Mary Jane McDowell

1840 - 1927  (87 years)

• Name	Mary Jane McDowell
  Birth	19 Nov 1840	Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Dec 1927	Midland County, Michigan, USA
  		MCDOWELL Mary Jane Turner, née McDowell - obituary
  Burial	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
  		MCDOWELL Mary Jane Turner, née McDowell - Find A Grave: 127111828
  Person ID	I272	Descendants of Robert McKnight
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	William J, McDowell, Sr.,   b. Oct 1812, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 24 Aug 1892, Blyth, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Phoebe Euphemenia Densmore,   b. 31 May 1820, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 Oct 1865, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1840	Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Colin Turner,   b. 28 Mar 1828, Lochgilphead, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 28 Mar 1907, Midland, Michigan, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1872	Goderich, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Marvin Turner,   b. 23 May 1873, Kingsmill, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Feb 1956, Michigan, USA (Age 82 years)   2. Clara Turner,   b. 23 Jul 1875, Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Feb 1968, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA (Age 92 years)   3. William Henry Turner,   b. 11 May 1877, Kingsmill, Ontario, Canada d. 12 May 1949, Michigan, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2019

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Leonard Roy McDowell,   b. 20 May 1863, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Aug 1949, Pickford, Michigan, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Nov 1840 - Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada Marriage - 26 Jun 1872 - Goderich, Ontario, Canada Death - 27 Dec 1927 - Midland County, Michigan, USA Burial - - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  MCDOWELL Leonard McDowell - marriage register. For generations our family we were told that back in 1862 there was a travelling Preacher/Minister in the area. William and Phoebe took him in and he lived there while he was preaching at the Westfield Church. (I'm assuming that it was an honor to be able to have the Minister stay at your house back then.) The story goes that during his stay he and Phoebe had an affair and she became pregnant. When this was discovered the older boys John. Robert and William tried to attack the Preacher. He took off and the boys chased him almost to the end of East Wawanosh Township were he disappeared and was never seen again. This story was passed on up until 2005 when I found Lenard's Marriage Register which showed his Mother was really Mary Jane. (Oldest daughter of William and Phoebe) As far as the story about the travelling Preacher and the boys chasing him out of the Township we will never know if there is any truth in that. Back in 1862 a 22 year old girl getting pregnant outside of marriage would have been a real scandal. I do believe that the father must have been someone from outside the area or he would have suffered the wrath of Mary Jane's brothers. (Wayne McDowell)

  
  

  Headstones

  MCDOWELL Mary Jane Turner, née McDowell