844) | |||
| Mary Bennington Wrenshall (1785-1860) | |||
| Julia Bennington Wrenshall (1788-1824) | |||
| Ellen Bray Wrenshall (1793-1857) | April 1793 Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | 14 January 1857 St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Frederick Fayette Dent (1787-1873) |
| Frances Fieldhouse Wrenshall (1796-1861) | |||
| Emily Wrenshall (1797-1869) | |||
| Sarah Jane Wrenshall (1800-1855) | |||
| John Fletcher Wrenshall (1802-1862) | 13 February 1802 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States | 19 January 1862 Woodville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States | Nancy Holmes Stevenson (c1802-1825) Margaret Collins (c1808-1830) Nancy Holmes Stevenson (c1802-1825) Margaret Collins (c1808-1830) Mary Ann Cowan (1812-1898) |
| Offspring of John Wrenshall and Ann McElhinney (1792-1814) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Anne Matilda Wrenshall (1814-1815) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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