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James Irwin 1720 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1720

Birth Location: Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland

Death Date: 25 Jul 1784

Death Location: Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Irwin

Mother: Jane McDOWELL

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Children(s): Jennett Irwin

James Irwin was born in 1720 in Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland, the child of James Archibald Irwin and Jane McDOWELL. James Irwin had children including Jennett Jane Irwin. James Irwin passed away in 1784 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Irwin was born in 1720 in Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland, the child of James Archibald Irwin and Jane McDOWELL.
  • James Irwin had children including Jennett Jane Irwin.
  • James Irwin passed away in 1784 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Irwin's Ancestors

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James Irwin
1720 – 1784
Birth Place: Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland
Parents
James Archibald Irwin
1705 – 1778
Glencoe, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Jane McDOWELL
1705 – 1781
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Irvine
1655 – 1755
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Wylie
1660 – 1728
Kilmarnock East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Irvine
1684 – 1782
Northern Ireland
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James Irwin's Descendants

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James Irwin (14 Apr 1720 – 25 Jul 1784)
  1. 1. Jennett (Jane) Irwin (1760 – 1830) m. John (W) Ross (3 Sep 1757 – Mar 1820)
    1. 1. James Ross (10 December 1781 – 18 August 1847) m. Ally ((Dillon)) Ross (10 February 1784 – 4 April 1844)
      1. 1. Fianna Ross (03 Jul 1813 – ) m. William Mayhill (1804 – 8 May 1869)
        1. 1. Daniel (H.) Mayhill (Abt 1840 – ) m. Sarah (E.) Long (7 April 1859 – 15 May 1888)

James Irwin's Timeline

2 Records

1720
14 Apr 1720
Birth of James Irwin in Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland
Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland
1784
25 Jul 1784
Age 64
Death of James Irwin in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1720
    Event Place: Ulster, Antrim, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1784
    Event Place: Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

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