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Henry S. McDowell 1831 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 7 Aug 1895

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Thomas McDowell

Mother: Susanna Mcdowell

Spouse(s): Susan McDowell

Children(s): Kate Mcdowell, William McDowell, Laura Nighttinger

Henry S. McDowell was born in 1831 in Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas A McDowell and Susanna Mcdowell. In 1880, Henry S. McDowell resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry S. McDowell married Susan White McDowell, and had children including Kate R. Mcdowell, William R McDowell, Laura Nighttinger. Henry S. McDowell passed away in 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Henry S. McDowell was born in 1831 in Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas A McDowell and Susanna Mcdowell.
  • In 1880, Henry S. McDowell resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Henry S. McDowell married Susan White McDowell, and had children including Kate R. Mcdowell, William R McDowell, Laura Nighttinger.
  • Henry S. McDowell passed away in 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Henry McDowell's Ancestors

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Henry McDowell
1831 – 1895
Birth Place: Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania
Parents
Thomas A McDowell
1801 – 1876
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Susanna Mcdowell
1809 –
Pennsylvania, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry McDowell's Descendants

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Henry (S.) McDowell (1831 – 7 Aug 1895) m. Susan (White) McDowell (1830 – )
  1. 1. Kate (R.) Mcdowell (Abt 1854 – )
  2. 2. William (R) McDowell (15 Apr 1854 – 14 Oct 1914) m. Ida (Virginia Smith) McDowell (19 Nov 1856 – 27 Jan 1915)
    1. 1. Susanna (Esther) McDowell (6 April 1878 – 5 March 1906) m. Samuel (Cooper) Lownes (6 March 1875 – 8 September 1948)
      1. 1. Dorothy (S.) Lownes (abt 1903 – ) m. Leo (Patrick) Gilroy (12 July 1893 – 5 Oct 1968)
        1. 1. Philip (William) Gilroy (25 Oct 1924 – 15 Jan 2021) m. Eris (N.) Gilroy (22 Aug 1923 – 22 May 2012)
        2. 2. Robert (L.) Gilroy (8 May 1926 – 4 Apr 2007) m. Jewel (Ford) Gilroy (26 May 1927 – 18 December 2018)
        3. 3. Peter (O'Reiley) Gilroy (21 May 1932 – 26 Feb 2002)
  3. 3. Laura Nighttinger (Abt 1857 – )

Henry McDowell's Timeline

3 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Henry S. McDowell in Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania
Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania
1880
1880
Age 49
Henry S. McDowell resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1895
7 Aug 1895
Age 64
Death of Henry S. McDowell in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1181; Page: 435A; Enumeration District: 451

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1181; Page: 435A; Enumeration District: 451

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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