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William Mitchell 1779 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1779

Birth Location: Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 3 Sep 1844

Death Location: Warren, Illinois, United States

Father: Matthew Mitchell

Mother: Margaret Ritchie

Spouse(s): Jane Kirkpatrick

Children(s): Robert MITCHELL

William Mitchell was born in 1779 in Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Matthew Andrew Mitchell and Margaret Ritchie. William Mitchell married Jane Kirkpatrick, and had children including Robert Kirkpatrick MITCHELL. William Mitchell passed away in 1844 in Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • William Mitchell was born in 1779 in Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Matthew Andrew Mitchell and Margaret Ritchie.
  • William Mitchell married Jane Kirkpatrick, and had children including Robert Kirkpatrick MITCHELL.
  • William Mitchell passed away in 1844 in Warren, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Mitchell
1742 – 1823
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
MM
Margaret Ritchie
Birth Location: Pa
MR

Spouses(s)

Jane Kirkpatrick
1780 – 1867
Birth Location: Pa
JK

Children(s)

Robert MITCHELL
1808 – 1865
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
William Mitchell
1779 – 1844
Birth Place: Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Matthew Andrew Mitchell
1742 – 1823
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret Ritchie
Pa
Grandparents
John Mitchell
1717 – 1787
Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Jane Unkmit
1720 – 1742
Austria
Ritchie
Mary CARSON
1734 – 1775
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
James Mitchell
1697 – 1740
Elspet McWilliam
1694 – 1785
Andrew Richey
1682 – 1771
Mary Bailey
1690 – 1771
Edmond Curson
1710 –
Ann Curson
1710 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mitchell
1670 – 1721
John McWilliam
1670 –
John (Richey)
1655 – 1690
Mary Alexander
1659 – 1684
George Smedley
1656 – 1723
John Carson
1660 – 1733
Richard CURSONS
1675 – 1720

William Mitchell's Descendants

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William Mitchell (6 Oct 1779 – 3 Sep 1844) m. Jane Kirkpatrick (1780 – 28 March 1867)
  1. 1. Robert (Kirkpatrick) MITCHELL (28 Nov 1808 – 4 Jan 1865) m. Rachel (Ewing) TOWNSLEY (19 Jul 1816 – 14 Jul 1851)
    1. 1. Minerva Mitchell (Abt 1847 – ) m. Joseph (Scott) Young (abt 1836 – )
      1. 1. Fanny (E) Young (Abt 1865 – ) m. Henry (C) Parsons (14 Feb 1861 – 1934)
        1. 1. Francis (L) Parsons (1901 – 26 Aug 1990) m. Everett (L) Anderson (1898 – )
      2. 2. Cora (J.) Young (Abt 1869 – )
      3. 3. Charles (M.) Young (Abt 1871 – )
      4. 4. Della Young (Abt 1872 – )
      5. 5. Mary (A.) Young (Abt 1874 – )
      6. 6. Bertha Young (Abt 1876 – )
      7. 7. Jennie Young (Abt 1879 – )

William Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1779
6 Oct 1779
Birth of William Mitchell in Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1844
3 Sep 1844
Age 65
Death of William Mitchell in Warren, Illinois, United States
Warren, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Marsh Creek, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1844
    Event Place: Warren, Illinois, United States
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