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Capt John McGinnis

Birth: 4 Apr 1765
Ireland
Death: 20 Dec 1820 (aged 55)
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: McGinnis Cemetery

Ruff Creek, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 48978703 View Source

Inscription

"A Revolutionary / Soldier Promoted To / Captain In War Of 1812 // In Memory Of / Soldier / John McGinnis / 1765-1820 // Sarah His Wife / 1772-1840 // Erected By Their / Descendants / A. D. 1900 // [Inscription very hard to read for another McGinnis with a 1790s date] // James C. McGinnis / 1801-1845 // Sarah McGinnis / [dates too hard to read] // Zephaniah McGinnis / 1807 / 1842 // Elihu McGinnis / 1822-1840 // And Other Grand / Children Here"

Gravesite Details

This is not the original tombstone. In 1900, three grandsons placed this monument to preserve the inscriptions of the deteriorating gravemarkers in this small family cemetery.

Family Members

Spouse

Sarah Mary Clark McGinnis

1772–1840

Children

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Created by: Candice Buchanan, Greene Connections Archivist
Added: Mar 1, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48978703/john-mcginnis: accessed ), memorial page for Capt John McGinnis (4 Apr 1765–20 Dec 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48978703, citing McGinnis Cemetery, Ruff Creek, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Candice Buchanan, Greene Connections Archivist (contributor 20368854).

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