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Adam Cunningham 1714 – 1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Father: Thomas Cunningham

Mother: Jeanie Ballyntine

Spouse(s): Catherine Reilly

Children(s): Edward Cunningham, Walter Cunningham

Adam Cunningham was born in 1714 in Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Cunningham and Jeanie Ballyntine. Adam Cunningham married Catherine Reilly, and had children including Edward Cunningham, Walter Cunningham. Adam Cunningham passed away in 1797 in Shenandoah, Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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Biography

  • Adam Cunningham was born in 1714 in Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Cunningham and Jeanie Ballyntine.
  • Adam Cunningham married Catherine Reilly, and had children including Edward Cunningham, Walter Cunningham.
  • Adam Cunningham passed away in 1797 in Shenandoah, Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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Adam Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Adam Cunningham
1714 – 1797
Birth Place: Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Parents
Thomas Cunningham
1675 – 1745
Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanie Ballyntine
1679 –
Grandparents
Alexander Cunningham
1644 –
Glasgow,, Lanark, Scotland
Jonet Auldcorne
1655 –
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cunningham
1615 –
Janet Gilhagie
1622 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cunningham
1585 –
Margaret Hall
1589 –

Adam Cunningham's Descendants

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Adam Cunningham (1714 – 1797) m. Catherine Reilly (1714 – 1792)
  1. 1. Edward Cunningham (1746 – 1804) m. Sarah (E.) Price (1749 – 1800)
    1. 1. Adam Cunningham (Nov 29 1787 – Feb 20 1828) m. Emelia Lyons (1788 – 1867)
      1. 1. Sarah Cunningham (1 October 1811 – 18 February 1904) m. Jacob Bigler (9 June 1793 – 3 September 1859)
        1. 1. Adam (Cunningham) Bigler (17 December 1828 – 9 January 1915)
        2. 2. Mark Bigler (27 July 1832 – 10 October 1889)
        3. 3. Andrew Bigler (24 March 1836 – 8 January 1893)
      2. 2. Andrew Cunningham (Oct 21 1816 – 2 Mar 1868) m. Mary (Ann Ramsay) Smart (9 January 1840 – 9 January 1922)
        1. 1. James (Alma) Cunningham (14 June 1842 – 24 March 1919)
        2. 2. Lucinda (Ann) Ure (29 March 1852 – 7 March 1942)
        3. 3. Hyrum (Rawlins) Cunningham (12 January 1855 – 11 July 1945)
        4. 4. Joseph (Rawlins) Cunningham (11 June 1858 – 3 July 1921)
        5. 5. Eustacia (Rawlins) Wiser (30 April 1862 – 9 October 1947)
        6. 6. Oliver (Franklin) Mock (31 July 1918 – 27 March 1994)
  2. 2. Walter Cunningham (Dec 1749 – 1835) m. Ann Randall (1749 – 30 Mar 1803)
    1. 1. David (William) Cunningham (11 Jul 1795 – 22 MAR 1865) m. Sarah Randall (1805 – 14 Feb 1846) m. Janetta Hannah (21 Jan 1796 – 24 Jun 1859) m. Rebecca Bolinger (13 Mar 1820 – 17 Sep 1897)
      1. 1. Isaac (R) Cunningham (27 Mar 1827 – 18 November 1906) m. Nancy Hardman (1831 – 2 Feb 1892)
        1. 1. Louise (Jane) CUNNINGHAM (10 Oct 1849 – 21 Feb 1926) m. David (James) MAXWELL (19 Feb 1846 – 1 Aug 1926)
        2. 2. Benjamin (Wilson) Cunningham (31 July 1851 – 24 March 1937)
        3. 3. Robert (T.) Cunningham (18 April 1870 – 19 October 1946)

Adam Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1714
1714
Birth of Adam Cunningham in Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland
1797
1797
Age 83
Death of Adam Cunningham in Shenandoah, Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Shenandoah, Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Lurgan, Shankill, Armagh, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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