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James McDowell 1748 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: . Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 05 Apr 1818

Death Location: Summerhill, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John SAR\DAR

Mother: Hannah DePue

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James McDowell was born in 1748 in . Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Stroud McDowell SAR\DAR and Hannah DePue. James McDowell passed away in 1818 in Summerhill, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James McDowell was born in 1748 in . Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Stroud McDowell SAR\DAR and Hannah DePue.
  • James McDowell passed away in 1818 in Summerhill, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James McDowell's Ancestors

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James McDowell
1748 – 1818
Birth Place: . Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Stroud McDowell SAR\DAR
1714 – 1799
Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA,
Hannah DePue
1719 – 1779
Kingston, Ulster New York
Grandparents
Ephraim McDowell
Hannah (Jane) O'Neal
1676 – 1732
Templemore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Nicholas Dupuy
1682 – 1762
Kingston, Ulster, NY
Wyntje Roosa
1682 – 1742
Hurley, Ulster, New York
Great-Grandparents
Abraham McDowell
1648 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas MacDowell
Jonet Johnstoun

James McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of James McDowell in . Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
. Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1818
05 Apr 1818
Age 70
Death of James McDowell in Summerhill, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Summerhill, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: . Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Summerhill, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

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