Generation 1 of my Loghry Line -- William Loughry
(Back in 2017 I wrote about William Loughry. This post weaves the personal facts into the broader historical context of Pennsylvania and New York during the period right after the American Revolution, showing what challenges the community faced, and what world was unfolding around William. That post can be found here ) The life of William Loughry (c. 1743–1837) reflects the rugged, migratory existence of the Scots-Irish and Irish immigrants who helped push the American frontier westward from the mid-18th century through the early Republic. From the Old World to the Pennsylvania Wilds Born in Ireland in 1743, William arrived in the American colonies during a period of massive transatlantic migration. Like many Irish immigrants of the era, he sought land and opportunity in Pennsylvania. By 1790, census records place him in Luzerne County, following a stint in the Susquehanna Valley’s "upper country." The world William inhabited in the late 1700s was one of extreme physical isol...
