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Henry Woodrow 1739–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 14 May 1789

Death Location: Oxford Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Simeon Woodrow

Mother: Jane Wells

Spouse(s): Eleanor Cowgill

Children(s): Jeremiah Woodrow

Henry Woodrow was born in 1739 in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the child of Simeon Woodrow And Jane Wells. Henry Woodrow married Eleanor Cowgill, and had children including Jeremiah Woodrow. Henry Woodrow passed away in 1789 in Oxford Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Woodrow was born in 1739 in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the child of Simeon Woodrow And Jane Wells.
  • Henry Woodrow married Eleanor Cowgill, and had children including Jeremiah Woodrow.
  • Henry Woodrow passed away in 1789 in Oxford Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Henry Woodrow's Ancestors

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Henry Woodrow
1739–1789
Birth Place: East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Simeon Woodrow
1706–1752
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Jane Wells
1710–1789
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Simeon Woodrow
1675–1753
Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Woodrow's Descendants

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Henry Woodrow (1739–14 May 1789) m. Eleanor Cowgill (23 Aug 1745–22 Feb 1822)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Woodrow 1768–1814 m. Mary Swisher 1768–1836
    1. 1. Stephen (Swisher) Woodrow 1801–1864 m. Judith McGehee 1801–1869
      1. 1. Magdelene Woodrow 1835–1883 m. James (Christopher) Springer 1828–1917
        1. 1. Belle (Ruth) Springer 1868–1932 m. John (Calbert) Franklin 1859–1926

Henry Woodrow's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Henry Woodrow in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
1789
14 May 1789
Age 50
Death of Henry Woodrow in Oxford Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Oxford Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1789
    Event Place: Oxford Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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