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Jacob Gillespie 1741–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: New York, United States

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: West Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Gillespy

Mother: Eleanor Bowen

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Jacob Gillespie was born in 1741 in New York, United States, the child of Thomas Gillespy And Eleanor Bowen. Jacob Gillespie passed away in 1849 in West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Gillespie was born in 1741 in New York, United States, the child of Thomas Gillespy And Eleanor Bowen.
  • Jacob Gillespie passed away in 1849 in West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gillespy
1709–1789
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Eleanor Bowen
1723–1790
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Gillespie
1741–1849
Birth Place: New York, United States
Parents
Thomas Gillespy
1709–1789
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Eleanor Bowen
1723–1790
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Gilaspey
1683–1769
Melrose, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Jonet Lock
1687–1734
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Jacob Gillespie in New York, United States
New York, United States
1849
1849
Age 108
Death of Jacob Gillespie in West Virginia, United States
West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States
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