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Richard Rankin 1720–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: ,Augusta,Virginia,USA

Father: John Rankin

Mother: Margaret McElwee

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In 1720, Richard Rankin entered the world in Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA, born to John Rankin And Margaret Jane Mcelwee. Richard Rankin passed away in 1792 in ,Augusta,Virginia,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Richard Rankin entered the world in Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA, born to John Rankin And Margaret Jane Mcelwee.
  • Richard Rankin passed away in 1792 in ,Augusta,Virginia,USA.

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Richard Rankin's Ancestors

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Richard Rankin
1720–1792
Birth Place: Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA
Parents
John Rankin
1690–1749
Derry,Ulster,,Ireland
Margaret (Jane) McElwee
1692–1724
Derry,,,Ireland
Grandparents
William Rankin
1668–1730
Scotland-Fled Ireland,,Indiana,USA
Dorothy Black
1668–1760
Londonderry, Ulster, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Rankin
1635–1703
Maria (Rakin)
1633–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Richard Rankin in Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA
Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA
1792
1792
Age 72
Death of Richard Rankin in ,Augusta,Virginia,USA
,Augusta,Virginia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Cumberland,,Pennsylvania,USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: ,Augusta,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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