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Alexander J Lynn 1770 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 12 December 1855

Death Location: Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA

Father: James Lynd

Mother: Martha Campbell

Spouse(s): Rosanna Warnick, Margaret Pomeroy

Children(s): Warnick Lynn, George Lynn, James Lynn, Simeon Linn

Alexander J Lynn was born in 1770 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Linn Lynn Lynd and Martha Campbell. Alexander J Lynn married Rosanna Warnick, Margaret Pomeroy, and had children including Warnick Lynn, George Pomeroy Lynn, James Lynn, Simeon Lynn Linn. Alexander J Lynn passed away in 1855 in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander J Lynn was born in 1770 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Linn Lynn Lynd and Martha Campbell.
  • Alexander J Lynn married Rosanna Warnick, Margaret Pomeroy, and had children including Warnick Lynn, George Pomeroy Lynn, James Lynn, Simeon Lynn Linn.
  • Alexander J Lynn passed away in 1855 in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Lynn's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Lynn
1770 – 1855
Birth Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Linn Lynn Lynd
1748 – 1824
Cook's, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Martha Campbell
1750 –
Ireland
Grandparents
John (Linn) Jr,
1720 – 1792
Ulster, Ireland
Jane Patterson
1732 – 1792
Laois, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Dr Lynn
1687 – 1752
Margaret Cameron
1693 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Linn,
1640 – 1727
Margaret Patton
1676 – 1727

Alexander Lynn's Descendants

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Alexander (J) Lynn (1770 – 12 December 1855) m. Rosanna Warnick (1770 – before 1807) m. Margaret Pomeroy (1775 – )
  1. 1. Warnick Lynn (14 Nov 1801 – 20 Nov 1863) m. Amanda (T) Elston (20 Sep 1808 – 26 Aug 1876)
    1. 1. Mary (Rose) Shanks (April 1827 – April 1903)
  2. 2. George (Pomeroy) Lynn (29 Jun 1808 – 4 Apr 1874)
  3. 3. James Lynn (1 Apr 1809 – Nov 10 1865) m. Belinda Welch
  4. 4. Simeon (Lynn) Linn (02 Feb 1817 – 24 Oct 1887) m. Marcia (A) Stephens (2 Oct 1830 – 21 Aug 1882)
    1. 1. Joseph (Alexander Lynn) Linn (10 Sep 1850 – 25 Dec 1934) m. Mary (Jane) Lynn (15 Oct 1857 – 20 Jan 1913)
      1. 1. Otis (Alexander) Lynn (27 Aug 1890 – Dec 1982) m. Anna (Harriett) Lynn (Jan 1892 – Jan 1973)
      2. 2. William Lynn (Sep 1895 – )
      3. 3. Walter (Francis) Lynn (13 April 1898 – 29 Sep 1964) m. Eulah (F) Lynn
    2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Linn (abt 1854 – )
    3. 3. George (H) Lynn (Oct 1856 – 07 Sep 1942)
    4. 4. Mariah (Belinda “Linda”) Lynn (08 Dec 1857 – 07 Sep 1942)
    5. 5. Adeline ("Addie") Lynn (24 Feb 1860 – 06 Mar 1937)
    6. 6. Mary (Belle) Lynn (10 Mar 1862 – 4 Jun 1932) m. George (Washington) O'Dell (2 Sep 1859 – 21 Mar 1948)
      1. 1. James (Lynn) O'Dell (3 Mar 1893 – 10 Nov 1958)
      2. 2. Howard (Earl) O'Dell (5 Oct 1904 – 19 Nov 1997)
      3. 3. Opal (Naomi) Odell (29 Mar 1906 – 28 Apr 1987) m. Alfred (Medland) Peck (17 Jan 1908 – 29 Jul 1984)
        1. 1. Gary (N) Peck (10 Apr 1932 – 4 Feb 2018) m. Evelyn (Lucy) Gouveia (5 May 1932 – 11 Feb 2009)
        2. 2. Alfred (Medland) Peck (31 Mar 1943 – 2017) m. Judy (L) Barker (abt 1949 – 2019) m. Margaret (M) Peck
    7. 7. James (W) Lynn, (Dec 1864 – Aft. 1939) m. Lulu Lynn (Aug 1872 – )
      1. 1. Clark Lynn (Oct 1893 – )
      2. 2. Delphina Lynn (Jun 1896 – )

Alexander Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Alexander J Lynn in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1855
12 December 1855
Age 85
Death of Alexander J Lynn in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1855
    Event Place: Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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