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Peter Ebenezer McGowan 1816–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1816

Birth Location: Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Ellis, Texas, United States

Father: John McGowan

Mother: Sarah Holmes

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In 1816, Peter Ebenezer McGowan entered the world in Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States, born to John Mcgowan And Sarah Ann Sallie Holmes. Peter Ebenezer McGowan passed away in 1881 in Ellis, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Peter Ebenezer McGowan entered the world in Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States, born to John Mcgowan And Sarah Ann Sallie Holmes.
  • Peter Ebenezer McGowan passed away in 1881 in Ellis, Texas, United States.

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Peter McGowan's Ancestors

Self
Peter McGowan
1816–1881
Birth Place: Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States
Parents
John McGowan
1787–1852
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann Sallie) Holmes
1792–1833
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ebenezer McGowan
1767–1850
London, London, England
Sally Stell
1770–1793
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
William Holmes
1747–1813
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Sarah Marriott
1750–1825
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John MacGowan
1726–1780
Mary Harper
1729–1768
Samuel Holmes
1704–1766
Ann Orry
1707–1766
Thomas Marriott
1720–1789
Elizabeth Warren
1730–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McGowan
1705–1755
Elizabeth Young
1702–
William Harper
1730–1793
Mary
–1793
Hannah
–1789
William Marriott
1685–1767
Sarah Collier
1695–1765
Allen Warren
1690–1733
Anne Hart
1693–1743

Peter McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1816
20 Apr 1816
Birth of Peter Ebenezer McGowan in Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States
Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States
1881
1881
Age 65
Death of Peter Ebenezer McGowan in Ellis, Texas, United States
Ellis, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ellis, Texas, United States

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