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John Powers 1815 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: 23 December 1903

Death Location: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

Father: John Powers**

Mother: Laurana Cady**

Spouse(s): Jane Bridget)

Children(s): Thomas Powers

John Powers was born in 1815 in Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland, the child of John Powers** and Laurana Cady**. John Powers married Jane Hailey (aka Bridget), and had children including Thomas Powers. John Powers passed away in 1903 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • John Powers was born in 1815 in Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland, the child of John Powers** and Laurana Cady**.
  • John Powers married Jane Hailey (aka Bridget), and had children including Thomas Powers.
  • John Powers passed away in 1903 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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John Powers's Ancestors

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John Powers
1815 – 1903
Birth Place: Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
John Powers**
1781 – 1845
Powers Court County Wicklow Ireland
Laurana Cady**
1789 – 1862
New York
Grandparents
James Powers**
1756 – 1839
Greenwich, Massachusetts
Eunice Bridges**
1756 – 1838
John Cady**
1758 – 1845
Massachusetts
Catharine Spore**
1758 –
Great-Grandparents
James Powers
1708 – 1758
Susan Keesick**
1713 –
Eunice Powers
1734 – 1794
Nicholas Cady
1725 – 1761
Sarah Wright
1726 – 1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
♥ POWERS
1667 – 1734
Capt. Powers
1710 – 1791
♥ FISKE
1712 – 1789
Sarah *
1685 – 1735
Deacon Wright
1696 – 1766

John Powers's Descendants

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John Powers (1815 – 23 December 1903) m. Jane (Hailey (aka) Bridget) (1820 – 1860)
  1. 1. Thomas Powers (Abt 1851 – ) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Whalen** (15 Apr 1852 – 1 Oct 1890)
    1. 1. John Powers (Abt 1876 – )
    2. 2. Mary Powers (Abt 1877 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Powers (Sep Abt 1880 – )

John Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of John Powers in Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland
Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland
1903
23 December 1903
Age 88
Death of John Powers in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Powers Court, Wicklow, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1903
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

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