Ancestry of
Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

Dorothy Emma Rowney

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• • 3rd Great-grandmother of Ben Jealous — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 33 
  • Father:
  • John Rowney 
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 9 Jun 1832 
  • Birth Location:
  • England 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 19 Feb 1904 
  • Death Location:
  • Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts 
  • Burial Date:
  • 22 Feb 1904 
  • Burial Location:
  • Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Michael Jealous
  • Marriage Date:
  • 15 Dec 1857 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Mary Church, Warwick, Warwickshire, England 
  • Child:

  Francis Hugh Jealous (Ahnentafel No:16 )

• Sources for Dorothy Emma Rowney

  • ¹ England and Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, 1880, Probate record for spouse Michael Jealous.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/24/2023).
  • ³ Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Death certificate for Dorothy Emma Jealous.
  • ⁴ Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1910, Baptism record for son Francis Hugh Jealous.
  • ⁵ Warwickshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1910, Marriage record for Michael Jealous and Dorothy Emma Rowney.

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