Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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Alexander Kinnear and Jane Ganley




Husband Alexander Kinnear 1

           Born: 1757 - County Leitrim, Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 May 1821 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2


         Father: William Kinnear (      -      ) 3 4
         Mother: Jane Simpson (Abt 1730-Aft 1791) 3 5


       Marriage: 



• Burial: : Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA.




Wife Jane Ganley 1

           Born: 1758 - County Roscommon, Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jul 1843 - Kellersville, Ashtabula Co, OH 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Michael Ganley (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Runnels (      -      ) 1




Children
1 M William Kinnear 6

           Born: 30 May 1783 - County Leitrim, Ireland 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1851 - Warren Co, PA 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rebecca McIlvain (1784-1853) 6
           Marr: 2 Dec 1806 - Huntingdon Co, PA 7


2 M Rev. James Kinnear 6

           Born: 20 Apr 1793 - Berks Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Ohio
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane Simpson (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 1819 - Philadelphia, PA 6


3 F Jane Kinnear 6

           Born: 5 Dec 1796 - Berks Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Oct 1818
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA



4 M John Kinnear 6

           Born: 2 Oct 1798 - near Reading, Berks Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 May 1885 - Kingsville, Ashtabula Co, OH 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ellen Hawkins (1803-1854) 6


5 F Mary Kinnear 9

           Born: 18 May 1802 - Berks Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Davie (      -      ) 9



General Notes: Husband - Alexander Kinnear


He was born in Leitrim County, Ireland. He was tolerably wealthy, and was much respected.
He and his wife had four children that died in childhood in Ireland, and one that died in infancy on the sea. They took passage on a ship at Kellibegs, Ireland, in the year 1791, and were nine weeks and three days sailing to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They spent some time with James Kinnear, his half brother, a wholesale merchant. Then moved to Berks County, a part of which later became Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
He and his family removed from Berks County, to Centre County, Pennsylvania, in 1804, later they removed to Franklin, Venango County.
He was a member of the English Church in Ireland, and for sometime after he came to America. Nearly all this time he opposed his wife and even persecuted her for being a Wesleyan Methodist; but eventually he became a member of the M. E. Church, and continued therein a faithful Christian until his death.


General Notes: Wife - Jane Ganley


At the age of sixteen, in the days of Mr. Wesley, she became a member of the Wesleyan Church, and received the sacrament from his hands, she remained a member of this church until her death.

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Sources


1 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 7.

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 457.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 284.

4 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 625.

5 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 5.

6 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 112.

7 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 115.

8 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 139.

9 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 113.


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