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Jean McDowell 1735–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 6 August 1814

Death Location: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William McDowell

Mother: Mary Irvine

Spouse(s): William Irwin, Archibald Irwin

Children(s): John Irwin, James Irwin, Archibald Irwin, Jane Findlay

In 1735, Jean McDowell entered the world in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Mcdowell And Mary Irvine. Jean McDowell married Archibald Irwin, William B Irwin, and had children including Archibald Irwin, James Irwin, Jane Findlay, John Irwin. Jean McDowell passed away in 1814 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1735, Jean McDowell entered the world in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Mcdowell And Mary Irvine.
  • Jean McDowell married Archibald Irwin, William B Irwin, and had children including Archibald Irwin, James Irwin, Jane Findlay, John Irwin.
  • Jean McDowell passed away in 1814 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Jean McDowell
1735–1814
Birth Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William McDowell
1682–1759
Antrim, Rockland County, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary Irvine
1684–1782
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1628–1692
country, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Anne Locke
1640–1705
Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
Robert Irvine
1665–1729
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Wylie
1658–1728
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDowell
1595–1652
Margaret Hall
1596–1685
David Irvine
1646–1678
Sophia Gault
1640–1717
Andrew WYLIE
1628–1680
Jeane LINDSAY
1632–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McDowell
1575–1648
Janet Gordon
1563–1614
James Hall
1568–1610
Elizabeth Bradford
1571–1609
Robert Irvine
1620–1646
Sir Gault
1625–1685
Helen Blair*
1633–1693

Jean McDowell's Descendants

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Jean McDowell (1735–6 August 1814) m. William (B) Irwin (1728–26 Sep 1772) m. Archibald Irwin (1734–23 January 1799)
  1. 1. John Irwin 1759–1815 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1755–1850 m. Margaret Slone 1763–1828
    1. 1. William Irwin 1781–1849
    2. 2. Elizabeth Irwin 1785–1857 m. George Wood 1787–1854 m. Jacob Decker 1784–1835
      1. 1. William (C) Wood 1807–1844
      2. 2. Nancy Wood 1809–1854
      3. 3. George Wood 1813–1880
      4. 4. Elizabeth Wood 1819–1909
      5. 5. Er Wood 1821–1904
      6. 6. Asa Wood 1811–1898
      7. 7. John (Irwin) Wood 1816–1892
      8. 8. Daniel Decker 1808–1887
      9. 9. James (K) Decker 1810–1910
      10. 10. John Decker 1816–1860
      11. 11. George Decker 1817–
      12. 12. Isaac Decker 1816–1880
      13. 13. Jacob Decker 1809–1894
      14. 14. Robert Decker 1805–1905
      15. 15. Elizabeth Decker 1802–
      16. 16. Catharina (Elizabeth) Decker 1820–1920
      17. 17. Dorothea Decker 1817–1917
      18. 18. Nancy Decker 1804–1904
      19. 19. Mary (Magdaline) Decker 1800–1889 m. John Roddy 1790–1861
        1. 1. Samuel (D) Roddy 1837–1926 m. Elizabeth Roddy 1834–1912
        2. 2. Catherine Roddy 1822–1912
        3. 3. Lewis Roddy 1826–1910
        4. 4. Arabella Roddy 1820–1920
        5. 5. Hannah Roddy 1824–1904
        6. 6. Daniel Roddy 1840–
        7. 7. Mary (J) Roddy 1828–1930
        8. 8. David Roddy 1835–1850
        9. 9. John (D) Roddy 1832–1906 m. Mary (Ellen) Roddy 1840–1928
        10. 10. Jacob (Decker) Roddy 1844–1923 m. Elizabeth Gindlsberger 1844–1878 m. Catherine Thomas 1853–1945
  2. 2. James Irwin 1758–1843
  3. 3. Archibald Irwin 1772–1840
  4. 4. Jane Findlay 1769–1851

Jean McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Jean McDowell in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1814
6 August 1814
Age 79
Death of Jean McDowell in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1814
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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