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James Orr 1774–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1774

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Nov 1859

Death Location: Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Orr

Mother: Jennie Henderson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Orr, William Dr.

In 1774, James Orr entered the world in Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Orr And Jennie Jane Henderson. James Orr had children including Mary Orr, William Laird Orr Dr. James Orr passed away in 1859 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1774, James Orr entered the world in Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Orr And Jennie Jane Henderson.
  • James Orr had children including Mary Orr, William Laird Orr Dr.
  • James Orr passed away in 1859 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Orr
1748–1829
Birth Location: Donegal, Ulstar, Ireland
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Jennie Henderson
1753–1818
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Orr
1803–1901
Birth Location: Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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William Dr.
1823–1908
Birth Location: Washington Co, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Orr's Ancestors

Self
James Orr
1774–1859
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Orr
1748–1829
Donegal, Ulstar, Ireland
Jennie (Jane) Henderson
1753–1818
Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Orr
1710–1786
Lady (Mary Jane) Russell
1720–1774
Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
John (Henderson) (P9GGF)
1720–1790
Virginia, USA
Jane (Turner Findlay Henderson) (P9GGM)
1724–1794
Great-Grandparents
William Chippenham
1689–
Elisabeth Russell
1694–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chippenham
1664–1707
CATHERINE GORE
1675–1713

James Orr's Descendants

1.
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James Orr (About 1774–Nov 1859)
  1. 1. Mary Orr 1803–1901
    1. 1. Anna (Sarah) McClintock 1847–1913
      1. 1. Jennie (M.) Laidley 1873–1954
        1. 1. Allan (Franklin) Gwynne 1897–1943
  2. 2. William (Laird Orr) Dr. 1823–1908
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret) Orr 1856–1935
      1. 1. ♥ (Gertrude Cynthia) HUNT 1876–1949
        1. 1. Esther (Catherine) Graham 1903–1998

James Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1774
About 1774
Birth of James Orr in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1859
Nov 1859
Age 85
Death of James Orr in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1774
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1859
    Event Place: Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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