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Alexander MacDonald 1711 – 1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

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

Death Date: 23 November 1746

Death Location: Bernera, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: James Macdonald

Mother: Janet MacLeod

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

Children(s): William MacDonald, Isabella MacDonald, Sir MacDonald, Susan MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald, James Macdonald, James Macdonald, Somerled MacDonald, James Thbt, Alexander Macdonald, Alexander MacDonald, 1ST SLEAT, Susan Macdonald, James Donald, Archibald MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, Donald MacDonald

Born in 1711 in Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Alexander MacDonald was the child of James Macdonald and Janet MacLeod. In time, Alexander MacDonald married Lady Margaretha Montgomerie, Lady Anne (Lady of Sleat Barroness of Sleat) Erskine and Anne MacDonald Erskine, and they raised a family that included William Donald MacDonald, Isabella MacDonald, Sir Archibald (1st Baronet) MacDonald, Susan MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald, James Macdonald, James Macdonald, Somerled MacDonald, James Thbt, Alexander Macdonald, Alexander MacDonald, 1ST BARON, 16TH LORD ALEXANDER MACDONALD OF SLEAT, Susan Macdonald, James Mc Donald, Archibald Bart MacDonald, Donald MacDonald and Donald MacDonald. Alexander MacDonald died in Bernera, Inverness-shire, Scotland in 1746.

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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)

Lady Montgomerie
1723 – 1799
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Scotland
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Lady 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)

William MacDonald
1730 – 1792
Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Isabella MacDonald
1735 – 1761
Birth Location: Sartie, Skye, Scotland
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Sir MacDonald
1739 – 1826
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Susan MacDonald
1739 – 1755
Birth Location: Sleat Isle of Sky Scotland
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Catherine MacDonald
1739 – 1829
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, 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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James Thbt
1742 – 1766
Birth Location: Down, Down, Northern Ireland
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Alexander Macdonald
1744 – 1795
Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander MacDonald
1744 – 1795
Birth Location: Sleat, Isle Skye, Scotland
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1ST SLEAT
1744 – 1795
Birth Location: Sleat, Isle Skye, Scotland
1S
Susan Macdonald
1744 – 1755
Birth Location: Sleat
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James Donald
1745 – 1820
Birth Location: Down, Northern Ireland
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Archibald MacDonald
1746 – 1826
Birth Location: Panmure Castle, Forfar, Strathmore, Angus, Scotland
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Donald MacDonald
1730 – 1759
Birth Location: Isle of Eigg, Inverness, Scotland
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Donald MacDonald
1734 – 1735
Birth Location: Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1711
    Event Place: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 November 1746
    Event Place: Bernera, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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