Brief Life History of John
When John McDowell was born about 1724, in Connor, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Ephraim McDowell, was 37 and his mother, Mrs Ephriam McDowell, was 36. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with McCollum. He immigrated to Bedminster, New Jersey, British Colonial America in 1732. He died about 1784, in Bedminster Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 62.
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1749
Historical Boundaries 1749: New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1775
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill ‘son of Dubhghall’, a byname meaning ‘dark stranger’, used among the Gaels to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians. This is the usual Irish spelling of this name, while McDougall is the usual Scottish spelling. However, McDowall is also common in south west Scotland and a prominent Galloway family with this name first appear in the historical record in the late 13th century.
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