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Alexander McDowell 1595–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1652

Death Location: Glenoe, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Father: John McDowell

Mother: Mary Wylie

Spouse(s): Margaret Mcdowell

Children(s): Abraham McDowell, Thomas McDowell

Alexander McDowell was born in 1595 in Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, the child of John Alexander Mcdowell And Mary Wylie. Alexander McDowell married Margaret Mcdowell, and had children including Abraham Mcdowell, Thomas Mcdowell. Alexander McDowell passed away in 1652 in Glenoe, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Alexander McDowell was born in 1595 in Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, the child of John Alexander Mcdowell And Mary Wylie.
  • Alexander McDowell married Margaret Mcdowell, and had children including Abraham Mcdowell, Thomas Mcdowell.
  • Alexander McDowell passed away in 1652 in Glenoe, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McDowell
1575–1631
Birth Location: Galloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM
Mary Wylie
1580–1631
Birth Location: Larne, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
MW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Mcdowell
1595–1685
Birth Location: Gleno, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
MM

Children(s)

Abraham McDowell
1631–1682
Birth Location: Galloway, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Thomas McDowell
1645–1682
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
TM

Alexander McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Alexander McDowell
1595–1652
Birth Place: Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
John Alexander McDowell
1575–1631
Galloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Wylie
1580–1631
Larne, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret) Kennedy
1532–1578
Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Girvanmains
1505–1565
Janet Stewart
1505–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir IV
1475–1513
Lady Campbell
1492–1545

Alexander McDowell's Descendants

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Alexander McDowell (1595–1652) m. Margaret Mcdowell (1595–1685)
  1. 1. Abraham McDowell 1631–1682 m. Mary Calhoun 1655–1700 m. Ann CAPEN 1633–1678
    1. 1. Robert (M) MCDOWELL 1672–1704
      1. 1. Elizabeth McDowell 1702–1769
    2. 2. Ephraim (MC) DOWELL 1673–1763 m. Margaret Adams 1714–1762
      1. 1. Elizabeth McDowell 1738–1815
      2. 2. Matthew McDowell 1738–1806
      3. 3. Benjamin McDowell 1739–1824 m. Elizabeth Field-McDowell 1783–1873
      4. 4. Ephraim McDowell 1743–1790
      5. 5. John McDowell 1722–1784
      6. 6. Margaret (McDowell) (Peggy) 1721–1767
      7. 7. Ann McDowell 1719–
      8. 8. John (McDowell) (Capt) 1714–1742
    3. 3. Charles (MC) DOWELL 1665–
    4. 4. John (MC) DOWELL 1666–1689 m. Jane 1670–1742
      1. 1. Charles McDowell 1689–1754 m. Rachel Cathey 1680–1754 m. Rachel (Florence) Cathey 1680–1784
        1. 1. Rachel (Matilda) McDowell 1721–1780
    5. 5. Esther (MC) DOWELL 1675–
  2. 2. Thomas McDowell 1645–1682 m. Anne Locke 1640–1685
    1. 1. William McDowell 1680–1759
    2. 2. Ephraim McDowell 1673–1763
    3. 3. John McDowell 1670–1736
    4. 4. Robert McDowell 1680–1700
    5. 5. Alexander McDowell 1669–
    6. 6. Ester McDowell 1675–1716 m. Hugh McElroy 1682–1716
      1. 1. James McElroy 1704–1772
      2. 2. John McElroy 1713–1772
      3. 3. Hugh McElroy 1710–
      4. 4. Robert McElroy 1710–

Alexander McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Alexander McDowell in Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1652
1652
Age 57
Death of Alexander McDowell in Glenoe, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Glenoe, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Glenoe, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Glenoe, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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