Capt. Joseph McLellan

1732 - 1820  (87 years)

• Name	Joseph McLellan  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	20 Aug 1732	Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	He participated in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War. He was a member of Col. Jonathan Mitchell's regiment during the Bagaduce Expedition. For a narrative of this battle (in two articles by Nathan Goold) which describes the participation of McLellans in it, see the New England Histories page. Here is Goold's description of him: "Joseph McLellan, the commissary, was a Falmouth Neck man. He was the son of Brice and Jane McLellan and was born in Falmouth, in 1732. He married in September, 1756, Mary McLellan a daughter of Hugh McLellan of Gorham, Maine, and died July 5, 1820, aged eighty-eight years. He was one of the committee to prevent the landing of the rigging for Coulson's ship, at Falmouth March 2, 1775, committee of inspection, commissary of the Bagaduce Expedition, when he was appointed a captain of a company of carpenters. He was a lieutenant in Capt. Joseph Pride's company in Colonel Joseph Prime's regiment at Falmouth, in 1780, and commanded a company from December 6, 1780, until May 1, 1781.  [3, 4]
  Died	5 Jul 1820	Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine
  Siblings	12 siblings
  1. Alexander McLellan           b. Abt 1717, Ireland           d. Abt 1782
  2. John McLellan           b. 1720, Wells, York Co., Maine
  3. Margaret McLellan           b. Bef 1720
  4. Jane McLellan           b. 25 Feb 1722
  5. Samuel McLellan           b. 3 May 1724
  6. Capt. George McLellan, Sr.           b. Nov 1725, Wells, York Co., Maine           d. bet. 1767-1771, Lost at sea
  7. William McLellan           b. 21 Nov 1725, Wells, York Co., Maine           d. 1725
  8. Susannah McLellan           b. 9 Mar 1731, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. Nov 1812
  9. Sarah McLellan           b. 1727, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 9 Jun 1807, Cushing, Knox Co., Maine
  10. Deacon James McLellan           b. 1738, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 15 Jul 1792, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
  11. Capt. William McLellan           b. 1736           d. 28 Jul 1815
  12. Rachel McLellan           b. 1738
  Notes	He married his cousin Mary; Bryce and Hugh were cousins, and Joseph and Mary were their children. "Capt. McLellan was first a mariner then a merchant. He was a selectman; county treasurer twenty-seven years, 1777-1803, and was a committee to build the courthouse in 1787. He was a prominent and respected citizen of Portland. His two sons, Hugh and Stephen McLellan were Revolutionary soldiers and became prominent merchants of Portland. "His brother-in-law, Alexander McLellan, was a captain in charge of a company on the Expedition, and his brother William was master of the Centurion, which provided support on the expedition." He was a prominent businessman in Portland after the war as a ship-owner, merchant, banker, and land speculator. He lost most of his wealth in the War of 1812. His portrait is owned by the Portland Museum of Art: Artist: Henry Sargent, 1770 - 1845 Date of Work: 1798 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 75.6cm x 63.4cm (29 3/4" x 24 15/16"), Sight Acquisition Date: 1972 Ref. 1972.71 [4]
  Person ID	I127	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Bryce McLellan           b. Abt 1690, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 24 Mar 1776, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Jane           b. Abt 1695, Ireland           d. 1738-41
  Married	24 Nov 1715
  Family ID	F82	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary McLellan           b. 1740, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. Oct 1804, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age 64 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1756	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Maj. Hugh McLellan           b. 1758           d. 7 Feb 1823  (Age 65 years) + 2. Capt. Joseph McLellan, Jr.           b. 18 Apr 1762, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 27 Nov 1844, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age 82 years)   3. Mary McLellan           b. 1765           d. Sep 1799  (Age 34 years) 4. Stephen McLellan           b. 26 Feb 1766, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 25 Oct 1823, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age 57 years) 5. Elizabeth McLellan           b. Abt 1768 + 6. Eunice McLellan           b. 4 Jan 1770           d. 17 Oct 1850  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F90	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 20 Aug 1732 - Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine  Married - 17 Sep 1756 - Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine  Died - 5 Jul 1820 - Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Capt. Joseph McLellan". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I127&tree=1sttree (accessed September 29, 2020).