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Alexander Johnstone McDowell 1794–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1794

Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1871

Death Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

Father: Dr. Sr

Mother: Martha Johnstone

Spouse(s): Mary Sheldon

Children(s): Lydia Tappan, Martha McDowell, Marianne McDowell, Alexander Jr

Alexander Johnstone McDowell was born in 1794 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA, the child of Dr John Mcdowell Sr And Martha Johnstone. Alexander Johnstone McDowell married Mary Sheldon, and had children including Alexander Johnston Mcdowell Jr, Lydia Lucretia Mcdowell Tappan, Marianne Mcdowell, Martha Johnstone Mcdowell. Alexander Johnstone McDowell passed away in 1871 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Johnstone McDowell was born in 1794 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA, the child of Dr John Mcdowell Sr And Martha Johnstone.
  • Alexander Johnstone McDowell married Mary Sheldon, and had children including Alexander Johnston Mcdowell Jr, Lydia Lucretia Mcdowell Tappan, Marianne Mcdowell, Martha Johnstone Mcdowell.
  • Alexander Johnstone McDowell passed away in 1871 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Sr
1750–1825
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DS
Martha Johnstone
1765–1800
Birth Location: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sheldon
1802–1843
Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
MS

Children(s)

Lydia Tappan
1825–1904
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
LT
Martha McDowell
1821–1893
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
MM
Marianne McDowell
1820–1876
Birth Location: Ohio
MM
Alexander Jr
1832–1899
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
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Alexander McDowell's Ancestors

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Alexander McDowell
1794–1871
Birth Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Parents
Dr. John McDowell Sr
1750–1825
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Johnstone
1765–1800
New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Alexander McDowell
1705–1782
Raloo Parish, Antrim, Ireland
Ann Craighead
1725–1766
White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim McDowell
1673–1774
Margaret Irvine
1674–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1635–1692
Anne Locke
1640–1685

Alexander McDowell's Descendants

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Alexander (Johnstone) McDowell (Abt. 1794–6 Dec 1871) m. Mary Sheldon (1802–19 May 1843)
  1. 1. Lydia (Lucretia McDowell) Tappan 1825–1904
  2. 2. Martha (Johnstone) McDowell 1821–1893
  3. 3. Marianne McDowell 1820–1876
  4. 4. Alexander (Johnston McDowell) Jr 1832–1899

Alexander McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1794
Abt. 1794
Birth of Alexander Johnstone McDowell in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
1871
6 Dec 1871
Age 77
Death of Alexander Johnstone McDowell in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1794
    Event Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
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