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Jonah Queen (1753 - 1847)

Jonah "John" Queen
Born in County Donegal, Irelandmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1785 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 93 in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

John reared a family of children, among whom was Samuel George.[1][2]

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, one of the many colonists who fought.[2]

John died on 19 Feb 1847 in East Liverpool, Ohio.[3]

Research Notes

Three county histories written between 1891 and 1921 claim that Jonah Queen was born on May 5th, 1753 in County Donegal, Ireland. He supposedly immigrated to the United States as a young man, where he lived in Loudoun County, Virginia before settling in Columbiana County, Ohio.[2] [4] [5]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL3-HWT : Wed Oct 04 02:51:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Jonah Queen, 1820.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Beers: Page 990-993
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102076067/jonah-queen: accessed 04 January 2024), memorial page for Jonah Queen (5 Mar 1755–19 Feb 1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102076067, citing Township Line Cemetery, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Todd Dulaney (contributor 47725877).
  4. History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Volume 2, H. J. Eckley and William T. Perry, 1921, https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Carroll_and_Harrison_Counties/
  5. History of Poweshiek County, Iowa, A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 2, Leonard Fletcher Parker, 1911, https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Poweshiek_County_Iowa/HoYUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

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