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Jean McDowel Irwin 1705–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 27 November 1781

Death Location: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William McDowell

Mother: Mary Irvine

Spouse(s): James Irwin

Children(s): Martha Paull, Archibald Irwin, Jane Boggs, Margaret Paton, Mary Irwin\Nesbith, Lydia Irwin\Porter, Joseph Irwin, James Irvine, Elizabeth Torrence, Capt. (Erwin)

Jean McDowel Irwin was born in 1705 in Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland, the child of William Mcdowell And Mary Irvine. Jean McDowel Irwin married James Irwin, and had children including Archibald Irwin, Capt John Irwin Erwin, Elizabeth Irwin Torrence, James Irvine, Jane Irwin Boggs, Joseph Irwin, Lydia Irwin Porter, Margaret Irwin Paton, Martha Irwin Paull, Mary Irwin Nesbith. Jean McDowel Irwin passed away in 1781 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jean McDowel Irwin was born in 1705 in Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland, the child of William Mcdowell And Mary Irvine.
  • Jean McDowel Irwin married James Irwin, and had children including Archibald Irwin, Capt John Irwin Erwin, Elizabeth Irwin Torrence, James Irvine, Jane Irwin Boggs, Joseph Irwin, Lydia Irwin Porter, Margaret Irwin Paton, Martha Irwin Paull, Mary Irwin Nesbith.
  • Jean McDowel Irwin passed away in 1781 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jean Irwin's Ancestors

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Jean Irwin
1705–1781
Birth Place: Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Parents
William McDowell
1682–1759
Antrim, Rockland County, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary Irvine
1684–1782
Raloo Parish, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Abraham McDowell
1648–1741
Lochetive, Argyllshire, Scotland
Ann (Colquhoun \) CALHOUN
1650–1742
Donegal, Ireland
Robert Irvine
1657–1729
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Wylie
1660–1699
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Irvin
1645–1678
Lady Gault
1613–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Irvine
1620–1646
Elizabeth Wylie
1619–1650

Jean Irwin's Descendants

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Jean (McDowel) Irwin (1705–27 November 1781) m. James Irwin (1690–28 Apr 1778)
  1. 1. Martha (Irwin) Paull 1733–1802
  2. 2. Archibald Irwin 1734–1799
  3. 3. Jane (Irwin) Boggs 1738–1783
  4. 4. Margaret (Irwin) Paton 1730–1790
  5. 5. Mary Irwin\Nesbith 1738–1788
  6. 6. Lydia Irwin\Porter 1740–1784
  7. 7. Joseph Irwin 1740–1803
  8. 8. James Irvine 1720–
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Irwin) Torrence 1732–1778
  10. 10. Capt. (JOHN Irwin) (Erwin) 1725–1796

Jean Irwin's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Jean McDowel Irwin in Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland
1781
27 November 1781
Age 76
Death of Jean McDowel Irwin in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Gleno, County Armgah, Ulster, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1781
    Event Place: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records

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