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John McGowan 1807–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04/02/1807

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10/18/1886

Death Location: Union City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John McGowan

Mother: Mary Polly

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Geiger, Sarah Knight

Children(s): James McGowan, Sarah McGowan

John McGowan was born in 1807 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Mcgowan And Mary Polly. John McGowan married Elizabeth Geiger, Sarah Knight, and had children including James Finney Mcgowan, Sarah J Mcgowan. John McGowan passed away in 1886 in Union City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • John McGowan was born in 1807 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Mcgowan And Mary Polly.
  • John McGowan married Elizabeth Geiger, Sarah Knight, and had children including James Finney Mcgowan, Sarah J Mcgowan.
  • John McGowan passed away in 1886 in Union City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McGowan
1764–1848
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Polly
1771–1838
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Geiger
1815–1895
Birth Location: Geigertown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Knight
1806–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

James McGowan
1831–1908
Birth Location: Mifflin Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah McGowan
1844–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John McGowan's Ancestors

Self
John McGowan
1807–1886
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John McGowan
1764–1848
Ireland
Mary Polly
1771–1838
Grandparents
Elizabeth
–1801
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John McGowan's Descendants

1.
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John McGowan (04/02/1807–10/18/1886) m. Elizabeth Geiger (October 31, 1815–October 15, 1895) m. Sarah Knight (Abt 1806–)
  1. 1. James (Finney) McGowan 1831–1908 m. Sarah (E) Large 1844–1918
    1. 1. Alvin McGowan 1863–1945 m. Nancy (Jennie) Gordon 1865–1939
      1. 1. Ellen (V) Kunkel 1895–1971 m. William (Robert) Kunkel 1885–1951
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Nowottnick 1915–2001 m. Henry (John) Nowottnick 1913–2002 m. Fred Lemon 1917–1982
        2. 2. Nellie (E) Kunkel 1912–2004 m. Emil (Eugene) Busch 1909–2000
        3. 3. Marjorie (R) Kunkel 1922–2004 m. Franklin (Monroe) Hinzman 1917–1974
        4. 4. William (Robert) Kunkel 1932–2008
      2. 2. Alton (Parker) McGowan 1904–1989
      3. 3. William (Henry) McGowan 1900–1986
      4. 4. Gorden (John) McGowan 1888–1982
      5. 5. Sara ("Sadie") McGowan 1892–1949
  2. 2. Sarah (J) McGowan 1844–

John McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1807
04/02/1807
Birth of John McGowan in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1886
10/18/1886
Age 79
Death of John McGowan in Union City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Union City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04021807
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10181886
    Event Place: Union City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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