Professor Seamus M. Trelegan

Seamus M. Trelegan, an Irish-born linguist, inventor, and scientist who is renowned for his work on the Eshermek Tablets. His family escaped from the Potato Famine in 1846 and also founded a farm in Franklin County.

Early Life
Seamus Mackie Trelegan was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 5th, 1878 and family immigrated to America prior to his birth. In 1849 onboard the HMS Soaring Eagle the Trelegan family landed in Boston, Massachusetts.