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James H McDowell 1833–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Hugh McDowell

Mother: Matilda Armour

Spouse(s): Catherine Sloan

Children(s): James McDowell, Margaret McDowell, Elizabeth McDowell, Euphemia McDowell, Isabel McDowell, Hugh McDowell, Jane McDowell, Susan McDowell

In 1833, James H McDowell entered the world in Ireland, born to Hugh Mcdowell And Matilda Jane Armour. James H McDowell married Catherine Sloan, and had children including Elizabeth Mcdowell, Euphemia Phemie Mcdowell, Hugh Mcdowell, Isabel Belle Mcdowell, James Brown Mcdowell, Jane Mcdowell, Margaret Mcdowell, Susan Mcdowell. James H McDowell passed away in 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, James H McDowell entered the world in Ireland, born to Hugh Mcdowell And Matilda Jane Armour.
  • James H McDowell married Catherine Sloan, and had children including Elizabeth Mcdowell, Euphemia Phemie Mcdowell, Hugh Mcdowell, Isabel Belle Mcdowell, James Brown Mcdowell, Jane Mcdowell, Margaret Mcdowell, Susan Mcdowell.
  • James H McDowell passed away in 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James McDowell's Ancestors

Self
James McDowell
1833–1914
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Hugh McDowell
1800–1878
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Matilda (Jane) Armour
1808–1892
Ireland
Grandparents
John (Henry) McDowell
1759–1841
Glenmellion County Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth (Barbara (Some records has the Christian names reversed ie Barbara Elizabeth)) Henry
1761–1844
County Antrim, Ireland (Remember folks that Northern Ireland was not in existence at this point in time)
Great-Grandparents
John McDowell
1734–1816
Mary Stubbs
1735–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McDowell's Descendants

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James (H) McDowell (1833–1914) m. Catherine Sloan (25 Dec 1832–24 Sep 1914)
  1. 1. James (Brown) McDowell 1860–1923
  2. 2. Margaret McDowell 1872–1880
  3. 3. Elizabeth McDowell 1863–1951
  4. 4. Euphemia ((Phemie)) McDowell 1869–1955
  5. 5. Isabel ((Belle)) McDowell 1874–1955
  6. 6. Hugh McDowell 1868–1872
  7. 7. Jane McDowell 1864–1871
  8. 8. Susan McDowell 1864–1956

James McDowell's Timeline

5 Records

1833
Sep 1833
Birth of James H McDowell in Ireland
Ireland
1833
1833
Birth of James H McDowell
None
1854
8 May 1854
Age 21
James H McDowell was married in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland
Newtownards, County Down, Ireland
1914
29 Oct 1914
Age 81
Death of James H McDowell in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1914
1914
Age 81
Burial of James H McDowell in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1833
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 May 1854
    Event Place: Newtownards, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: Vault Bx 9211 .p45203 N62

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