Born in Muncie, Lycoming Conty, Pennsylvania, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Bryan McSwiney
and Mary (Burkholder) McSwiney
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Jeremiah Paul Sexton Sr.
— married
5 Jul 1856 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Daniel Sexton, Cornelius Sexton, Jeremiah Paul Sexton Jr., William Dennis Sexton Sr., Bryan Thomas Sexton, Timothy Sexton, Julia A Sexton, Mary Catherine Sexton, Mary Margaretta Sexton and Peter Sexton
Died
at age 85
in Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Oct 2014
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Biography
Mrs. Mary Jane (McSwiney) Sexton was born on 28 Jun 1833 in Muncie, Lycoming Conty, Pennsylvania, United States, daughter of Bryan McSwiney (1805–1891) and Mary (Burkholder) McSwiney (~1813–1892).
Mary (23) married Jeremiah Paul Sexton Sr. (40) (born about 1815 in Cork County, Ireland; son of Cornelius Daniel Sexton and Julia (Donovan) Sexton) on 5 Jul 1856 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Their children were:
- Daniel Sexton (1857–1922)
- Cornelius Sexton (1858–1861)
- Jeremiah Paul Sexton Jr. (1860–~1943)
- William Dennis Sexton Sr. (1862–1895)
- Bryan Thomas Sexton (1862–1863)
- Timothy Sexton (1866–>1880)
- Julia A Sexton (1868–1955)
- Mary Catherine Sexton (1870–1870)
- Mary Margaretta Sexton (1872–1887)
- Peter Sexton (1872–>1903)
Mary died on 3 Mar 1919 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, aged 85.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pa; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 037001-040000
See also:
- The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1117; Page: 229; Family History Library Film: 805117
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
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