Ancestry of
Elizabeth Rittenhouse Porter
(1769–1850)
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- Great-grandfather of Elizabeth Rittenhouse Porter — 4th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 12
- Father:
- Ephraim McDowell
- Mother:
- Margaret Irvine
- Birth Date:
- ABT 1705
- Birth Location:
- Londonderry, Ireland
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 25 Dec 1743
- Death Location:
- near Balcony Falls, Rockbridge, Virginia
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- McDowell Cemetery, Fairfield, Rockbridge, Virginia
- Spouse Name:
- Magdelena Wood
- Marriage Date:
- ABT 1734
- Marriage Location:
- Pennsylvania
- Child:
Samuel McDowell (Ahnentafel No:6 )
- Notes:
John McDowell was killed by Indians.
John McDowell
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Sources for John McDowell
- 1 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 08/19/2014).
- 2 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Marriage record for John McDowell and Magdelen Wood.
- 3 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #78343, Application for William Mayo McCandless.
- 4 Schachner, August, Ephraim McDowell, “Father of Ovariotomy” and Founder of Abdominal Surgery, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company (1921), 1-3.
- 5 Speed, Thomas, The Political Club, Danville, Kentucky, 1786-1790, Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company (1894), 56-57.
- 6 Valentine, Mrs. M.T., Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D., New York: McDowell Publishing Company (1897), 19-27.
- 7 Wikipedia, "Samuel McDowell", (accessed 08/19/2014).