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Benjamin McDowell 1786–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1786

Birth Location: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 24 July 1855

Death Location: Klines Mills, Somerset, New Jersey

Father: Matthew McDowell

Mother: Elizabeth Anderson

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Benjamin McDowell was born in 1786 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Matthew W Mcdowell And Elizabeth Anderson. Benjamin McDowell passed away in 1855 in Klines Mills, Somerset, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • Benjamin McDowell was born in 1786 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Matthew W Mcdowell And Elizabeth Anderson.
  • Benjamin McDowell passed away in 1855 in Klines Mills, Somerset, New Jersey.

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Benjamin McDowell's Ancestors

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Benjamin McDowell
1786–1855
Birth Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Matthew W McDowell
1738–1806
Elizabeth Anderson
1736–1823
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim (Samuel McDowell,) II
1688–1762
Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Irvine
1714–1762
Mt Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
John (F.) Anderson
1698–1747
St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Margaret (Marilia) Dixson
1705–1795
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Anderson
1669–
Isobel Ferrier
1674–
John Dixon
1678–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Andersone
1645–
Elspeth Alisone
1650–
Alexander Cowtown)
1633–1684
Margory Arbuthnot
1624–1725
Robert Ireland
1630–1700
Priscilla Dickson
1638–1701

Benjamin McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1786
5 Oct 1786
Birth of Benjamin McDowell in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1855
24 July 1855
Age 69
Death of Benjamin McDowell in Klines Mills, Somerset, New Jersey
Klines Mills, Somerset, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, NJ, USA; New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 July 1855
    Event Place: Klines Mills, Somerset, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, NJ, USA; New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878

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