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Pvt. Alexander Lyons 1767–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1767

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: October 1, 1846

Death Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Pvt.

Mother: Martha Dobbin

Spouse(s): Margaret McFarland

Children(s): William Lyons

In 1767, Pvt. Alexander Lyons entered the world in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Lyons Pvt And Martha Dobbin. Pvt. Alexander Lyons married Margaret Mary Mcfarland, and had children including William Mcfarland Lyons. Pvt. Alexander Lyons passed away in 1846 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1767, Pvt. Alexander Lyons entered the world in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Lyons Pvt And Martha Dobbin.
  • Pvt. Alexander Lyons married Margaret Mary Mcfarland, and had children including William Mcfarland Lyons.
  • Pvt. Alexander Lyons passed away in 1846 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Pvt.
1739–1808
Birth Location: Moneyreagh, Comber Parish, County Down, Northern Ireland
JP
Martha Dobbin
1744–1795
Birth Location: Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
MD

Spouses(s)

Margaret McFarland
1784–1857
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
MM

Children(s)

William Lyons
1811–1881
Birth Location: Blacklick, Pennsylvania, USA
WL

Pvt. Lyons's Ancestors

Self
Pvt. Lyons
1767–1846
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Lyons Pvt.
1739–1808
Moneyreagh, Comber Parish, County Down, Northern Ireland
Martha Dobbin
1744–1795
Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pvt. Lyons's Descendants

1.
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Pvt. (Alexander) Lyons (Abt 1767–October 1, 1846) m. Margaret (Mary) McFarland (1784–July 2, 1857)
  1. 1. William (McFarland) Lyons 1811–1881 m. Elizabeth Devinney 1817–1876
    1. 1. Harriett (Justice) Lyons 1856–1947 m. James (Harvey) Mahan 1854–1940
      1. 1. Everett (Melvin) Mahan 1883–1955 m. Esther (Marie) Welsh 1887–1966
        1. 1. Doris (Maxine) Mahan 1925–2012 m. Michael (Kenneth) Taylor 1921–2012

Pvt. Lyons's Timeline

2 Records

1767
Abt 1767
Birth of Pvt. Alexander Lyons in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1846
October 1, 1846
Age 79
Death of Pvt. Alexander Lyons in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1767
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1, 1846
    Event Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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