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James Dunn 1805 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1805

Birth Location: County Kildare, Ireland

Death Date: 31 March 1891

Death Location: Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Dunn

Mother: BRIDGET DOWNING

Spouse(s): Anna Dunn)

Children(s): Mary Lowery, Margaret Harrington, Josephine Ambs, Teresa Pritchard, Ellen Dunn, Maurice Dunn

James Dunn was born in 1805 in County Kildare, Ireland, the child of John Dunn and BRIDGET DOWNING. James Dunn married Anna Bennett (Harrington,Murphy, Dunn), and had children including Mary Ann Lowery, Margaret Harrington, Josephine Ambs, Teresa Ann Pritchard, Ellen Dunn, Maurice Bernard Dunn. James Dunn passed away in 1891 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Dunn was born in 1805 in County Kildare, Ireland, the child of John Dunn and BRIDGET DOWNING.
  • James Dunn married Anna Bennett (Harrington,Murphy, Dunn), and had children including Mary Ann Lowery, Margaret Harrington, Josephine Ambs, Teresa Ann Pritchard, Ellen Dunn, Maurice Bernard Dunn.
  • James Dunn passed away in 1891 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dunn
1793 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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BRIDGET DOWNING
1780 –
Birth Location: County Kildare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Anna Dunn)
1834 – 1912
Birth Location: Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Lowery
1860 – 1883
Birth Location: Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
ML
Margaret Harrington
1862 – 1900
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MH
Josephine Ambs
1866 – 1893
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Teresa Pritchard
1871 – 1957
Birth Location: Dushore, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
TP
Ellen Dunn
1874 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Maurice Dunn
1877 – 1936
Birth Location: Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MD

James Dunn's Ancestors

Self
James Dunn
1805 – 1891
Birth Place: County Kildare, Ireland
Parents
John Dunn
1793 –
Ireland
BRIDGET DOWNING
1780 –
County Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dunn's Descendants

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James Dunn (12 April 1805 – 31 March 1891) m. Anna (Bennett (Harrington,Murphy,) Dunn) (8 Nov 1834 – 27 Feb 1912)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Lowery (19 August 1860 – 28 November 1883)
  2. 2. Margaret Harrington (abt 1862 – 9 Mar 1900) m. Frank Lowery (Jan 1851 – 20 Apr 1915)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lowery (Jul 1882 – 28 Feb 1883)
    2. 2. Joseph (Raymond) Lowery (15 Oct 1893 – )
    3. 3. Anna (E) Lowery (abt 1894 – 24 Jun 1972) m. William (Bull) Coleman (31 Jan 1877 – 22 Feb 1958) m. Patrick (Francis) Burke
      1. 1. Emma Coleman (abt 1905 – )
      2. 2. Verona Coleman (abt 1908 – )
      3. 3. William Coleman (abt 1911 – )
        1. 1. Nancy Gieseke
      4. 4. Patrick (Francis) Burke (4 Aug 1913 – 08 May 1991)
      5. 5. John Coleman (abt 1919 – 15 Oct 1987)
      6. 6. Joseph (L) Coleman (28 Jun 1919 – 25 Dec 1987) m. Helen (Elizabeth) Atkins (13 Mar 1921 – 5 Oct 1996)
        1. 1. Joseph (L) Coleman (31 Dec 1941 – 14 May 2002)
        2. 2. Jack (John P) Coleman (abt 1948 – ) m. Margaret Coleman
        3. 3. Abby (Helen E) Coleman (9 Oct 1956 – ) m. Lowry
      7. 7. Anna Coleman (abt 1925 – 15 Oct 2006)
        1. 1. Unknown
      8. 8. Herbert Coleman (22 Aug 1929 – 3 Jan 2017)
      9. 9. Thomas (P) Burke (16 Jul 1911 – 23 Apr 1912)
      10. 10. Charles Burke
    4. 4. Patrick Lowery (Dec 1895 – 12 Aug 1904)
    5. 5. Joseph (L) Lowery (Jan 1898 – 13 Jul 1927)
  3. 3. Josephine Ambs (abt 1866 – 12 January 1893)
  4. 4. Teresa (Ann) Pritchard (23 October 1871 – 6 June 1957)
    1. 1. Rose Pritchard (22 Mar 1894 – 20 Dec 1990)
      1. 1. Betty Shearer
        1. 1. David Shearer
        2. 2. Norma Shearer
      2. 2. Zetagraham6291
        1. 1. K. G.
  5. 5. Ellen Dunn (Abt 1874 – )
  6. 6. Maurice (Bernard) Dunn (30 January 1877 – 2 January 1936)
    1. 1. Paul Dunn (20 Mar 1913 – 8 Mar 1994)
      1. 1. Lizbythesea

James Dunn's Timeline

2 Records

1805
12 April 1805
Birth of James Dunn in County Kildare, Ireland
County Kildare, Ireland
1891
31 March 1891
Age 86
Death of James Dunn in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1805
    Event Place: County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1891
    Event Place: Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dushore, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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