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Jean Jane McDowell 1705–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 27 Nov 1781

Death Location: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William McDowell

Mother: Mary Irvine

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Samuel Irwin, Elizabeth Torrence, James Irwin, Archibald Irwin, Joseph Irwin, Jean Boggs, John Erwin, Margaret Patton, Margaret Irwin, Martha Paull, Lydia Porter

Jean Jane McDowell was born in 1705 in Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, the child of William S Mcdowell And Mary Irvine. Jean Jane McDowell had children including Archibald Irwin, Elizabeth Irwin Torrence, James Irwin, Jean Irwin Boggs, John Erwin, Joseph Irwin, Lydia Irwin Porter, Margaret Irwin, Margaret Irwin Patton, Martha Irwin Paull, Samuel Irwin. Jean Jane McDowell passed away in 1781 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jean Jane McDowell was born in 1705 in Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, the child of William S Mcdowell And Mary Irvine.
  • Jean Jane McDowell had children including Archibald Irwin, Elizabeth Irwin Torrence, James Irwin, Jean Irwin Boggs, John Erwin, Joseph Irwin, Lydia Irwin Porter, Margaret Irwin, Margaret Irwin Patton, Martha Irwin Paull, Samuel Irwin.
  • Jean Jane McDowell passed away in 1781 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Jean McDowell
1705–1781
Birth Place: Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Parents
William S McDowell
1682–1759
Raloo Parish, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Mary Irvine
1684–1782
Raloo Parish, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1631–1690
Gleno, Raloo, County, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ann (McDowell) Locke
1640–1684
Raloo Parish, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Robert Irvine
1657–1729
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Wylie
1660–1699
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDowell
1595–1652
Margaret Hall
1595–1631
David Irvin
1645–1678
Lady Gault
1613–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Irvine
1620–1646
Elizabeth Wylie
1619–1650

Jean McDowell's Descendants

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Jean (Jane) McDowell (1705–27 Nov 1781)
  1. 1. Samuel Irwin 1735–1784
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Irwin) Torrence 1732–1778
  3. 3. James Irwin 1720–1784 m. Rebecca Wallace 1733–1806
    1. 1. Jane (Jennette) Irwin 1760–1830 m. John (W.) Ross 1757–1820
      1. 1. Hannah (Ross Willoughby) Hoey 1785–1854 m. Stephen (B) Willoughby 1780– m. William (Huey) Hoey 1765–1863
        1. 1. Nancy (Anna Hoey) Young 1799–1856 m. Archibald Young 1793–1864
      2. 2. James Ross 1781–1847 m. Ally Dillon 1784–1844
        1. 1. James (Irwin) Ross 1807–1875 m. Rosilla Weller 1819–
        2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Ross 1815–1861
        3. 3. Eliza Ross 1803–
        4. 4. John Ross 1804–
        5. 5. George (Elliot) Ross 1809–1884
        6. 6. Samuel Ross 1811–
        7. 7. Fianna Ross 1813–
        8. 8. Daniel Ross 1818–
        9. 9. Sylvia (Ann) Ross 1821–1885
      3. 3. William Ross 1779–1834 m. Elizabeth Hayden 1782–1851
        1. 1. John (Williamson) Ross 1814–1860
        2. 2. Eliza Ross 1812–1831
        3. 3. Nancy (Thompson) Ross 1813–1832
        4. 4. Jennett Ross 1815–1895
        5. 5. Christopher (Hayden) Ross 1817–1838
        6. 6. Daniel Ross 1819–1838
        7. 7. Mary (Ann Clendenen) Ross 1820–1854
        8. 8. Hannah Ross 1822–1854
        9. 9. William (James) Ross 1825–1894
      4. 4. John (Jr) Ross 1792–1844
      5. 5. Robert (Irwin) Ross 1802–1837
      6. 6. George Ross 1787–1860
      7. 7. Samuel Ross 1794–1820
      8. 8. Clendenen Ross 1796–1838 m. Jane Gilliland 1805–1873
        1. 1. Joseph (Williamson) Ross 1829–1856
      9. 9. Williamson Ross 1800–1858 m. Margaret Stewart 1798–1854
        1. 1. Eliza Ross –1832
      10. 10. Joseph Ross 1806–1828
      11. 11. Ann (Ross) Mcready 1783–1826
  4. 4. Archibald Irwin 1734–1799 m. Jean (McDowell) Irwin 1736–1814
  5. 5. Joseph Irwin 1736–1803 m. Violet Porter 1739–1823
    1. 1. Myrtilla Irwin 1765–1824
    2. 2. Mary Irwin 1769–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Irwin 1771–
    4. 4. Jane Irwin 1766–1813
    5. 5. James Irwin 1767–
    6. 6. James Irwin 1773–1803
    7. 7. Rebecca Irwin 1775–1844
    8. 8. Martha Irwin 1779–1798
    9. 9. Joseph Irwin 1782–1813
  6. 6. Jean (Irwin) Boggs 1727–1782
  7. 7. John Erwin 1729–1796
  8. 8. Margaret (Irwin) Patton 1738–1788
  9. 9. Margaret Irwin 1730–1790
  10. 10. Martha (Irwin) Paull 1733–1802
  11. 11. Lydia (Irwin) Porter 1740–1784

Jean McDowell's Timeline

3 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Jean Jane McDowell in Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
1781
27 Nov 1781
Age 76
Death of Jean Jane McDowell in Church Hill, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Church Hill, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1781
27 Nov 1781
Age 76
Death of Jean Jane McDowell in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1729; Page Number: 27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ballinderry, Antrim
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Church Hill, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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