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Mary Shannon 1785–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Ballymurry, County Down Ireland

Death Date: 1860-1862

Death Location: Jackson County, Indiana, USA

Father: John Gilliland

Mother: Sarah Gordon

Spouse(s): Captain Shannon

Children(s): Jane Knoll, John Shannon, Catherine Shannon, Sarah SHANNON, Thomas Shannon, Samuel Shannon, Fanny SHANNON, Mary SHANNON, Margaret Shannon, Hannah Shannon

Mary Shannon was born in 1785 in Ballymurry, County Down Ireland, the child of John T Gilliland And Sarah Gordon. Mary Shannon married Captain Samuel Shannon, and had children including Catherine Shannon, Fanny Shannon, Hannah L Shannon, Jane Rebecca Knoll, John Willard Shannon, Margaret C A Shannon, Mary Ann Shannon, Samuel George Shannon, Sarah Sally Shannon, Thomas Shannon. Mary Shannon passed away in 1860 in Jackson County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Shannon was born in 1785 in Ballymurry, County Down Ireland, the child of John T Gilliland And Sarah Gordon.
  • Mary Shannon married Captain Samuel Shannon, and had children including Catherine Shannon, Fanny Shannon, Hannah L Shannon, Jane Rebecca Knoll, John Willard Shannon, Margaret C A Shannon, Mary Ann Shannon, Samuel George Shannon, Sarah Sally Shannon, Thomas Shannon.
  • Mary Shannon passed away in 1860 in Jackson County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gilliland
1733–1821
Birth Location: Upper Castlereagh, County Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
JG
Sarah Gordon
1737–1800
Birth Location: Ballymurry, County Down, Ireland
SG

Spouses(s)

Captain Shannon
1780–1858
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
CS

Children(s)

Jane Knoll
1819–1869
Birth Location: Centre Co., Pennsylvania
JK
John Shannon
1825–1904
Birth Location: Jefferson Co., KY
JS
Catherine Shannon
1803–1881
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
CS
Sarah SHANNON
1805–1858
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
SS
Thomas Shannon
1822–1907
Birth Location: KY
TS
Samuel Shannon
1821–1869
Birth Location: Jefferson Co., KY
SS
Fanny SHANNON
1815–1849
Birth Location: KY
FS
Mary SHANNON
1818–1850
Birth Location: KY
MS
Margaret Shannon
1831–1852
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Hannah Shannon
1832–1862
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
HS

Mary Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shannon
1785–1860
Birth Place: Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
Parents
John T Gilliland
1733–1821
Upper Castlereagh, County Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Sarah Gordon
1737–1800
Ballymurry, County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Shannon's Descendants

1.
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Mary Shannon (1785–1860-1862) m. Captain (Samuel) Shannon (8 March 1780–22 Mar 1858)
  1. 1. Jane (Rebecca) Knoll 1819–1869 m. George ("Samuel") Shannon 1801–1860 m. George Shannon 1801–1860
    1. 1. Harriett Shannon 1848–1880 m. Christopher (Columbus) Carroll 1839–1913 m. Henry (Montgomery) Carroll 1837–1913
      1. 1. John (Whigham) Carroll 1874–1903
      2. 2. Ida (Mae) Carroll 1865–1903 m. John Boyle 1860–1929
        1. 1. John (Radner Boyle) Jr 1903–1967 m. Margaret (Cecilia) Bost 1908–1972
        2. 2. Ruth (M) Boyle 1896–1960 m. John (William Rogers) Jr 1896–1939 m. Joseph (J) Fetsko 1914–1962 m. Joseph (J) Fetsko 1890–1962
        3. 3. Bertha Boyle 1898–1972
        4. 4. Charles Boyle 1885–1948 m. Jonet (T B) Wotherspoon 1893–1933
        5. 5. William (J) Boyle 1895–1910
        6. 6. Margreat Boyle 1901–1910
        7. 7. Minnie (E.) Boyle 1884–1887
        8. 8. Anna (May) Boyle 1890–1940 m. Charles (A) Kelly 1885–1948
        9. 9. Olive Boyle 1901–1901
        10. 10. Edward (Henry) Boyle 1886–1892
      3. 3. Mattie Carroll 1869–1914 m. Calvin (A.) Gangaware 1877–1948 m. Isaac (Newton) Dermore 1871–1940
        1. 1. Edna Delmore 1893–1963
        2. 2. Elmer (Ellsworth) Dermore 1889–1957
      4. 4. William Carroll 1861–1917 m. Lavina (E aka Orpha L. Carter) Cressman, 1871–1962 m. Lavina (E) Cressman 1873–1948
        1. 1. *William (Humphrey Carroll) Jr. 1892–
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Carroll 1894–1917
        3. 3. Irene (C) Carroll 1896–
        4. 4. Reita (L) Carroll 1896–1969
        5. 5. Zata (V.) Carroll 1888–1971
        6. 6. George (R) Carroll 1895–
        7. 7. Velma (Irene Lota) Carroll 1902–1923
        8. 8. Audrey (B) Carroll 1904–
        9. 9. Oakley (L) Carroll 1906–1993
        10. 10. Gwendolyn (M) Carroll 1909–
        11. 11. Goldie Carroll 1896–
      5. 5. Cora (Belle) Carroll 1867–1936 m. Fredrieck Schaefer 1861–1923
        1. 1. Minnie Schaefer 1889–1958 m. Matthew (L) Moriarty 1881–1955 m. James Ross 1890–1957
        2. 2. Catherine ('Kate') Shaffer 1894–1952 m. Harold Taylor 1892–
        3. 3. Frederick Shaffer 1900–
    2. 2. Rachel Shannon 1836–1907 m. William (B) Carroll 1835–1910
      1. 1. William (Irvin) Carroll 1869–1938 m. Birdell Seiger 1861–
      2. 2. Robert (H) Carroll 1859–1943 m. Maggie Carrol 1859–1911 m. Jennie\Jean Huston 1872–1931
      3. 3. Caterine (Corine) Carroll 1868– m. Charles (Werder) Richard 1869–
        1. 1. William (Charles Werder) Richard 1906–1906
      4. 4. James (Breadford) Carroll 1880–
  2. 2. John (Willard) Shannon 1825–1904 m. Mary (W) Shannon 1834–
    1. 1. Mary (A) Shannon 1852–
    2. 2. Atlas. (W.) Shannon 1859–1915
  3. 3. Catherine Shannon 1803–1881
  4. 4. Sarah ("Sally") SHANNON 1805–1858
  5. 5. Thomas Shannon 1822–1907
  6. 6. Samuel (George) Shannon 1821–1869
  7. 7. Fanny SHANNON 1815–1849 m. THOMAS Sweany 1808–1870
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) SHANNON 1818–1850
  9. 9. Margaret (C. A.) Shannon 1831–1852 m. James (J) Coverdell 1828–1862
  10. 10. Hannah (L.) Shannon 1832–1862

Mary Shannon's Timeline

8 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Mary Shannon in Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
1785
1785
Birth of Mary Shannon in Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
1786
1786
Age 1
Birth of Mary Shannon in Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
1799
1799-1874
Age 14
Mary Shannon resided here in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1853
1853-1872
Age 68
Mary Shannon resided here
None
1858
1858-1872
Age 73
Mary Shannon resided here
None
1860
1860-1862
Age 75
Death of Mary Shannon in Redding Township, Jackson Co., IN
Redding Township, Jackson Co., IN
1862
1862
Age 77
Mary Shannon resided here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Ballymurry, County Down Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Ballymurry, County Down Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 188.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TC1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Ballymurry, County Down Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1799-1874
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 419

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853-1872
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1858-1872
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar
    [2] U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860-1862
    Event Place: Redding Township, Jackson Co., IN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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