When Mary McClure was born about 1745, in Ireland, her father, James McClure, was 27 and her mother, Isabella Grey, was 22. She married Adam Bell about 1765, in Ireland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 1 March 1832, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir ‘son of Gille Odhar’, the ‘swarthy lad’. Compare Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir regularly Anglicized McAleer .
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