William McConnell

1727 - 1780  (53 years)

• Name	William McConnell
  Birth	1727	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1780	Woodford, Kentucky, USA
  	Cause: Killed by Indians while canoeing on a river in Kentucky
  Person ID	I249	Ferguson
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam McConnell,   b. 1705, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 1777, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. James McConnell,   b. 1758, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 May 1826, Highland, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Adam McConnell,   b. 1759   d. 23 Apr 1841, Greene, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Jane McConnell,   b. 1761, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Jul 1840, Greene, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Anne McConnell,   b. 14 Dec 1764, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1823, Greene, Ohio, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1727 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Cause: Killed by Indians while canoeing on a river in Kentucky - 1780 - Woodford, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1786:McConnellsblurg, Pennsylvania The old part of the town, laid out by Daniel McConnell and his brother, William.
  		1670 The McConnell (McDonald) Clan From "A Brief Sketch of the McConnell Family..." (pages 16 - 22) information is shared on the family of Alexander and his son, Adam McConnell.
  		1670: McConnell Introduction History of Alexander McConnell (1670) and McConnell DNA results. Source: “the McConnells of Fayette County KY by Mary Piatt, published 2008. https://www.mcconnell.com/html/mccob.html. Also see McConnell: Confusing Entwining Relationships document.
  		1775: McConnell in Kentucky History of the various McConnell's in Kentucky prior to and during the Revolutionary War. Sources: Bourbon County, Kentucky Genealogical Society; page 14 and http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybcgs/misc/history.htm and https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Pages/The-Battle-of-Blue-Licks.aspx
  		1750: Burnt Cabins and 1755: Great Cove Massacre The emigrants kept moving westward. In Pennsylvania; they were inhabiting what is now Fulton County, encroaching on Indian land. By 1750 (documentation shows) our Galloway, Kendall and McConnell Tree Branches were involved in the Burnt Cabins Incident (Excerpt from History of Fulton County…
  		1775 John McClelland Expedition to Kentucky Our McConnell Branches were part of this expedition.