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William McCann 1801–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 15 FEB 1886

Death Location: West Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: David McCann

Mother: Mary Lefever

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William McCann was born in 1801 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Mccann And Mary Molly Lefever. William McCann passed away in 1886 in West Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • William McCann was born in 1801 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Mccann And Mary Molly Lefever.
  • William McCann passed away in 1886 in West Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

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William McCann's Ancestors

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William McCann
1801–1886
Birth Place: German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
David McCann
1770–1825
Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Molly) Lefever
1775–1846
Pa
Grandparents
James McCann
1750–1798
County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Ann Shields
1745–1800
County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Olive Garland
1750–1842
Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence McCann
1736–1814
Mary McCann
1732–1819
Mary Rand
1726–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rand
1704–1769
Abiel name)
1705–1740

William McCann's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of William McCann in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
1886
15 FEB 1886
Age 85
Death of William McCann in West Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
West Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1823
    Event Place: Fayette Co Pa
    Record Source: Age:
    About 21-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: FROM 1840
    Event Place: Greene, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1886
    Event Place: West Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    84-85

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