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Jacob McDowell 1837–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1896

Death Location: Lucas County, Iowa, USA

Father: Robert McDowell

Mother: Nancy Best

Spouse(s): Phoebe Boylan

Children(s): William McDowell

Jacob McDowell was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Mcdowell And Nancy Ann Best. Jacob McDowell married Phoebe Ann Fanny Boylan, and had children including William R Mcdowell. Jacob McDowell passed away in 1896 in Lucas County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob McDowell was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Mcdowell And Nancy Ann Best.
  • Jacob McDowell married Phoebe Ann Fanny Boylan, and had children including William R Mcdowell.
  • Jacob McDowell passed away in 1896 in Lucas County, Iowa, USA.

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Jacob McDowell's Ancestors

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Jacob McDowell
1837–1896
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert McDowell
1809–1856
Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Ann) Best
1811–1853
Archer Township,Miami,Ohio,USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander (Henry)) McDOWELL
1788–1868
Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Maria "Mary") KELTZ
1790–1859
Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Jacob Best
1785–1866
Rachel Kent
1791–1846
Great-Grandparents
Robert McDowell
1757–1830
Catherine Heiss\Hice
1760–1838
George Jr
1758–1837
Sara Shannon
1766–1829
James Best
1745–1831
CATHERINE CRUSON
1757–1829
Joseph Kent
1770–1829
Nancy Perkins
1774–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert McDowell
1730–1784
Mary McCoy
1731–1796
Johan Heiss
1720–1795
Maria Millison
1720–1795
George Sr
1734–1784
Abraham Best
1717–1772
Temperance Stephens
1726–1809
Derrick Kroesen
1726–1818
Elizabeth Vandergrift
1730–1850

Jacob McDowell's Descendants

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Jacob McDowell (22 Oct 1837–24 Apr 1896) m. Phoebe (Ann "Fanny") Boylan (10 APR 1842–22 DEC 1910)
  1. 1. William (R) McDowell 1877–1960 m. Mary (Elenis) Shular 1880–1975
    1. 1. Boyd (Harold) McDowell 1907–1991 m. Jerene (Emma) Smith 1910–2006
      1. 1. Jerene (Ann) McDowell 1934–2008 m. Sidney (Peter) Momb 1931–1988
    2. 2. Dorothea (F) Mcdowell 1904–1921

Jacob McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1837
22 Oct 1837
Birth of Jacob McDowell in Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
1896
24 Apr 1896
Age 59
Death of Jacob McDowell in Lucas County, Iowa, USA
Lucas County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Lucas County, Iowa, USA

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