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James L. Sinclair 1847 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1847

Birth Location: Snowden Township, Allegheny. PA, USA

Death Date: 20 Apr 1932

Death Location: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Sinclair

Mother: Ann Sinclair

Spouse(s): Mary Dewire

Children(s): Alice Sinclair, Hilda Sinclair, James Sinclair, John Sinclair, Blanche Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair, Bessie Sinclair, Paul Sinclair, Charles Sinclair, Mary Sinclair, William Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair

1847 marked the beginning of James L. Sinclair's life in Snowden Township, Allegheny. PA, USA, to parents James L Sinclair and Ann Sinclair. Eventually, James L. Sinclair married Mary Catherine Dewire, and they welcomed Alice Sinclair, Hilda Sinclair, James Henry Sinclair, John Howard Sinclair, Blanche Sinclair, Sarah A Sinclair, Bessie Sinclair, Paul Elmer Sinclair, Charles Sinclair, Mary Catherine Sinclair, William D Sinclair and Thomas Leo Sinclair. James L. Sinclair passed in 1932 at Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA.

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Parents

James Sinclair
– 1849
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ann Sinclair
1822 – 1895
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dewire
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Alice Sinclair
1874 – 1880
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
AS
Hilda Sinclair
1874 – 1877
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Sinclair
1878 – 1926
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Sinclair
1880 – 2020
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA2o
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Blanche Sinclair
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Ohio
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Sarah Sinclair
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Ohio
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Bessie Sinclair
1885 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Paul Sinclair
1886 – 1958
Birth Location: Ohio
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Charles Sinclair
1888 – 1919
Birth Location: Ohio
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Mary Sinclair
1890 – 1964
Birth Location: West Virginia
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William Sinclair
1892 – 1974
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Thomas Sinclair
1894 – 1972
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Apr 1847
    Event Place: Snowden Township, Allegheny. PA, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wellsburg Ward 3, Brooke, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1241756

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1889
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Wellsburg Ward 3, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wellsburg Ward 3, Brooke, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1241756

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Apr 1932
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
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