John McConnell was born in Ireland before 1782. He was the father of Esther McConnell who married John Elder. In the History of Coshocton County, Ohio. regarding Cyrus Elder, it says that Cyrus was a: "...son of John, a native of Antrim county, Ireland, and Esther [McConnell] Elder, and grandson of John Elder and John McConnell, natives of Ireland."
History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881, page 675
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