Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Alexander McDowell and Julia A. [Unk]




Husband Alexander McDowell 1

           Born: Abt 1785 - Bald Eagle, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 1872 2
         Buried: 


         Father: [Father] McDowell (      -      )
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Julia A. [Unk] 1

           Born: Abt 1802 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jun 1884 2
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Samuel S. McDowell 2

           Born: 14 Mar 1826 - Summerhill Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Frances C. Winger (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 17 Nov 1853 3


2 F Mary P. McDowell 4

           Born: 20 Oct 1830 - Summerhill Twp, Crawford Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John A. Davenport (1827-      ) 4
           Marr: 1851 4



General Notes: Husband - Alexander McDowell


His father was a native of Scotland and came to Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in 1796, settling at Summerhill, and taking up 800 acres of land, of which Alexander McDowell had 200 acres. While making the journey from the eastern part of the state on horseback they came to a log-cabin, on a point of land near the head of Watson Run, in which they found a white woman who had been scalped, and a child with its brains dashed out, probably the work of Indians, who were numerous there at that time.

He was a Lieutenant in the War of 1812, serving under Gen. Harrison and later under Com. Perry, at Erie. He and his wife were consistent members of and among the organizers of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Summerhill. They had twelve children, eight were still living in 1885.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1033, 1056.

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1033.

3 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1034.

4 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1056.


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