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William J Lynn 1822 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1822

Birth Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 9 August 1878

Death Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Father: Ayers Lynn

Mother: Mary Rittenhouse

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William J Lynn was born in 1822 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ayers Lynn and Mary Prudence Rittenhouse. William J Lynn passed away in 1878 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • William J Lynn was born in 1822 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ayers Lynn and Mary Prudence Rittenhouse.
  • William J Lynn passed away in 1878 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States.

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William Lynn's Ancestors

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William Lynn
1822 – 1878
Birth Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Ayers Lynn
1792 – 1858
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Prudence) Rittenhouse
1799 – 1887
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Lynn
1763 – 1844
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Polly) Crawford
1768 – 1843
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lynn
1728 – 1794
Mary Johnson
1733 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lynn
1700 – 1800
Rachel Crowe
1704 – 1750
PETER JOHNSON
1690 – 1754
MARY ASHERCRAFT
1699 – 1744

William Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1822
6 Apr 1822
Birth of William J Lynn in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1878
9 August 1878
Age 56
Death of William J Lynn in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1822
    Event Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1878
    Event Place: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

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