John McDowell and Elizabeth Reed

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Husband John McDowell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1734
     Christened: 
           Died: 1809 4 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: [Father] McDowell (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: Abt 1770

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• Note: This may be the same person as : John McDowell.

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Wife Elizabeth Reed ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: Abt 1747
     Christened: 
           Died: 1812 4 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Reed (      -      ) 3 6
         Mother: [Unk] Garner (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Polly [1] McDowell ^{4 5}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in childhood
 Cause of Death: Scalding
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Robert McDowell ^{4 5 7}

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           Born: 18 Jan 1771 7
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Belleville, Mifflin Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah McConkey (      -      ) 7

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3 M William McDowell ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1776
     Christened: 
           Died: 1851 - Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin Co, PA 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ann Alexander (      -      ) 4 5
           Marr: 1809 4 5

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4 M James McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
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5 M John McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1897 - Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Samuel McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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7 M Joseph McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 

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8 M Jonathan W. McDowell ^{5 8 9}

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           Born: 1796 - Centre Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 - Bradford Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Keziah Merryman (      -1880) 9
           Marr: Centre Co, PA

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9 F Elizabeth McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Samuel McGlathery (      -      ) 5 8

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10 F Jean McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1897 - Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Henry B. Taylor (      -      ) 5 8

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11 F Nancy McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1897
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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12 F Sallie McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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13 F Polly [2] McDowell ^{5 8}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in childhood
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John McDowell

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He was of Scotch-Irish stock, came to America from the north of Ireland about 1755, and for some time resided in the vicinity of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During his residence there he paid a visit to his native land, and soon after his return he removed to the Kishacoquillas Valley in Mifflin County and bought a claim of 600 acres of land, beautifully situated about three miles from the present site of Belleville. The former owners, two men named Torringtine, had abandoned the place because of their fear of the Indians, and had escaped from the supposed danger by way of the old trail across Jack's Mountain at McVeytown. As a token by which Mr. McDowell could identify his purchase, they told him that in the log cabin which they had built near a spring on the place, he would find buried an axe, a mattock, and a bottle of whiskey, which articles as stated were found there. John McDowell made substantial improvements upon the tract, and the old stone house that served as his residence still did duty as a farmhouse over one hundred years later, being kept in excellent repair by its later owners.
He and his wife were both devout members of the Presbyterian Church. They were buried in a small burial plot near the old farm house. He left a large estate which was divided among his children, but as most of them seem to have inherited his love of travel there few of his descendants continued living in the Valley. Of his thirteen children all but two reached adult age.

Another member of the McDowell family who came to America was Robert, a brother of John, but there appears to be no record of him after the latter's removal from Carlisle.

A native of the North of Ireland, and of Scotch ancestry, he came with his father to Centre County, Pennsylvania, and cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers of Stone Valley, where he spent his remaining days. [CBRCP-CCJC, 1010]

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Reed

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from Shavers Creek, Huntingdon Co, PA, near the later town of Petersburg

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 669.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 616.

3 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 114.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 670.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 617.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 30.

7 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 456.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 671.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1010.