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Alexander McConnell 1670–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 19 May 1729

Death Location: Octorara Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John McConnell

Mother: Elizabeth Barkley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mcconnell

Children(s): Elizabeth Mcconnell, William McConnell, James McConnell, Alexander Connell, William McConnell, Thomas McConnell, Adam McConnell, Margaret McConnell

In 1670, Alexander McConnell entered the world in Donegal, Ireland, born to John Hugh Mcconnell And Elizabeth Barkley. Alexander McConnell married Elizabeth Mcwhinnie Mcconnell, and had children including Adam Mcconnell, Alexander Mc Connell, Elizabeth Cunningham Mcconnell, James Francis Mcconnell, Margaret Mcconnell, Thomas Mcconnell, William Mcconnell. Alexander McConnell passed away in 1729 in Octorara Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1670, Alexander McConnell entered the world in Donegal, Ireland, born to John Hugh Mcconnell And Elizabeth Barkley.
  • Alexander McConnell married Elizabeth Mcwhinnie Mcconnell, and had children including Adam Mcconnell, Alexander Mc Connell, Elizabeth Cunningham Mcconnell, James Francis Mcconnell, Margaret Mcconnell, Thomas Mcconnell, William Mcconnell.
  • Alexander McConnell passed away in 1729 in Octorara Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander McConnell's Ancestors

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Alexander McConnell
1670–1729
Birth Place: Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John Hugh McConnell
1650–1754
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Elizabeth Barkley
1642–1742
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (MCCONNELL banished to America as Royalist, to Boston, to) "plantations"
1620–1652
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Ireland
IRELAND (Mary) CALDWELL
1632–1654
Donegal, Ireland
Robert (Barclay 9th) GG
1667–1788
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Leah Todd
1669–1760
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alex. Connell
1600–1627
Katherine MCCINTOSH
1600–1648
John Caldwell
1603–1639
Mary Sweetenham
1605–1639
Robert Barkley
1648–1690
Christian Mollison
1647–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McConnell's Descendants

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Alexander McConnell (1670–19 May 1729) m. Elizabeth (Mcwhinnie) Mcconnell (1600–3 Jul 1790)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Cunningham) Mcconnell 1891–
  2. 2. William McConnell 1720–1772 m. Jane Coles 1721–1787
    1. 1. Phillip McConnell 1738–1778 m. Sarah McClelland 1743–1799 m. Sarah McClelland 1743–1774
      1. 1. William McConnell 1764–1835 m. Rachel Adams 1773–1850
        1. 1. E (M) McConnell 1826–1907 m. Caroline (Penland) McConnell –1905 m. Caroline Moffitt 1823–1880
        2. 2. David (Addison) McConnell 1790–1876
        3. 3. Rachel (Susan) McConnell 1820–1850
        4. 4. Martha McConnell 1816–1860
        5. 5. Martha (Margaret Peggy) McConnell 1795–1870
        6. 6. Kessiah McConnell 1797–1883
        7. 7. Jane McConnell 1762–1840
        8. 8. Jane McConnell 1795–1865
        9. 9. William McConnell 1803–1870
        10. 10. Patience (Patsy) McConnell 1814–1860
        11. 11. Keziah McConnell 1796–1880
        12. 12. Agnes McConnell 1804–1860
        13. 13. Margaret McConnell 1794–1860
        14. 14. Miles McConnell 1805–1884
        15. 15. Sarah McConnell 1792–1850
      2. 2. Jane McConnell 1762–
      3. 3. David (Addison) Mcconnell 1790–1876
      4. 4. Margaret McConnell 1765–1850
    2. 2. William McCONNELL 1740–1796
    3. 3. Mabel McConnell 1743–
    4. 4. Esther McConnell 1745–1842
    5. 5. Robert McConnell 1749–
    6. 6. Ann McConnell 1751–
    7. 7. James McConnell 1753–
    8. 8. Alexander McConnell 1755–1798
    9. 9. John McConnell 1757–1822
    10. 10. James (Archibald) McConnell 1747–1799
  3. 3. James (Francis) McConnell 1698–1764
  4. 4. Alexander (Mc) Connell 1693–
  5. 5. William McConnell 1694–1796
  6. 6. Thomas McConnell 1700–1747
  7. 7. Adam McConnell 1700–1771
  8. 8. Margaret McConnell 1711–1787

Alexander McConnell's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Alexander McConnell in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1729
19 May 1729
Age 59
Death of Alexander McConnell in Octorara Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Octorara Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1693-1725
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1693-1725; Page Number: 84

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930; NARA Series: M1522; Reference: (Roll 052) Petition Nos 4405-4610

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1729
    Event Place: Octorara Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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