James Calhoun, Mayor of Baltimore

1743 - 1816  (73 years)

• Name	James Calhoun  [1]
  Suffix	Mayor of Baltimore
  Birth	17 Apr 1743	Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Aug 1816	Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America   [1, 2]
  Burial	Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America   [1]
  Person ID	I15997	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. John Cohoon Calhoon, FT350465,   b. 1711, Strahulter, Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland d. Abt 1752, , Cumberland, PA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Ewing,   b. 1715, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States d. Abt 1754 (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1733	Pennsylvania, United States
  Family ID	F2446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Gist,   b. 16 Sep 1745   d. 4 Mar 1799 (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. William Calhoun,   b. 30 Nov 1767, Saint Thomas, Baltimore, Maryland d. 26 Jun 1808 (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He is likely the James who purchased land in 1770 in Paxtang, Lancaster, PA where he grew up. He might also be the James that is believed to have died in 1822 with the following probate record in Lancaster Co., PA. N 1 178

  
  

• Sources

  [S1202] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5071529/james-calhoun [S215] Public Member Tree (www.ancestry.com).