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Judge Thomas Lemen
1730 - 1775 (45 years)-
Name Thomas Lemen Title Judge Birth 1730 Virginia 
Gender Male Death 1775 Montour County, Pennsylvania Burial Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania - The bodies removed by Mrs. Hain are all of people prominent in their day and generation, several of whom figured conspicuously in Indian warfare and the struggle for American Independence. Included in the number is Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was killed by the Indians near Chulaskey in 1780. His body, along with that of his wife, was removed from the old Presbyterian cemetery on Bloom Street last week, and was made the subject of a sketch in the Morning News at the time.
Lieutenant Robert Curry and his heroic wife, who—as an Indian captive—made her escape at night, are the great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain. Jane, the daughter of Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was the first white child born in the forks of the Susquehanna, became the wife of Robert McWilliams, whose father, Lieutenant Hugh McWilliams, fell in battle near Nanticoke on Christmas 1775. Robert McWilliams and his wife were Mrs. Hain’s paternal grandparents, and their bodies she also had removed from the old graveyard to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery, along with one of their children, a small child named William.
The old cemetery for many years was a popular burial ground and indeed the principal one in this locality. Among those buried there were James Lemon and his wife Rachel Flemming Lemon, maternal grandparents of Mrs. Hain, whose remains she also has removed to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery.
The great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain on her mother’s side were Thomas Lemon and Margaret Slough Lemon, whose old homestead still stands about half‑way between this place and Northumberland and is known as the Parks place. Thomas Lemon, who died in 1775, was prominent in affairs during Colonial times. In 1772 he was appointed Judge of Northumberland County by King George III. Along with his wife, he was buried in a private burial ground on the estate. The bones of the venerable couple reposed on the spot until a few days ago, when Mrs. Hain caused the remains to be removed to the ancestral plot in Fairview Cemetery.
(Danville Morning News-Aug 12 1903)
Person ID I37964 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 27 Jul 2025
Family Margaret Slough, b. 16 Nov 1738, Virginia d. 1822, Montour County, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years) Children + 1. James Lemen, b. Dec 1757, Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Dec 1842, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 84 years)+ 2. Major William Slough Lemen, b. 1 Oct 1760, Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 21 Mar 1845, Dansville, Steuben County, New York (Age 84 years)+ 3. Thomas Lemen, b. Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 1855, Dansville, Livingston County, New York 4. Elizabeth Lemen, b. 1768, Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 30 Aug 1842, Angelica, Allegany County, New York (Age 74 years)Family ID F13553 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jul 2025
- The bodies removed by Mrs. Hain are all of people prominent in their day and generation, several of whom figured conspicuously in Indian warfare and the struggle for American Independence. Included in the number is Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was killed by the Indians near Chulaskey in 1780. His body, along with that of his wife, was removed from the old Presbyterian cemetery on Bloom Street last week, and was made the subject of a sketch in the Morning News at the time.
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Birth - 1730 - Virginia 
Death - 1775 - Montour County, Pennsylvania 
Burial - - Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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