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John Dawson, Physician
Born at Ulverston, Lancashire, England.
Son of Joseph Dawson (1786-1868) and Jane Glover (1790-1868).
He was a medical missionary in British Burma, India before he came to the US with his second wife and children.
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Married 1) Mary McBain (1824-1865) at Moulmein, Mon State, Myanmar on Feb 8, 1842.
Mary was the daughter of Peter McBain and Mary James
The couple had six children, most or all born in India:
1. Jenny Mary Dawson McPhail (1842-1883)
2. John Dawson II (1847-1877)
3. William Edwin Dawson (1851-1937)
4. Emma Sarah Dawson Ash (1855-1926)
5. Margaret Elizabeth Dawson Cooper (1857-1936)
6. Helen "Nellie" Eugene Dawson Sparks (1859-1926)
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Married 2) Mary Forrest Whyte at Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland on Nov 17, 1868.
Mary was the daughter of James Whyte and Helen Forrest
There were five children born to the marriage:
1. Mabel F Dawson 1869-1936
2. Maude Mary Dawson Tarr (1871-1948)
3. James F Dawson, MD (1873-1914)
4. Nora Alice Dawson (1874-1882)
5. Thomas Albert Dawson (1875-1876)
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On the 1875 Kansas Census, John and Mary (2nd wife) are counted with children. John is listed as Dr. J. Dawson and his profession is M.D.
It appears that John spent many years working in India and Myanmar. He died at Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar.
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As an aside, after the death of her husband, John Dawson, Mary Whyte remarried a gentleman, David Kern, (1849- 1925).
The couple had two children:
1. Dr. Beverly Franklin Kern (1882-1950)
2. Edith G Kern (1884-1966)
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Compiled by Patricia McLellan
John Dawson, Physician
Born at Ulverston, Lancashire, England.
Son of Joseph Dawson (1786-1868) and Jane Glover (1790-1868).
He was a medical missionary in British Burma, India before he came to the US with his second wife and children.
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Married 1) Mary McBain (1824-1865) at Moulmein, Mon State, Myanmar on Feb 8, 1842.
Mary was the daughter of Peter McBain and Mary James
The couple had six children, most or all born in India:
1. Jenny Mary Dawson McPhail (1842-1883)
2. John Dawson II (1847-1877)
3. William Edwin Dawson (1851-1937)
4. Emma Sarah Dawson Ash (1855-1926)
5. Margaret Elizabeth Dawson Cooper (1857-1936)
6. Helen "Nellie" Eugene Dawson Sparks (1859-1926)
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Married 2) Mary Forrest Whyte at Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland on Nov 17, 1868.
Mary was the daughter of James Whyte and Helen Forrest
There were five children born to the marriage:
1. Mabel F Dawson 1869-1936
2. Maude Mary Dawson Tarr (1871-1948)
3. James F Dawson, MD (1873-1914)
4. Nora Alice Dawson (1874-1882)
5. Thomas Albert Dawson (1875-1876)
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On the 1875 Kansas Census, John and Mary (2nd wife) are counted with children. John is listed as Dr. J. Dawson and his profession is M.D.
It appears that John spent many years working in India and Myanmar. He died at Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar.
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As an aside, after the death of her husband, John Dawson, Mary Whyte remarried a gentleman, David Kern, (1849- 1925).
The couple had two children:
1. Dr. Beverly Franklin Kern (1882-1950)
2. Edith G Kern (1884-1966)
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Compiled by Patricia McLellan
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John Dawson, Physician
Born at Ulverston, Lancashire, England.
Son of Joseph Dawson (1786-1868) and Jane Glover (1790-1868).
He was a medical missionary in British Burma, India before he came to the US with his second wife and children.
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Married 1) Mary McBain (1824-1865) at Moulmein, Mon State, Myanmar on Feb 8, 1842.
Mary was the daughter of Peter McBain and Mary James
The couple had six children, most or all born in India:
1. Jenny Mary Dawson McPhail (1842-1883)
2. John Dawson II (1847-1877)
3. William Edwin Dawson (1851-1937)
4. Emma Sarah Dawson Ash (1855-1926)
5. Margaret Elizabeth Dawson Cooper (1857-1936)
6. Helen "Nellie" Eugene Dawson Sparks (1859-1926)
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Married 2) Mary Forrest Whyte at Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland on Nov 17, 1868.
Mary was the daughter of James Whyte and Helen Forrest
There were five children born to the marriage:
1. Mabel F Dawson 1869-1936
2. Maude Mary Dawson Tarr (1871-1948)
3. James F Dawson, MD (1873-1914)
4. Nora Alice Dawson (1874-1882)
5. Thomas Albert Dawson (1875-1876)
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On the 1875 Kansas Census, John and Mary (2nd wife) are counted with children. John is listed as Dr. J. Dawson and his profession is M.D.
It appears that John spent many years working in India and Myanmar. He died at Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar.
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As an aside, after the death of her husband, John Dawson, Mary Whyte remarried a gentleman, David Kern, (1849- 1925).
The couple had two children:
1. Dr. Beverly Franklin Kern (1882-1950)
2. Edith G Kern (1884-1966)
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Compiled by Patricia McLellan
John Dawson, Physician
Born at Ulverston, Lancashire, England.
Son of Joseph Dawson (1786-1868) and Jane Glover (1790-1868).
He was a medical missionary in British Burma, India before he came to the US with his second wife and children.
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Married 1) Mary McBain (1824-1865) at Moulmein, Mon State, Myanmar on Feb 8, 1842.
Mary was the daughter of Peter McBain and Mary James
The couple had six children, most or all born in India:
1. Jenny Mary Dawson McPhail (1842-1883)
2. John Dawson II (1847-1877)
3. William Edwin Dawson (1851-1937)
4. Emma Sarah Dawson Ash (1855-1926)
5. Margaret Elizabeth Dawson Cooper (1857-1936)
6. Helen "Nellie" Eugene Dawson Sparks (1859-1926)
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Married 2) Mary Forrest Whyte at Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland on Nov 17, 1868.
Mary was the daughter of James Whyte and Helen Forrest
There were five children born to the marriage:
1. Mabel F Dawson 1869-1936
2. Maude Mary Dawson Tarr (1871-1948)
3. James F Dawson, MD (1873-1914)
4. Nora Alice Dawson (1874-1882)
5. Thomas Albert Dawson (1875-1876)
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On the 1875 Kansas Census, John and Mary (2nd wife) are counted with children. John is listed as Dr. J. Dawson and his profession is M.D.
It appears that John spent many years working in India and Myanmar. He died at Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar.
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As an aside, after the death of her husband, John Dawson, Mary Whyte remarried a gentleman, David Kern, (1849- 1925).
The couple had two children:
1. Dr. Beverly Franklin Kern (1882-1950)
2. Edith G Kern (1884-1966)
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Compiled by Patricia McLellan
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