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David McDowell 1777–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1777

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 18 Feb 1860

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Matthew McDowell

Mother: Jane BORELAND

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David McDowell was born in 1777 in Pennsylvania, the child of Matthew Mcdowell And Jane Or Jean Gain Boreland. David McDowell passed away in 1860 in Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • David McDowell was born in 1777 in Pennsylvania, the child of Matthew Mcdowell And Jane Or Jean Gain Boreland.
  • David McDowell passed away in 1860 in Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.

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David McDowell's Ancestors

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David McDowell
1777–1860
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Matthew McDowell
1735–1803
Wigtonshire, Scotland or Cumblerland Co, PA
Jane (or Jean "Gain") BORELAND
1757–1834
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
James Borland
1733–1804
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary KILGORE
1740–1816
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1705–1778
Margaret POLLOCK
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Borland
1659–1710
Jonet Jackson
1660–1720

David McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1777
21 Aug 1777
Birth of David McDowell in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1860
18 Feb 1860
Age 83
Death of David McDowell in Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1777
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

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