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John Cunningham 1755 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jul 1755

Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Oct 1844

Death Location: Woodside, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Cunningham

Mother: Margret Clerk

Spouse(s): Jane DUNLOP

Children(s): John Cunningham

John Cunningham was born in 1755 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Cunningham and Margret Clerk. John Cunningham married Jane Jean DUNLOP, and had children including John Dunlop Cunningham. John Cunningham passed away in 1844 in Woodside, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Cunningham was born in 1755 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Cunningham and Margret Clerk.
  • John Cunningham married Jane Jean DUNLOP, and had children including John Dunlop Cunningham.
  • John Cunningham passed away in 1844 in Woodside, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cunningham
1732 – 1796
Birth Location: –
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Margret Clerk
1738 – 1794
Birth Location: Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane DUNLOP
1755 – 1796
Birth Location: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Cunningham
1773 – 1810
Birth Location: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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John Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
John Cunningham
1755 – 1844
Birth Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Cunningham
1732 – 1796
Margret Clerk
1738 – 1794
Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Clerk
1700 – 1775
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet Brown
1710 – 1791
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cunningham's Descendants

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John Cunningham (07 Jul 1755 – 10 Oct 1844) m. Jane (Jean) DUNLOP (2 Jul 1755 – Aft. 1796)
  1. 1. John (Dunlop) Cunningham (17 April 1773 – 1810) m. Angelica ((Engeltje)) HUYCK (23 Nov 1777 – 6 November 1809)
    1. 1. James (Scott) CUNNINGHAM (16 June 1799 – 25 June 1872) m. Cynthia (Nevius) WYCKOFF (9 Jul 1800 – 25 Oct 1873)
      1. 1. Catalina (Gibbons) CUNNINGHAM (16 May 1825 – 7 April 1872) m. Hanford (Mead) Selleck (20 Aug 1820 – 28 August 1891)
        1. 1. Alfred (Perry) Selleck (28 December 1846 – 31 January 1926) m. Mary (Elizabeth Sherman -) Selleck (8 Jul 1848 – 29 Oct 1945)

John Cunningham's Timeline

3 Records

1755
07 Jul 1755
Birth of John Cunningham in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1772
16 May 1772
Age 17
John Cunningham was married in Abbey Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1844
10 Oct 1844
Age 89
Death of John Cunningham in Woodside, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Woodside, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1755
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1772
    Event Place: Abbey Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Woodside, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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