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Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. 1718–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Easter Gask, Scotland

Death Date: 16 April 1746

Death Location: Battle of Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Farquhar Chief

Mother: Elisabeth Aberarder

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In 1718, Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. entered the world in Easter Gask, Scotland, born to Farquhar Mac Gillivray Of Dunmaglass Vii Chief And Elisabeth Mackintosh Of Aberarder. Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. passed away in 1746 in Battle of Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1718, Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. entered the world in Easter Gask, Scotland, born to Farquhar Mac Gillivray Of Dunmaglass Vii Chief And Elisabeth Mackintosh Of Aberarder.
  • Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. passed away in 1746 in Battle of Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Alexander Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
Alexander Capt.
1718–1746
Birth Place: Easter Gask, Scotland
Parents
Farquhar Mac Gillivray of Dunmaglass VII Chief
1690–1740
Dunmaglass, Strathnairn, Scotland, UK
Elisabeth (Mackintosh of) Aberarder
1685–1769
Aberarder, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Farquhar (Fiadhaich McGillivray 'Hothead' 6th Chief of) Dunmaglass
1655–1715
Dunmaglass, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Emilia (Stewart of Newton) (Newtoune)
1670–1730
Newtoune, Queensferry, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Chief
1625–1678
Agnes (McGillivray)
1625–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Farquhar Chief
1593–1678
Emilia Stewart
1590–1705

Alexander Capt.'s Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. in Easter Gask, Scotland
Easter Gask, Scotland
1746
16 April 1746
Age 28
Death of Alexander Ruadh McGillivray 8th Chief of Dunmaglass Capt. in Battle of Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Battle of Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Easter Gask, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1746
    Event Place: Battle of Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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