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James Gordon 1834 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1834

Birth Location: County, Mayo, Ireland

Death Date: 6 Jun 1888

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Patrick Gordon

Mother: Ellen None

Spouse(s): Ellen Deering

Children(s): John Gordon, James Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Ellen Gordon, Mary Gordon, Henry Gordon, Mary Gordan, Michael Gordon, Julia Gordon

The story of James Gordon began in 1834 in County, Mayo, Ireland. James Gordon married Ellen Deering, and had children including John Henry Gordon, James Michael Gordon, Margaret E "Maggie" Gordon, Ellen Theresa (Ellie) Gordon, Mary Gordon, Henry Daniel (Patrick) Gordon, Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gordan, Michael Joseph James Gordon, Julia Agnes Gordon. James Gordon passed away in 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gordon began in 1834 in County, Mayo, Ireland.
  • James Gordon married Ellen Deering, and had children including John Henry Gordon, James Michael Gordon, Margaret E "Maggie" Gordon, Ellen Theresa (Ellie) Gordon, Mary Gordon, Henry Daniel (Patrick) Gordon, Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gordan, Michael Joseph James Gordon, Julia Agnes Gordon.
  • James Gordon passed away in 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Gordon
1800 – 1859
Birth Location: Ireland
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Ellen None
1787 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Deering
1842 – 1917
Birth Location: Ireland
ED

Children(s)

John Gordon
1863 – 1923
Birth Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Gordon
1867 – 1922
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Margaret Gordon
1867 – 1930
Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Ellen Gordon
1869 – 1944
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EG
Mary Gordon
1872 – 1875
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
MG
Henry Gordon
1875 – 1932
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Mary Gordan
1877 – 1937
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
MG
Michael Gordon
1880 – 1951
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MG
Julia Gordon
1883 – 1908
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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James Gordon's Ancestors

Self
James Gordon
1834 – 1888
Birth Place: County, Mayo, Ireland
Parents
Patrick Gordon
1800 – 1859
Ireland
Ellen
1787 –
Ireland
Grandparents
Gordon
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gordon's Descendants

1.
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James Gordon (abt 1834 – 6 Jun 1888) m. Ellen Deering (1842 – 9-25-1917)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Gordon (4 October 1863 – 2 July 1923) m. Sarah (Ann) Canavan (1 December 1860 – 1 November 1930)
    1. 1. James Gordon (17 Dec 1888 – 29 Jul 1890)
    2. 2. Marie (J.) Gordon (21 Dec 1890 – 14 Nov 1972) m. Charles (Joseph) LMcIlvain (18 NOV 1892 – 02 May 1931)
      1. 1. John (Joseph Charles) McIlvain (30 MAR 1927 – 22 JUN 1972)
    3. 3. John (Joseph) Gordon (6 Aug 1892 – 13 Apr 1962)
    4. 4. Arthur (E.) Gordon (19 AUG 1894 – 27 NOV 1970)
    5. 5. Helen (Veronica) Gordon (30 Nov 1897 – 22 Jul 1992)
    6. 6. Sarah (Regina) Gordon (26 Feb 1900 – 17 Apr 1996)
    7. 7. James (Edward) Gordon (3 Jul 1902 – 24 Jan 1977) m. Louise (T.) Gordon (14 September 1915 – 14 November 1996)
    8. 8. Veronica (Elizabeth) Gordon (23 Jul 1905 – 13 Dec 2000)
  2. 2. James (Michael) Gordon (24 Sep 1867 – 15 Oct 1922) m. Mary (Agnes) McEntee (1866 – 2 Jan 1942)
    1. 1. Julia (M) Gordon (21 Oct 1898 – 10 Nov 1913)
    2. 2. Joseph (Francis) Gordon (9 Apr 1907 – 27 Jan 1955)
  3. 3. Margaret (E "Maggie") Gordon (11 November 1867 – 09 Apr 1930) m. Edward (W) Dougherty (1862 – 1930)
  4. 4. Ellen (Theresa (Ellie)) Gordon (6 Sep 1869 – 14 Aug 1944) m. Louis ((Lewis)) Canovan (May 1866 – 1927)
    1. 1. Aurthur Canavan (Apr 1889 – )
    2. 2. Helena Canavan (Nov 1890 – )
    3. 3. Sarah Canavan (Nov 1895 – )
    4. 4. Lewis Canavan (Aug 1897 – )
  5. 5. Mary Gordon (01 Dec 1872 – 8 Aug 1875)
  6. 6. Henry (Daniel (Patrick)) Gordon (8 Jul 1875 – 4 Dec 1932) m. Isabella (Victoria) McAnany (1 Apr 1875 – 11 May 1959)
    1. 1. Henry (Donald Gordon,) Jr. (9 Jul 1909 – 19 Nov 1968) m. Esther (Germaine) Roder (21 Jun 1912 – Feb 1983)
      1. 1. Donald (Dennis) Gordon (April 6, 1937 – 12 Feb 2015)
      2. 2. Brian (Gregory) Gordon (16 Aug 1940 – ) m. Gloria Troublefield
        1. 1. Jenny Gordon (29 Dec – ) m. James (Allen) Parks
        2. 2. Greg Gordon (1 Jul 1967 – ) m. Kelly Stubbs
        3. 3. Sarah (L) Gordon (7 Dec 1974 – )
        4. 4. Alan (Donald) Gordon (Feb 7, 1977 – ) m. Cyndi Henshaw
        5. 5. Joel Gordon
        6. 6. Tod Gordon
    2. 2. James (Joseph) Gordon (8 Sep 1910 – 31 Mar 1979) m. Marie Guretse (1907 – June 19 1944) m. Marguerite (Ann) Plumley (March 9 1914 – Feb 18 1995)
      1. 1. Marie Gordon (abt 1935 – 2020)
      2. 2. James Gordon (abt 1937 – ) m. Kay D
      3. 3. Joan Gordon (abt 1938 – ) m. Gerald Silks
        1. 1. Mary Silks
        2. 2. Gerald Silks
        3. 3. Marie (Cathleen) Silks
        4. 4. Cheryl Silks
        5. 5. Barbara Silks
        6. 6. Michael Silks
        7. 7. Joanne Silks
        8. 8. Patricia Silks
      4. 4. Julia (Ann (Judy)) Gordon (7 Sep 1939 – 6 Mar 1998) m. Lester (Ronald) Smull (11 Mar 1935 – 27 May 2000)
        1. 1. Lester (Ronald "Champ") Smull (1 May 1960 – ) m. Beth (Ann) Bartnicki
        2. 2. John (Irwin (Bo)) Smull (24 Jul 1961 – 22 Aug 1979)
        3. 3. Colleen Smull (16 Feb 1963 – )
        4. 4. Denise Smull (8 Jan 1965 – )
        5. 5. James (Joseph "Jimmy Joe") Smull (15 Aug 1969 – ) m. Nickole (Lyn) Rossman (13 Feb 1974 – 12 Oct 2001) m. Reiss
        6. 6. Jodi (Ann) Smull (About 1973 – ) m. Roskos
      5. 5. Robert Gordon m. Dolores
        1. 1. Kimberly Gordon
        2. 2. Pamela Gordon
      6. 6. Monica Gordon (1948 – 2020) m. William Timchko
        1. 1. Eric Timchko (1979 – )
        2. 2. Megan Timchko (1979 – )
        3. 3. William Timchko
      7. 7. William Gordon m. Pat
        1. 1. Pat Gordon
      8. 8. Dennis Gordon ( – 2025)
    3. 3. Michael (Francis) Gordon (23 Mar 1912 – Feb 20 1974) m. Anna (M O) Keefe (Jan 27 1912 – Dec 10 2001)
      1. 1. Fr. (Michael Gerald "Jerry") Gordon (17 Jun 1941 – 10 Nov 2017)
      2. 2. Eileen (Anne) Gordon (27 Feb 1945 – ) m. Donald Behm (abt 1943 – 1 Nov 2013)
        1. 1. Carrie (Anne) Shaw
        2. 2. John (D.) Behm
        3. 3. Christopher (M.) Behm
      3. 3. John Gordon (1949 – 2024) m. Maureen
      4. 4. Ann (Nancy) Gordon (Abt. 1955 – ) m. Charles Campbell
      5. 5. Richard (Michael) Gordon
    4. 4. Rosemary (Dolores) Gordon (16 Aug 1913 – June 24 1985) m. John (William) Yaecker (Sept 7 1914 – Jan 18 1984)
      1. 1. Rosemary (Elizabeth) Yaecker (28 Jan 1939 – About 2020) m. David (Ross) Chipman (27 Oct 1933 – )
      2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Yaecker (November 21, 1942 – December 6, 2019) m. Ed Krieg
      3. 3. Kathleen (C) Yaecker (22 Aug 1944 – ) m. Anderson
        1. 1. George Anderson (20 Sep 2019 – ) m. Kim Keller
        2. 2. William Anderson (Before 23 Aug 2021 – ) m. Laurie
      4. 4. Dolores Yaecker (07 May 1946 – )
      5. 5. John Yaecker
    5. 5. Julia (Teresa) Gordon (17 Apr 1915 – March 31 2001) m. William (Joseph) Murphy (April 12 1913 – Feb 16 1999)
      1. 1. Francis Murphy (1952 – ) m. Marie
    6. 6. Edmund (Aloysius) Gordon (2 Feb 1918 – 9 Sep 1980) m. Alvina (Anna "Billie") Krause (13 Sep 1921 – 1 Mar 2005)
      1. 1. William (Heston) Glenn (13 Sep 1941 – 6 Jun 1990) m. Eva Marchesani (Jan 23 – ) m. Joan Galecki (Aug 20 – )
        1. 1. Joanne (Marie) Glenn (6 Aug 1965 – ) m. Ed Granger
        2. 2. Sandra Glenn (4 Feb 1967 – ) m. Glenn Vernon (12 Jun 1955 – ) m. Patrick Shepherd
        3. 3. William (Edmund) Glenn (March 13, 1968 – ) m. Helen Schroeder
        4. 4. Kimberly (Ann) Glenn (27 Aug 1969 – )
        5. 5. Glenn
      2. 2. Eileen (Ann) Gordon (22 Dec 1944 – 30 Nov 2023) m. Albert (Joseph) Smith (4 Dec 1939 – 27 Feb 2024)
        1. 1. Daniel Smith (6 Nov 1970 – ) m. Tammy m. Kimberly (Kirsch Pritchard) Smith (20 Aug 1968 – )
        2. 2. Scott Smith (21 Sep 1973 – ) m. Annemarie Miller (13 Feb 1972 – )
      3. 3. Virginia (Marie) Gordon (23 Apr 1949 – ) m. William (Guthrie (Billy)) Jones (8 Jun 1944 – 29 Aug 2007) m. Richard Griffiths ( – 14 Nov 2024)
        1. 1. Jean (Marie) Jones (9 Jun 1971 – ) m. Emil (" Ty") Lalinsky (Feb 1971 – 2016)
        2. 2. Kevin (William) Jones (20 Aug 1973 – ) m. Jennifer Lovenfoss (1973 – )
      4. 4. Laraine (Marianne) Gordon (15 Jan 1952 – 7 Jun 2013) m. Stephen Russo (10 Jul 1952 – )
        1. 1. Tracy (Ann) Russo (5 May 1973 – ) m. Jared (A) Johnson (7 May 1973 – )
        2. 2. Jeffrey (Stephen) Russo (5 May 1974 – ) m. Danielle Gayda (July 15, 1980 – )
      5. 5. Mary Gordon (21 Jun 1957 – ) m. William (Charles) Kirsch (8 Jan 1952 – )
        1. 1. Amanda (Leigh) Kirsch (22 Feb 1988 – ) m. Dwayne (Timothy) Richardson (26 Jan 1988 – )
        2. 2. Matthew (Gordon) Kirsch (4 Jun 1990 – ) m. Jessica (Marie) Edge (29 Apr 1990 – )
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Gordan (13 Nov 1877 – 15 May 1937) m. Oscar (Frederick) Frazer (abt 28 Jul 1875 – 31 Oct 1949)
    1. 1. Helen ((Cantwell)) Frazer (abt 1906 – )
    2. 2. Rev (Frederick) Frazer (5 Mar 1911 – 25 Aug 1960)
    3. 3. Retta (Hyer) Frazer (abt 1926 – )
  8. 8. Michael (Joseph James) Gordon (14 Apr 1880 – 17 Apr 1951) m. Ella (May) Lutz (1982 – 1988)
  9. 9. Julia (Agnes) Gordon (15 Aug 1883 – 25 Oct 1908) m. Patrick (Edward) Cantwell (1872 – )

James Gordon's Timeline

8 Records

1834
abt 1834
Birth of James Gordon
None
1836
abt 1836
Age 2
Birth of James Gordon in County, Mayo, Ireland
County, Mayo, Ireland
1865
1865
Age 31
James Gordon resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
James Gordon resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1888
Abt 1888
Age 54
James Gordon resided here in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1888
6 Jun 1888
Age 54
Death of James Gordon in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1888
9 Jun 1888
Age 54
Burial of James Gordon in New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1888
3 Jun 1888
Age 54
James Gordon - Probate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1836
    Event Place: County, Mayo, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 073501-076500
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
    [4] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 030501-033500
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1177; Family History Film: 1255177; Page: 291C; Enumeration District: 348; Image: 0752
    [6] Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745-1997; Record Group Number: 36; Series: M425
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: Ireland, Census, 1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1834
    Record Source: Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745-1997; Record Group Number: 36; Series: M425

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 May 1854
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745-1997; Record Group Number: 36; Series: M425

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1177; Family History Film: 1255177; Page: 291C; Enumeration District: 348; Image: 0752

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1888
    Event Place: Philadelphia
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Pennsylvania Probate Record; Probate Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Londonderry, Ireland
    Record Source: Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745-1997; Record Group Number: 36; Series: M425

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
    [3] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Pennsylvania Probate Record; Probate Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1888
    Event Place: New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Pennsylvania Probate Record; Probate Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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