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Alexander McGowan 1760–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Warren, Kentucky, United States

Father: Brig II

Mother: Rebecca (Rankin)

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Alexander McGowan was born in 1760 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Brig Major John Mcgoun Ii And Rebecca Hammonds Rankin. Alexander McGowan passed away in 1835 in Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander McGowan was born in 1760 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Brig Major John Mcgoun Ii And Rebecca Hammonds Rankin.
  • Alexander McGowan passed away in 1835 in Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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Alexander McGowan's Ancestors

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Alexander McGowan
1760–1835
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Brig Major John McGoun II
1716–1796
Girthon Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Rebecca (Hammonds) (Rankin)
1723–1815
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Alexander McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Alexander McGowan in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1835
1835
Age 75
Death of Alexander McGowan in Warren, Kentucky, United States
Warren, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, United States

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