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David Patterson 1856 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1856

Birth Location: Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Jun 1878

Death Location: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Smith

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In 1856, David Patterson entered the world in Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America, born to John Patterson II and Mary Ann Todd Smith. David Patterson passed away in 1878 in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, David Patterson entered the world in Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America, born to John Patterson II and Mary Ann Todd Smith.
  • David Patterson passed away in 1878 in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA.

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David Patterson's Ancestors

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David Patterson
1856 – 1878
Birth Place: Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America
Parents
John Patterson II
1821 – 1906
Rathfryland, Down, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann Todd) Smith
1823 – 1908
Rathfryland, Down, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John Patterson
1795 –
Scotland
Nancy Hughes
1798 – 1867
Ireland
James Smith
1798 – 1869
Drumbo, Down, Ireland
Margaret Donald
1795 – 1857
Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1768 –
Margaret McCraken
1773 –
Gabriel Donald
1765 – 1834
Helen McCouat
1774 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Smith
1742 –
William Donald
– 1789
Margaret McLaren
1740 – 1813
John McCouat
1750 – 1850

David Patterson's Timeline

2 Records

1856
5 Nov 1856
Birth of David Patterson in Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America
Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America
1878
11 Jun 1878
Age 22
Death of David Patterson in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Covington, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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