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Col James McDowell

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Col James McDowell

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
31 Dec 1843 (aged 83)
Kentucky, USA
Burial
Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Judge Samuel & Mary McClung McDowell

He enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army at the age of sixteen & fought in the battle of Yorktown. After the war, he moved to Kentucky (1783) and settled in Fayette County. He was Major in Gen. Wilkinson's expeditions against Indians in 1791. He was Colonel in the War of 1812.
Parents: Judge Samuel & Mary McClung McDowell

He enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army at the age of sixteen & fought in the battle of Yorktown. After the war, he moved to Kentucky (1783) and settled in Fayette County. He was Major in Gen. Wilkinson's expeditions against Indians in 1791. He was Colonel in the War of 1812.

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  • Maintained by: America
  • Originally Created by: Jan Waddell
  • Added: May 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70175117/james-mcdowell: accessed ), memorial page for Col James McDowell (29 Apr 1760–31 Dec 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70175117, citing Fleming County Cemetery, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by America (contributor 46915944).