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Adam B. Ferguson 1723 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 22 Feb 1816

Death Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Father: Adam Ferguson

Mother: Mary Ferguson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): (Major) Ferguson

The story of Adam B. Ferguson began in 1723 in Ulster, Ireland. In 1730, Adam B. Ferguson was employed in Ulster, Ireland. Adam B. Ferguson had children including (Major) Samuel Ferguson. Adam B. Ferguson passed away in 1816 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam B. Ferguson began in 1723 in Ulster, Ireland.
  • In 1730, Adam B. Ferguson was employed in Ulster, Ireland.
  • Adam B. Ferguson had children including (Major) Samuel Ferguson.
  • Adam B. Ferguson passed away in 1816 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Ferguson
1672 – 1754
Birth Location: Scotland
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Mary Ferguson
1683 – 1723
Birth Location: Hallhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

(Major) Ferguson
1744 – 1825
Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland
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Adam Ferguson's Ancestors

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Adam Ferguson
1723 – 1816
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Adam Ferguson
1672 – 1754
Scotland
Mary ((Gordon)) Ferguson
1683 – 1723
Hallhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Patrick Gordon \ "9th Laird Of) Hallhead"
1630 – 1683
Hallhead, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Burnett) (Gordon)
1635 – 1690
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Hallhead"
1600 – 1630
Alexander Burnett
1611 – 1643
Jean Burnett)l
1618 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hallhead"
1574 – 1617
Katherine Lumsden
1585 – 1643
Sir Burnett
1580 – 1653
Margaret Burnett
1588 – 1621
Sir Arbuthnott"
1595 – 1633
Margaret Hardane
1598 – 1666

Adam Ferguson's Descendants

1.
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Adam (B.) Ferguson (1723 – 22 Feb 1816)
  1. 1. (Major) (Samuel) Ferguson (03 Mar 1744 – 12 Feb 1825) m. Mary ((Jameson)) Ferguson (24 March 1746 – 21 Sep 1827)
    1. 1. William (Leonard) Ferguson (22 Sep 1777 – 28 July 1848) m. Sarah (Stokes \ Stoakes) (Ferguson) (27 Sep 1779 – 12 Mar 1854)
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann "Peggy" Ferguson) (Perdue) (14 Sep 1816 – ABT 1910) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Perdue (17 Jan 1813 – 26 Apr 1865)
        1. 1. Lily (Belle Perdue (Sutherland \) Edwards) (12 Apr 1860 – 11 Aug 1930) m. Isaac (\ Oscar Newton) Sutherland (6 Oct 1856 – 12 Dec 1891)

Adam Ferguson's Timeline

4 Records

1723
01 Jul 1723
Birth of Adam B. Ferguson in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland
Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland
1723
1723
Birth of Adam B. Ferguson in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1730
1730
Age 7
Adam B. Ferguson was employed in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1816
22 Feb 1816
Age 93
Death of Adam B. Ferguson in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1723
    Event Place: Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1816
    Event Place: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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