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Capt Christopher Hughes

Birth: 1744
County Wexford, Ireland
Death: 7 Sep 1824 (aged 79–80)
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial: Old Saint Pauls Cemetery

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Plot: 148
Memorial ID: 14743453 View Source

A silversmith from County Wexford Ireland,he moved to Baltimore in 1771. At the time of the revolution he had enough precious metals on hand to serve as a banker and invest in real estate development. He married Margaret 'Peggy' Sanderson 1760-1825.

They had fifteen children, only five of which survived to adulthood.

Elizabeth Hughes 1781–1783
William Hughes 1782–1793
George Augustus Hughes 1784–1850
Eleanor Hughes 1785–1785
William M. Hughes 1786–1797
Christopher Hughes 1786–1849
Peggy Hughes 1786–1843
Louisa Hughes 1787–1861
Edward Francis Hughes 1790–1796
Mary Hughes 1791–1866
William Henry Hughes 1793–1796
John Hawkins Hughes 1795–1796
Joseph Hughes 1797–1798
Juliana Hughes 1798–
Frances Hughes 1800–1800

A silversmith from County Wexford Ireland,he moved to Baltimore in 1771. At the time of the revolution he had enough precious metals on hand to serve as a banker and invest in real estate development. He married Margaret 'Peggy' Sanderson 1760-1825.

They had fifteen children, only five of which survived to adulthood.

Elizabeth Hughes 1781–1783
William Hughes 1782–1793
George Augustus Hughes 1784–1850
Eleanor Hughes 1785–1785
William M. Hughes 1786–1797
Christopher Hughes 1786–1849
Peggy Hughes 1786–1843
Louisa Hughes 1787–1861
Edward Francis Hughes 1790–1796
Mary Hughes 1791–1866
William Henry Hughes 1793–1796
John Hawkins Hughes 1795–1796
Joseph Hughes 1797–1798
Juliana Hughes 1798–
Frances Hughes 1800–1800

Family Members

Spouse

Margaret "Peggy" Sanderson Hughes

1760–1825 (m. 1779)

Children

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