Jean (McDowell) Irwin
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Jean (McDowell) Irwin (1705 - 1781)

Jean "Jane" Irwin formerly McDowell aka Erwin
Born in County Antrim, Irelandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 76 in Mercersburg. Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USAmap
Profile last modified | Created 31 Jan 2016
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Biography

Jane was born about 1700. Jane Unknown ... [1]

Jean McDowell Irwin

Birth: 1705 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Death: Nov. 27, 1781 Mercersburg Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA

Jean and James were the parents of:

James/14 Apr 1720 m. Rebecca Wallace John/abt 1725 m. Mary Hoege Jane/abt 1727 (Mrs John Boggs) Margaret/1730 (Mrs Thomas W Patton) Elizabeth/1732 (Mrs William McConnell; 2) Aaron Torrence Martha/abt 1733 (Mrs George Paull); 2 (Mrs Neeley) Archibald/1734 m. Jean McDowell Joseph/15 Aug 1736 m. Violetta Porter Mary Elizabeth/abt 1738 (Mrs William Nesbit) Lydia/abt 1740 (Mrs Moses Porter)

Family links: Spouse: James Irwin (1705 - 1778)

Children: Margaret Irwin Patton (1730 - 1780)* Elizabeth Irwin Torrence (1732 - ____)* Martha Irwin Paull (1733 - 1802)* Archibald Irwin (1734 - 1799)* Jane Irwin Boggs (1738 - 1783)*

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Note: Their graves are either unmarked or their markers are lost to the earth. The only one that I can find in the Upper Conococheague Presbyterian Church records is Jean who died on 27 Nov 1781 and James died 23 Feb 1778. (William S McDowell)

Burial: Church Hill Graveyard Mercersburg Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Sue McDuffe:) Record added: Dec 06, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 81612435

This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.

Sources

  1. First-hand information as remembered by Quentin Smith, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 May 2018), memorial page for Jean McDowell Irwin (1705–27 Nov 1781), Find A Grave: Memorial #81612435, citing Church Hill Graveyard, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) .




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McDowell-3149 and McDowell-2131 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by [Living Botkin]
Unknown-237839 and McDowell-2131 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband, same daughter. Jane and Jean are variants of the same name.
posted by Ellen Smith

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