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James Brownlee 1758–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland

Death Date: 6 Jul 1838

Death Location: Goulburn Twp, Carlton, CANADA WEST (Ontario), UPPER Canada, Prospect United/Methodist Church, Goulbourn Twp, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Brownlee

Mother: Margaret Steve

Spouse(s): Margaret Davidson

Children(s): Robert Brownlee, William\Alexander Brownlee, James Brownlee, Barbara Brownlee, Thomas Brownlee, Rebecca Brownlee, Robert Sr, Jane\Rebecca Brownlee, John Sr, James Jr, Alexander Brownlee, Susannah Brownlee, Margaret Brownlee, Susannah Brownlee, John Brownlee

In 1758, James Brownlee entered the world in Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland, born to William Brownlee And Margaret Steve. James Brownlee married Margaret Elizabeth Burley Davidson, and had children including Alexander William Ross Brownlee, Barbara Brownlee, James Alexander Brownlee, James Brownlee Jr, Jane Rebecca Brownlee, John Brownlee, John Brownlee Sr, Margaret Mary Brownlee, Rebecca Brownlee, Robert Brownlee, Robert Robin Brownlee Sr, Susannah B Brownlee, Thomas Brownlee, William Alexander Brownlee. James Brownlee passed away in 1838 in Goulburn Twp, Carlton, CANADA WEST (Ontario), UPPER Canada, Prospect United/Methodist Church, Goulbourn Twp, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1758, James Brownlee entered the world in Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland, born to William Brownlee And Margaret Steve.
  • James Brownlee married Margaret Elizabeth Burley Davidson, and had children including Alexander William Ross Brownlee, Barbara Brownlee, James Alexander Brownlee, James Brownlee Jr, Jane Rebecca Brownlee, John Brownlee, John Brownlee Sr, Margaret Mary Brownlee, Rebecca Brownlee, Robert Brownlee, Robert Robin Brownlee Sr, Susannah B Brownlee, Thomas Brownlee, William Alexander Brownlee.
  • James Brownlee passed away in 1838 in Goulburn Twp, Carlton, CANADA WEST (Ontario), UPPER Canada, Prospect United/Methodist Church, Goulbourn Twp, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brownlee
1735–1825
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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Margaret Steve
1738–1768
Birth Location: Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Davidson
1768–1868
Birth Location: Enniskillen Parish, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Robert Brownlee
1810–1872
Birth Location: Swanlinbar, KINAWLEY, cavan, barony of Tullyhaw (aka TULLAGHAGH partly in that of GLENAWLEY, but chiefly in that of KNOCKNINNY, county of FERMANAGH), Ulster (Bawnboy) ireland
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William\Alexander Brownlee
1800–1866
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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James Brownlee
1789–1866
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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Barbara Brownlee
1790–1872
Birth Location: Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
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Thomas Brownlee
1788–1861
Birth Location: Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland
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Rebecca Brownlee
1807–1887
Birth Location: Swanlinbarr, Cavan, Ireland.
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Robert Sr
1799–1877
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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Jane\Rebecca Brownlee
1809–1897
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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John Sr
1806–1862
Birth Location: Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland
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James Jr
1802–1879
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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Alexander Brownlee
1801–1866
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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Susannah Brownlee
1798–1880
Birth Location: Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
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Margaret Brownlee
1803–1832
Birth Location: Cavan, Ireland
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Susannah Brownlee
1804–1835
Birth Location: Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
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John Brownlee
1778–1843
Birth Location: Drumgola, Cavan, Ireland
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James Brownlee's Ancestors

Self
James Brownlee
1758–1838
Birth Place: Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland
Parents
William Brownlee
1735–1825
Cavan, Ireland
Margaret Steve
1738–1768
Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brownlee's Descendants

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James Brownlee (1758–6 Jul 1838) m. Margaret (Elizabeth Burley) Davidson (1768–12 December 1868)
  1. 1. Robert Brownlee 1810–1872 m. Susan Hill 1818–1850 m. Elizabeth (Guest) Brownlee 1822–1887
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Brownlee 1840–1923 m. Thomas (Edgar) Pettapiece 1832–1895
      1. 1. Priscilla (Annetta) Pettapiece 1861–1924
      2. 2. Mary (Annetta "Minetta") Pettapiece 1868–1890
      3. 3. Margaret ("Maggie" Amelia) Pettapiece 1870–1870
      4. 4. Richard ("Wesley") Pettapiece 1871–1940
      5. 5. Emma (Rebecca) Pettapiece 1864–1931
      6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pettapiece 1866–1961 m. William Wallace 1863–1942
        1. 1. Arnold (" Harris") Wallace 1894–1962
        2. 2. William (Pettapiece) Wallace 1899–1995
      7. 7. Dr. (Milton Henry Brownlee) Pettapiece 1877–1930 m. Margaret (Julia) McLean 1885–1924 m. Viola McNaughton 1899–1970
        1. 1. Aulton Pettapiece 1907–1911
        2. 2. Margaret (Altonette ‘Altie’) Pettapiece 1912–1959 m. Ross (Elwood) Bailey 1894–1974
        3. 3. Leila\Lella (Avalon) Pettypiece 1908–1968
      8. 8. Susan (Beatrice) Pettapiece 1862–1946
      9. 9. Lizzie (Jane) Pettapiece 1873–
      10. 10. Charlotte ("Lottie" Jane) Pettapiece 1875–1966
      11. 11. Margaret ("Maggie" Isabella) Pettapiece 1873–1925
    2. 2. Theresa (Sabrina) Brownlee 1853–1860
    3. 3. Wesley Brownlee 1858–1939
    4. 4. Harriet (Caroline) Brownlee 1861–1934
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Brownlee 1834–1912
    6. 6. Sarah (B) Brownlee 1838–1927
    7. 7. William (Henry) Brownlee 1845–1933
    8. 8. Newton (Milton) Brownlee 1860–1941 m. Lucy (Ann) Wallace 1860–1937
      1. 1. Alfred (Lawrence) Brownlee 1892–1975
      2. 2. Mabel (Irene) Brownlee 1883–1959
      3. 3. Jessie (Isabella) Brownlee 1885–1947 m. Robert (James) Pollock 1878–1942
        1. 1. Donald (Robert) Pollock 1916–1998 m. Ethel (Vilette) From 1919–1998
        2. 2. Donald (Robert) Pollock 1916–1998
        3. 3. Elsa (E) Pollock 1918–
        4. 4. Marjorie (Lucy Isabella) Pollock 1922–1964 m. Ernest (Nathaniel Haynes) Dorothy 1924–2007
        5. 5. Doris Pollock 1925–
      4. 4. Harry Brownlee 1885–
      5. 5. Laura Brownlee 1885–
      6. 6. Wilbert (Abiard) Brownlee 1886–1967
      7. 7. Robert (Henry) Brownlee 1888–1971
      8. 8. Jean (May Brownlee) Tapley 1894–1968
      9. 9. Laura (Edna) Brownlee 1896–1975
      10. 10. Lorne Brownlee 1898–1972
      11. 11. Delmer (Frederick) Brownlee 1898–1972
      12. 12. Donald (Forest Percy) Brownlee 1902–1979
      13. 13. Horace (Wallace) Brownlee 1890–1923
      14. 14. Alva Brownlee 1896–
      15. 15. Viola Wallace 1893–
      16. 16. Jenny (M.) Brownlee 1885–
    9. 9. Sabrina Brownlee 1853–1860
    10. 10. Milton Brownlee 1854–1920
    11. 11. Janet (Ann "Jennie") Brownlee 1863–1935
    12. 12. Emma (S.) Brownlee 1857–1874
  2. 2. William\Alexander Brownlee 1800–1866
    1. 1. Ann (Isabella) Brownlee 1839–1881 m. Thomas Dunbar 1826–1904
      1. 1. Anna (Maria "Annie") Dunbar 1868–1932 m. James (Henry) Daly 1863–1933
        1. 1. Henry ("Orval") Daley 1895–1980
        2. 2. Laura (Jane) Daley 1904– m. John ("Jack") Vickers 1901–1980 m. Paul (Mario) Gandola 1889–1963
        3. 3. Annie (Eva) Daley 1896–1974 m. Harold (Archibald) Romilley 1893–1971
        4. 4. Lillian (Margaret) Daley 1898–1970
        5. 5. James (Delmer) Daley 1899–1970
        6. 6. Ruth (Alma) Daly 1899–1955 m. Lewis Roach 1893–1954
        7. 7. Joseph Daly 1890–
        8. 8. John (Patrick) Daley 1892–1924 m. Catherine (Margaret\Mary) Brophy 1895–1973
        9. 9. William Daly 1891–
  3. 3. James (Alexander) Brownlee 1789–1866
  4. 4. Barbara Brownlee 1790–1872 m. Andrew (Trimble) Sr 1793–1866
    1. 1. Margaret Trimble 1826–1885
    2. 2. Andrew (Trimble) Jr 1823–1862
    3. 3. William Trimble 1821–1896
    4. 4. Noble Trimble 1834–1870
    5. 5. James Trimble 1831–1889
    6. 6. James Trimble 1827–1889
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Trimble 1834–
    8. 8. Andrew Trimble 1828–1862
  5. 5. Thomas Brownlee 1788–1861
  6. 6. Rebecca Brownlee 1807–1887 m. James (Allen) McCordick 1801–1882
    1. 1. William (Henry) McCordick 1849–1930
    2. 2. Rebecca McCordick 1837–1928 m. William (Henry) Brownlee 1833–1871 m. Francis Scott 1840–1914
      1. 1. Annie (Jane) Brownlee 1861–1947
      2. 2. John (Hill) Brownlee 1867–1915
      3. 3. Harrison (James) Brownlee 1864–1949
      4. 4. Thomas (Wesley) Brownlee 1859–1861
      5. 5. Sarah (Electa) Scott 1881–1965
    3. 3. Anne McCordick 1846–1907
    4. 4. Joseph (James Brownlee) McCordick 1830–1889
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) McCordick 1840–1925
    6. 6. Susan McCordick 1833–1918
    7. 7. John McCordick 1852–1924
    8. 8. Elizabeth McCordick 1836–1926
    9. 9. Martha McCordick 1845–1905
  7. 7. Robert (“Robin” Brownlee) Sr 1799–1877
  8. 8. Jane\Rebecca (?) Brownlee 1809–1897
  9. 9. John (Brownlee) Sr 1806–1862
  10. 10. James (Brownlee) Jr 1802–1879
  11. 11. Alexander (William Ross) Brownlee 1801–1866
  12. 12. Susannah (B) Brownlee 1798–1880
  13. 13. Margaret (Mary) Brownlee 1803–1832
  14. 14. Susannah (B) Brownlee 1804–1835
  15. 15. John Brownlee 1778–1843

James Brownlee's Timeline

5 Records

1758
1758
Birth of James Brownlee in Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland
Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland
1758
1758
Birth of James Brownlee in Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland
Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland
1838
6 Jul 1838
Age 80
Death of James Brownlee in Methodist Church, Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Methodist Church, Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1838
6 Jul 1838
Age 80
Death of James Brownlee in Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada
Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada
1838
6 Jul 1838
Age 80
Death of James Brownlee in Goulburn Twp, Carlton, CANADA WEST (Ontario), UPPER Canada, Prospect United/Methodist Church, Goulbourn Twp, Ontario, Canada
Goulburn Twp, Carlton, CANADA WEST (Ontario), UPPER Canada, Prospect United/Methodist Church, Goulbourn Twp, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Swanlinbar, 5296, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Methodist Church, Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Goulburn Twp, Carlton, CANADA WEST (Ontario), UPPER Canada, Prospect United/Methodist Church, Goulbourn Twp, Ontario, Canada
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