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Catherine McConnell 1809–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1809

Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 5 Sep 1879

Death Location: Leesville, Carroll, Ohio, USA

Father: William McConnell

Mother: Susannah Cockshoot

Spouse(s): Hugh Shearer

Children(s): May Shearer, Samuel Shearer, Joseph Shearer, William Shearer, Abrilah Shearer

Catherine McConnell was born in 1809 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA, the child of William Samuel Mcconnell And Susannah Cockshoot. In 1850, Catherine McConnell resided in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA. In 1870, Catherine McConnell resided in Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA. Catherine McConnell married Hugh Brown Shearer, and had children including Abrilah Shearer, Joseph Spencer Shearer, May Shearer, Samuel Mcconnell Shearer, William Demoster Shearer. Catherine McConnell passed away in 1879 in Leesville, Carroll, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Catherine McConnell was born in 1809 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA, the child of William Samuel Mcconnell And Susannah Cockshoot.
  • In 1850, Catherine McConnell resided in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1870, Catherine McConnell resided in Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA.
  • Catherine McConnell married Hugh Brown Shearer, and had children including Abrilah Shearer, Joseph Spencer Shearer, May Shearer, Samuel Mcconnell Shearer, William Demoster Shearer.
  • Catherine McConnell passed away in 1879 in Leesville, Carroll, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William McConnell
1750–1840
Birth Location: Down, Down, Northern Ireland
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Susannah Cockshoot
1751–1840
Birth Location: Saintfield, Down, Northern Ireland
SC

Spouses(s)

Hugh Shearer
1801–1878
Birth Location: New York, USA
HS

Children(s)

May Shearer
1861–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MS
Samuel Shearer
1836–1920
Birth Location: Leesville, Carroll, Ohio, USA
SS
Joseph Shearer
1834–1913
Birth Location: Leesville, Carroll, Ohio, USA
JS
William Shearer
1833–1911
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
WS
Abrilah Shearer
1831–1870
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
AS

Catherine McConnell's Ancestors

Self
Catherine McConnell
1809–1879
Birth Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Parents
William Samuel McConnell
1750–1840
Down, Down, Northern Ireland
Susannah Cockshoot
1751–1840
Saintfield, Down, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
William (Mc) Connell
1723–1780
Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland
Eleonora McCaughery
1725–
Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland
William Cockshott
1742–1821
Cross Moor, Kildwick in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Wilson
1742–1808
Silsden Moor, Silsden, Kildwick England
Great-Grandparents
Adam McConnell
1700–1771
Agnes Muir
1711–1804
Hugh McCaughery
1700–
Anne Ferry
1700–
William Cockshott
1701–1786
Margaret Brown
1704–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1670–1766
Elizabeth Mcconnell
1674–1742

Catherine McConnell's Descendants

1.
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Catherine McConnell (14 Jul 1809–5 Sep 1879) m. Hugh (Brown) Shearer (1 Sep 1801–26 Aug 1878)
  1. 1. May Shearer 1861–
  2. 2. Samuel (McConnell) Shearer 1836–1920 m. Climena (Camilla) French 1834–1874 m. Martha ("Mattie" Jane) Young 1844–1939
    1. 1. Grace (Valentine) Shearer 1869–1915 m. Dr (John Hardgrave) Harvey 1867–1947
      1. 1. Kathryn (French Harvey (m:) Love) 1909–1959 m. Boyd (Marion) Love 1907–1983
        1. 1. Joan (Grace) Love 1931–2014 m. Michael (Jerome) Griffin 1927–2020
    2. 2. William (McConnell) Shearer 1880–1976 m. Agnes (Ann "Pearl") Morton 1888–1971
      1. 1. Morton (William) Shearer 1913–2002 m. Mary (June) McFadden 1918–2008
        1. 1. William (Charles) Shearer 1947–2000
      2. 2. Kathleen (Mary) Shearer 1911–1990 m. Kenneth (Young) Lochhead 1908–1990
    3. 3. Laura (L.) Shearer 1877–1961 m. Dr (Newton Eno) Richardson 1878–1935
      1. 1. Wayne (Harley) Richardson 1917–2003 m. Joan (Elizabeth) Kercheval 1917–1991
      2. 2. Dorothy Richardson 1907–1919
      3. 3. Lois Richardson 1904–1989 m. Laurence (Stanford) McElroy 1902–1973
      4. 4. Verna Richardson 1904–1995 m. Clifton Lamb 1897–1991
        1. 1. Marilyn Lamb 1937–2013
      5. 5. Helen (Viola) Richardson 1915–1997
    4. 4. Edwin (M) Shearer 1867–
  3. 3. Joseph (Spencer) Shearer 1834–1913 m. Elizabeth Shearer 1855–1941
    1. 1. Ralph (Waldo) Shearer 1875–1959
    2. 2. Charlie (H) Shearer 1878–
    3. 3. Eva (Gertrude) Shearer 1874–1964 m. Joseph Heyer 1879–1968
    4. 4. Harry (B) Shearer 1880– m. Ella A 1882–
  4. 4. William (Demoster) Shearer 1833–1911
  5. 5. Abrilah Shearer 1831–1870

Catherine McConnell's Timeline

4 Records

1809
14 Jul 1809
Birth of Catherine McConnell in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
Catherine McConnell resided here in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 61
Catherine McConnell resided here in Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA
1879
5 Sep 1879
Age 70
Death of Catherine McConnell in Lee, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Lee, Carroll, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1809
    Event Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio; Roll: 664; Page: 54a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio; Roll: M593_1178; Page: 134B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Catharine McConnell Shearer 5 Sep 1879

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Lee, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leesville, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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