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John Finley 1739 – 1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1739

Birth Location: Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland

Death Date: 4 Feb 1806

Death Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Margaret Johnson

Mother: James Finley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret Findley

John Finley was born in 1739 in Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, the child of Margaret Catherine Johnson and James Finley. John Finley had children including Margaret "Mary" Findley. John Finley passed away in 1806 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Finley was born in 1739 in Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, the child of Margaret Catherine Johnson and James Finley.
  • John Finley had children including Margaret "Mary" Findley.
  • John Finley passed away in 1806 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Finley's Ancestors

Self
John Finley
1739 – 1806
Birth Place: Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland
Parents
Margaret Catherine Johnson
1718 – 1798
Saint Maryannes Parish, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
James Finley
1719 – 1789
Mullaghabrac Parish, Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
Mary (Catherine West) Freeman
1701 –
Christ Church, Port Republic, Calvert County, Maryland, Colonial America
John Finley
1688 – 1760
Mullaghbrack, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Barclay
1692 – 1760
Glenarn Parish, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Mary Burrows
1680 – 1767
Robert Boone)B
1634 – 1712
Margaret Lauder
1643 – 1712
James Barclay
1672 – 1770
Mary Steele
1669 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Finley
1579 – 1670
Sarah Finley
1579 – 1669

John Finley's Descendants

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John Finley (8 Dec 1739 – 4 Feb 1806)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Mary") Findley (31 Dec 1763 – 1811)
    1. 1. Mary (A.) Leasure (1798 – 1 April 1875) m. Solomon Leasure (28 September 1797 – 20 Jul 1864)
      1. 1. William (P.) Leasure (Apr 1823 – 23 Sep 1910) m. Nancy (J) \Morris\Leasure (Jul 1829 – 29 Dec 1913)
        1. 1. Levi Leasure (December 8, 1849 – September 20, 1941) m. Alvira (J) Curtis (1848 – 11 January 1877) m. Minerva (Jane) Twyman (20 Apr 1856 – 1929)
        2. 2. Melissa Leisure (abt 1851 – )
        3. 3. William Leisure (abt 1853 – )
        4. 4. John (W) Leasure (2 July 1854 – 2 Jun 1938)
        5. 5. John Leisure (abt 1856 – )
        6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Leasure (05 May 1856 – 10 Jan 1932)
        7. 7. Eliza (A) Leisure (abt 1858 – )
        8. 8. Rachel (J) Leisure (abt 1859 – )
        9. 9. Laura Lazear (Abt 1861 – )
        10. 10. Caroline Lazear (Abt 1865 – )
        11. 11. Thomas (Harvey) Lasure (15 Oct 1866 – 20 Oct 1966)
        12. 12. Thomas Lazear (Abt 1868 – )
        13. 13. Frederic Lazear (Abt 1868 – )
        14. 14. Winifred Lasure (Apr 1870 – )
        15. 15. Winifred Lasure (Apr 1870 – )
        16. 16. Winifred Lasure (Apr 1870 – )
        17. 17. Henry Leasure (Jun 1871 – 14 July 1941) m. Dora (Della) Leasure (26 April 1874 – 1 March 1948)
        18. 18. Alice Lazear (Abt 1873 – )
        19. 19. Mary (A.) Laisure (20 Jan 1873 – )
      2. 2. Abraham Leasure (19 November 1831 – 16 January 1868)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Leasure (Feb 1835 – ) m. William Miracle (Feb 1823 – ) m. William Miracle (Feb 1823 – )
        1. 1. Adam Miracle (May 1860 – )
        2. 2. James Miracle (Sep 1869 – )
        3. 3. Adam Miracle (May 1860 – )
        4. 4. James Miracle (Sep 1869 – )
      4. 4. Henry (K.) Leasure (15 September 1840 – 28 September 1873)

John Finley's Timeline

3 Records

1739
8 Dec 1739
Birth of John Finley in Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland
Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland
1806
4 Feb 1806
Age 67
Death of John Finley in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1806
4 Feb 1806
Age 67
Burial of John Finley in Eagleville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Eagleville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1739
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1806
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1806
    Event Place: Eagleville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

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