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Alexander Baronet Macdonald 1711 – 1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1746

Death Location: Bernera

Father: James Macdonald

Mother: Janet MacLeod

Spouse(s): Margaretha Montgomerie, Anne Erskine, Anne Erskine

Children(s): Isabella MacDonald, James Macdonald, James Macdonald, Somerled MacDonald, Alexander Macdonald, Susan Macdonald, Bart MacDonald, William MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, James Donald

The story of Alexander Baronet Macdonald began in 1711 in Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Alexander Baronet Macdonald married Margaretha Montgomerie, Anne Erskine, Anne MacDonald Erskine, and had children including Isabella MacDonald, James Macdonald, James Macdonald, Somerled MacDonald, Alexander Macdonald, Susan Macdonald, Bart MacDonald, William Donald MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, James Mc Donald. Alexander Baronet Macdonald passed away in 1746 in Bernera.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Baronet Macdonald began in 1711 in Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Baronet Macdonald married Margaretha Montgomerie, Anne Erskine, Anne MacDonald Erskine, and had children including Isabella MacDonald, James Macdonald, James Macdonald, Somerled MacDonald, Alexander Macdonald, Susan Macdonald, Bart MacDonald, William Donald MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, James Mc Donald.
  • Alexander Baronet Macdonald passed away in 1746 in Bernera.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Macdonald
1665 – 1723
Birth Location: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
Birth Location: Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaretha Montgomerie
1723 – 1799
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Scotland
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Anne Erskine
1709 – 1735
Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
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Anne Erskine
1700 – 1735
Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Isabella MacDonald
1735 –
Birth Location: Sartie, Skye, Scotland
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James Macdonald
1741 – 1766
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Macdonald
1741 – 1796
Birth Location: Skye
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Somerled MacDonald
1742 –
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Macdonald
1744 – 1795
Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Susan Macdonald
1744 – 1755
Birth Location: Sleat
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Bart MacDonald
1746 – 1826
Birth Location: Panmure Castle, Forfar, Strathmore, Angus, Scotland
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William MacDonald
Birth Location: –
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Donald MacDonald
1730 – 1759
Birth Location: Isle of Eigg, Inverness, Scotland
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James Donald
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Macdonald's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Macdonald
1711 – 1746
Birth Place: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Macdonald
1665 – 1723
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Donald) MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Lady (Mary) Douglas
1625 – 1678
Alexander Macleod
1660 – 1727
Catherine MacLeod
1668 – 1726
Great-Grandparents
Donald Macleod
1603 – 1705
Anne Fraser
1637 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Fraser
1610 – 1649
Beatrix Fraser
1614 – 1643

Alexander Macdonald's Descendants

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Alexander (Baronet) Macdonald (1711 – 23 Nov 1746) m. Margaretha Montgomerie (19 Feb 1723 – 30 April 1799) m. Anne Erskine (02 Feb 1709 – 27 Nov 1735) m. Anne (MacDonald) Erskine (1700 – 27 Nov 1735)
  1. 1. Isabella MacDonald (1735 – )
  2. 2. James Macdonald (26 Dec 1741 – 26 Jul 1766)
  3. 3. James Macdonald (26 Dec 1741 – 26 Jul 1796)
  4. 4. Somerled MacDonald (abt 1742 – )
  5. 5. Alexander Macdonald (1744 – 12 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (1742 – 18 Oct 1789) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (25 July 1748 – 18 October 1789)
    1. 1. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) Macdonald (28 September 1769 – 22 APR 1845)
    2. 2. Annabella MacDonald (1771 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth MacDonald (24 Jan 1773 – )
    4. 4. Alexander (Wentworth Macdonald) MacDonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824)
    5. 5. Godfrey (Bosville) Macdonald (14 Oct 1775 – 13 Oct 1832)
    6. 6. Hon. (Archibald) Macdonald (21 May 1777 – 05 Feb 1861)
    7. 7. James Macdonald (29 January 1783 – 9 March 1814)
    8. 8. Dudley (Stewart Erskine) Macdonald (14 February 1786 – 26 August 1840)
    9. 9. William MacDonald (1789 – BEF 1813)
    10. 10. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) Macdonald (28 September 1769 – 22 April 1845)
    11. 11. Annabella MacDonald (1771 – )
    12. 12. Elizabeth MacDonald (24 Jan 1773 – )
    13. 13. Alexander (Wentworth Macdonald) MacDonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824)
    14. 14. Godfrey (Macdonald) Bosville (14 Oct 1775 – 13 Oct 1832)
    15. 15. Hon. (Archibald) Macdonald (21 May 1777 – 5 Feb 1861)
    16. 16. James Macdonald (1783 – 1814)
    17. 17. Dudley (Stewart Erskine) Macdonald (14 Feb 1786 – 26 August 1840)
    18. 18. John Macdonald (abt 1787 – )
    19. 19. John (Sinclair) MacDonald (11 March 1788 – August 1825)
    20. 20. William Macdonald (1789 – 1813)
  6. 6. Susan Macdonald (abt 1744 – 1755)
  7. 7. Bart MacDonald (1746 – 18 May 1826)
  8. 8. William (Donald) MacDonald
  9. 9. Donald MacDonald (Abt. 1730 – 13 Sep 1759)
  10. 10. James (Mc) Donald

Alexander Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Alexander Baronet Macdonald in Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1746
23 Nov 1746
Age 35
Death of Alexander Baronet Macdonald in Bernera
Bernera

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1746
    Event Place: Bernera
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