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James Lyon 1731–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1820

Death Location: Glade Mills, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Margaret Armstrong

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Martin

Children(s): William Lyon, Isabella Lyon, Nancy Patterson, Mary Forsyth, James Lyon, James Lyons, Margaret (Oliver), Elizabeth Lyon, John Lyon

James Lyon was born in 1731 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, the child of John Denniston Lyon And Margaret Armstrong. James Lyon married Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Isabella Lyon, James B Lyon, James Lyons, John Lyon, Margaret Peggy Lyon Oliver, Mary Lyon Forsyth, Nancy Lyon Patterson, William Whitlock Lyon. James Lyon passed away in 1820 in Glade Mills, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James Lyon was born in 1731 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, the child of John Denniston Lyon And Margaret Armstrong.
  • James Lyon married Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Isabella Lyon, James B Lyon, James Lyons, John Lyon, Margaret Peggy Lyon Oliver, Mary Lyon Forsyth, Nancy Lyon Patterson, William Whitlock Lyon.
  • James Lyon passed away in 1820 in Glade Mills, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James Lyon's Ancestors

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James Lyon
1731–1820
Birth Place: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
John Denniston Lyon
1708–1779
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Armstrong
1707–1793
Brookeborough, Fermanagh, , Ireland,
Grandparents
William (Archibald) Lyon
1693–1747
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Alice Armstrong
1683–1747
Enniskillen, Ulster, Ireland
James (I) Armstrong
1665–1745
Brooksboro Parish, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Jean (Mary) Campbell
1688–1727
Brookboro, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lyon's Descendants

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James Lyon (1731–20 Nov 1820) m. Elizabeth Martin (1731–1823)
  1. 1. William (Whitlock) Lyon 1765–1820 m. Martha (Celia) Brown 1765–1831
    1. 1. Edmond Lyon 1784–1850 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey"Cheatwood) Dennis 1783–1860
    2. 2. Frances Lyon 1782–1837
    3. 3. Robert Lyon 1786–1849
    4. 4. Elizabeth Lyons 1790–
  2. 2. Isabella Lyon 1770–1858
  3. 3. Nancy ((Lyon)) Patterson 1770–1855
  4. 4. Mary ((Lyon)) Forsyth 1774–1861
  5. 5. James (B.) Lyon 1786–1872
  6. 6. James Lyons 1755–1824
  7. 7. Margaret ("Peggy" Lyon) (Oliver) 1763–1847
  8. 8. Elizabeth Lyon 1768–1854
  9. 9. John Lyon 1760–1800

James Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of James Lyon in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
1820
20 Nov 1820
Age 89
Death of James Lyon in Glade Mills, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Glade Mills, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Patterson & Pattison family association

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1820
    Event Place: Glade Mills, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

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