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Esther Rankin 1731–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Feremiah, , , Ireland

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: , Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Adam Rankin

Mother: Mary Steele

Spouse(s): William Dunwoody

Children(s): Esther DUNWOODY, Samuel Dunwoody

In 1731, Esther Rankin entered the world in Feremiah, , , Ireland, born to Adam Rankin And Mary Steele. Esther Rankin married William Dunwoody, and had children including Adam Dunwoody, Ann Dunwoody, David Dunwoody, Esther Dunwoody, James Dunwoody, John Dunwoody, Joseph Dunwoody, Mary Dunwoody, Samuel Dunwoody, William Dunwoody. Esther Rankin passed away in 1796 in , Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1731, Esther Rankin entered the world in Feremiah, , , Ireland, born to Adam Rankin And Mary Steele.
  • Esther Rankin married William Dunwoody, and had children including Adam Dunwoody, Ann Dunwoody, David Dunwoody, Esther Dunwoody, James Dunwoody, John Dunwoody, Joseph Dunwoody, Mary Dunwoody, Samuel Dunwoody, William Dunwoody.
  • Esther Rankin passed away in 1796 in , Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Rankin
1688–1747
Birth Location: Sterlingshire, , , Scotland
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Mary Steele
1688–1747
Birth Location: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Dunwoody
1731–1796
Birth Location: Londonderry, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Esther DUNWOODY
1768–1801
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel Dunwoody
1753–1827
Birth Location: Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Esther Rankin's Ancestors

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Esther Rankin
1731–1796
Birth Place: Feremiah, , , Ireland
Parents
Adam Rankin
1688–1747
Sterlingshire, , , Scotland
Mary Steele
1688–1747
, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Rankin's Descendants

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Esther Rankin (1731–1796) m. William Dunwoody (1731–9 Dec 1796)
  1. 1. Esther DUNWOODY 1768–1801
  2. 2. Samuel Dunwoody 1753–1827 m. Martha McClain 1753–1824
    1. 1. Isabella DUNWOODY 1803–1837
    2. 2. Peggy DUNWOODY 1795–
    3. 3. Amy DUNWOODY 1801–
    4. 4. Adam DUNWOODY 1797–
    5. 5. Esther DUNWOODY 1799–1830
    6. 6. William DUNWOODY 1781–
    7. 7. Patrick (McClain) Dunwoody 1789–1875 m. Esther (Bare) McSpadden 1795–1857
      1. 1. William Dunwoody 1833–1891
      2. 2. Martha (Malinda) Dunwoody 1824–1883
      3. 3. Margaret (Harriet) Dunwoody 1822–1898
      4. 4. John (McSpadden) Dunwoody 1818–1855
      5. 5. Samuel Dunwoody 1814–1895
      6. 6. David (Harvey) Dunwoody 1820–1883
      7. 7. Esther (Teresa Dunwoody) Caughron 1816–1905
      8. 8. Thomas (McClain) Dunwoody 1829–1901 m. Amelia (Elizabeth) Anderson 1844– m. Louisa (Jane) Thornhill 1839–1900
        1. 1. Robert (M) Dunwoody 1861–
        2. 2. Esther (V) Dunwoody 1859–1901
        3. 3. Minnie Dunwoody 1880–1959
        4. 4. Martha ("Mattie" Jane) Dunwoody 1878–1941
        5. 5. James (Glenn) Dunwoody 1875–1934
        6. 6. William (Anderson) Dunwoody 1874–1941
        7. 7. Thomas (R Dunwoody) Jr. 1871–1946
        8. 8. Mary (F Mollie) Dunwoody 1866–
        9. 9. Julia (Alice) Dunwoody 1868–1946 m. John (S Schaich) Sr 1860–1923

Esther Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Esther Rankin in Feremiah, , , Ireland
Feremiah, , , Ireland
1796
1796
Age 65
Death of Esther Rankin in , Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Feremiah, , , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: , Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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