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John Wesley Switzer 1743–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: County Tipperary, Ireland

Father: Nathaniel Schweitzer

Mother: Elizabeth Dolmage

Spouse(s): Nancy Ryan, Mary Sparrow

Children(s): Nathaniel Switzer, Joseph Schweitzer, Samuel Schweitzer, Jeremiah Switzer, Martin Switzer, Christopher Switzer, Peter Switzer, Nancy Switzer, Tobias Switzer, Philip Switzer, George Switzer, John Switzer, Rachael Switzer, Mary Switzer

The story of John Wesley Switzer began in 1743 in Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland. John Wesley Switzer married Mary Sparrow, Nancy Anne Ryan, and had children including Christopher Switzer, George Switzer, Jeremiah Switzer, John Switzer, Joseph Schweitzer, Martin Switzer, Mary Switzer, Nancy Ann Switzer, Nathaniel Switzer, Peter Switzer, Philip Switzer, Rachael Switzer, Samuel Schweitzer, Tobias Switzer. John Wesley Switzer passed away in 1794 in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Switzer began in 1743 in Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
  • John Wesley Switzer married Mary Sparrow, Nancy Anne Ryan, and had children including Christopher Switzer, George Switzer, Jeremiah Switzer, John Switzer, Joseph Schweitzer, Martin Switzer, Mary Switzer, Nancy Ann Switzer, Nathaniel Switzer, Peter Switzer, Philip Switzer, Rachael Switzer, Samuel Schweitzer, Tobias Switzer.
  • John Wesley Switzer passed away in 1794 in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Schweitzer
1715–1806
Birth Location: Assenheim, Am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Elizabeth Dolmage
1724–1796
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Ryan
1745–1782
Birth Location: Cloncurry, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Mary Sparrow
1750–1771
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Switzer
1776–1858
Birth Location: Newpark Farm, Kilcooly Parish, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Joseph Schweitzer
1768–1816
Birth Location: Ireland
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Samuel Schweitzer
1769–1855
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jeremiah Switzer
1781–1875
Birth Location: Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Martin Switzer
1778–1852
Birth Location: Newpark Farm, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Christopher Switzer
1776–1862
Birth Location: Newpark Farm, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Peter Switzer
1782–1782
Birth Location: Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Nancy Switzer
1786–1858
Birth Location: Newpark Farm, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Tobias Switzer
1780–1856
Birth Location: Newpark Farm, Kilcooly, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Philip Switzer
1783–1854
Birth Location: Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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George Switzer
1790–1865
Birth Location: Newpark Farm, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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John Switzer
1787–1875
Birth Location: Newpark, Co.Tipperary, Killcooley Abbey
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Rachael Switzer
1792–
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
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Mary Switzer
1771–1854
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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John Switzer's Ancestors

Self
John Switzer
1743–1794
Birth Place: Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Parents
Nathaniel "Christopher" Schweitzer
1715–1806
Assenheim, Am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth Dolmage
1724–1796
Ireland, Ireland
Grandparents
Johann (Michael) Schweitzer
1681–1768
Assenheim, Am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Dorothea
1681–1764
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schweitzer
1658–1746
Anna Rhelburg
1663–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Switzer's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Switzer (1743–1794) m. Nancy (Anne) Ryan (1745–1782) m. Mary Sparrow (1750–1771)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Switzer 1776–1858 m. Elizabeth Teskey 1783–1866
    1. 1. Rev. (Nathaniel) Switzer 1825–1856
    2. 2. Josuah Switzer 1830–1920 m. Elizabeth Teskey 1841–1917
      1. 1. John (Jacob Nathaniel) Switzer 1869–
      2. 2. Emily Switzer 1871–
      3. 3. Minnie Switzer 1877–
      4. 4. Margaret Switzer 1878–
      5. 5. Florence Switzer 1881–
      6. 6. Anne (Elizabeth) Switzer 1875–
        1. 1. Richard (S.) Daniels 1894–1968
    3. 3. John Switzer 1807–1880 m. Mary ((Maraget )) Henderson 1802–1887
      1. 1. Mary Switzer 1846–1913
        1. 1. Chesley (W. St.) John 1873–1947
    4. 4. Samuel Switzer 1825–
    5. 5. Sarah (Catherine) Switzer 1817–1892 m. Thomas Doherty 1813–1848 m. Hopkins –1853 m. Rev. (John) Reid 1792–1868
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Doherty 1840–1885 m. Thomas Allingham 1842–1923
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Allingham 1871–1957 m. Edward Ariss 1870–1913
        2. 2. Florence (Effie) Allingham 1878–1948
        3. 3. Margaret (L.) Allingham 1872–1889
        4. 4. Addison (B.) Allingham 1875–1892
        5. 5. James (E) Allingham 1869–1964
      2. 2. Joshua Doherty 1847–1933 m. Elizabeth Phoenix 1852–
        1. 1. Albert (Ernest) Doherty 1875–1957 m. Mary (J) Jamieson 1878–1963
      3. 3. John (Switzer) Doherty 1838–1899
      4. 4. Nathaniel Doherty 1841–1921
      5. 5. Jacob (Robinson) Doherty 1847–1912 m. Jane Ewing 1845–1893
      6. 6. Margaret (Julia) Doherty 1842–1899 m. John Browne 1835–1909
      7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Doherty 1843–1845
    6. 6. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Switzer 1825–1914 m. George Teskey 1839–1929
      1. 1. Annie Teskey 1865– m. John Latchford 1851–1915
        1. 1. Ethel Latchford 1898–
        2. 2. Olive Latchford 1901–
      2. 2. Georgina (Elizabeth) Teskey 1865–1886
      3. 3. Augustus Teskey 1854–1936 m. Harriet (A) Sparling 1855–1937
        1. 1. George Teskey 1884–1932 m. Henrietta (Ann "Nettie") Switzer 1884–1967
        2. 2. John (Walter) Teskey 1889–1961 m. Jennie (Evelyn) Bennett 1891–1960
        3. 3. Grace (E) Teskey 1882–1974 m. William (Switzer) Teskey 1868–1948
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Grace) Teskey 1882–1974
        5. 5. Francis Teskey 1885–1967 m. Mabel (Maud) Mills 1888–1957
    7. 7. Joseph Switzer 1835–
    8. 8. Ann Switzer 1802–1886 m. John Shier 1808–1849
      1. 1. John (Henry) Shire 1845–1875
        1. 1. Ann (Maria) Shire 1869–1947
    9. 9. Jacob Switzer 1809–1856
    10. 10. Elizabeth Switzer 1833–1857
    11. 11. Rachel (Kathryn) Switzer 1817–1898 m. James Griffin 1807–1893
      1. 1. James (W) Griffin 1844–1922
        1. 1. Mary (J) Griffin 1889–1976
        2. 2. Eustace (Raynor) Griffin 1871–1955
      2. 2. Rachael Griffin 1853–1921
        1. 1. Henry (Wellington) Israel 1873–1938 m. Ida (Gertrude) Hannah 1883–1930
      3. 3. Catherine Griffin 1836–1928
      4. 4. Elizabeth Griffin 1849–
      5. 5. Henry Griffin 1847–
      6. 6. Hugh Griffin 1834–
      7. 7. Jane Griffin 1851–
      8. 8. John Griffin 1839–
      9. 9. John Griffin 1855–
      10. 10. Mary (Ann) Griffin 1861–1897
      11. 11. Nathaniel Griffin 1838–1898
    12. 12. Matthew Switzer 1838–1921
    13. 13. Elizabeth Switzer 1797–1802
    14. 14. Joseph Switzer 1811–
  2. 2. Joseph Schweitzer 1768–1816
  3. 3. Samuel Schweitzer 1769–1855
  4. 4. Jeremiah Switzer 1781–1875
  5. 5. Martin Switzer 1778–1852
  6. 6. Christopher Switzer 1776–1862
  7. 7. Peter Switzer 1782–1782
  8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Switzer 1786–1858
  9. 9. Tobias Switzer 1780–1856
  10. 10. Philip Switzer 1783–1854
  11. 11. George Switzer 1790–1865
  12. 12. John Switzer 1787–1875
  13. 13. Rachael Switzer 1792–
  14. 14. Mary Switzer 1771–1854 m. John Cowan 1770–1832
    1. 1. Joseph Cowan 1809–1894
    2. 2. Elizabeth Cowan 1812–1900
    3. 3. William (Lewis) Cowan 1793–1869
    4. 4. John (Adam) Cowen 1803–1877 m. Martha (Mary) Hill 1811–1849
      1. 1. Rebeca (Sarah) Cowan 1842–1929 m. Daniel Kemp 1835–
        1. 1. Walter (Wellington) Kemp 1872–1940
        2. 2. Stanley (Heber F) Kimp 1884–
        3. 3. Fred (H.) Kemp 1877–
      2. 2. Easter (Switzer) Cowan 1844–1922
      3. 3. John (Cowan) III 1837–1917
      4. 4. Mary Cowan 1834–1922
    5. 5. Ann Cowan 1799–1868
    6. 6. Mary (E) Cowan 1806–1878
    7. 7. Johanah Cowan 1801–1877
    8. 8. Margaret Cowan 1813–1836
    9. 9. Henry Cowan 1809–1866
    10. 10. Richard Cowan 1816–1871
    11. 11. George Cowan 1795–1850 m. Nancy (Ann) Williams 1792–1861
      1. 1. George Cowan 1814–1885
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1820–1842 m. Isaac (James) Mitchell 1817–1891
        1. 1. George Mitchell 1841–
      3. 3. Robert Cowan 1822–
      4. 4. Alexander Cowan 1832–1911 m. Isabella Campbell 1832–1871
        1. 1. Alexander Cowan 1866–1954 m. Catherine (Allen) Murray 1867–1950
        2. 2. William Cowan 1866–1899
        3. 3. Donald Cowan 1864–
        4. 4. Sarah Cowan 1859–
        5. 5. Mary Cowan 1858–1907 m. Russell (Henry) Read 1853–
        6. 6. George (W) Cowan 1858–1928 m. Sarah (Hanna) Martin 1869–1932
        7. 7. Nancy Cowan 1857–1908 m. Joseph McCulley 1846–1936
        8. 8. Margaret Cowan 1856–1922 m. Charles (Edward) Gingrass 1848–1928
      5. 5. William Cowan 1826–1909 m. Ellen Keachie 1837– m. Sarah Elliott 1837–1883
        1. 1. Della (May) Cowan 1878–1960 m. Adam (Sloan) Scott 1874–1960
        2. 2. James Cowan 1873–
        3. 3. Margaret (Janet) Cowan 1869–1936
        4. 4. Ella Cowan 1883–1923
        5. 5. Catherine Cowan 1876–1968
        6. 6. Ann (Eliza) Cowan 1864–1908 m. William (Robert) Green 1855–1932
        7. 7. William (Elliott) Cowan 1859–1932 m. Effie (Eleanor) Johnson 1867–1949
        8. 8. Mary Cowan 1855–1909
        9. 9. George Cowan 1857–1884
        10. 10. Mirian Cowan 1858–1940
        11. 11. Maggie Cowan 1875–1936
        12. 12. Robert (K.) Cowan 1865– m. Elizabeth (Mary) Campbell 1873–1968
        13. 13. Adolphus (Lafayette) Cowan 1871–1935 m. Bertha Wood 1878–
        14. 14. Sarah (Ella) Cowan 1867–1902 m. Alexander McLaren 1851–
        15. 15. Mable ("Minnie") Cowan 1879–1968
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Cowan 1825–1910 m. James Greer 1820–1846 m. John Benning 1812–1899 m. George Walker 1799–1861
        1. 1. Norman (Nelson) Binning 1866–1961 m. Ellen (Elizabeth "Esther") Rule 1873–1952
        2. 2. John (Alex) Walker 1855–1878 m. Catherine Philip 1855–
        3. 3. James Greer 1846–1931 m. Isabella Harrison 1845–1931

John Switzer's Timeline

4 Records

1743
1743
Birth of John Wesley Switzer in Ballingarane Co, Nantinan, Rathkeale, Limerick, Baroney of Connello, Munster, Ireland
Ballingarane Co, Nantinan, Rathkeale, Limerick, Baroney of Connello, Munster, Ireland
1743
1743
Birth of John Wesley Switzer in Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
1794
2 Apr 1794
Age 51
Death of John Wesley Switzer in Newpark, Kilcooley, County Tipperary, Ireland
Newpark, Kilcooley, County Tipperary, Ireland
1794
1794
Age 51
Burial of John Wesley Switzer in County Tipperary, Ireland
County Tipperary, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Ballingarane Co, Nantinan, Rathkeale, Limerick, Baroney of Connello, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1794
    Event Place: Newpark, Kilcooley, County Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: County Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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