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Alexander Weir 1743 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1743

Birth Location: Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland

Death Date: 01 May 1799

Death Location: Westside of Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland

Father: David Weir

Mother: Jean Rait

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Alexander Weir was born in 1743 in Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland, the child of David B. Weir and Jean Rait. Alexander Weir passed away in 1799 in Westside of Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Weir was born in 1743 in Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland, the child of David B. Weir and Jean Rait.
  • Alexander Weir passed away in 1799 in Westside of Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Weir's Ancestors

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Alexander Weir
1743 – 1799
Birth Place: Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland
Parents
David B. Weir
1719 – 1800
Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland
Jean Rait
1722 – 1767
Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
James WEIR
1688 – 1759
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
John Rait
1685 – 1755
Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland
Jean Gillespie
1700 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Rait
1668 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Raitt

Alexander Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1743
08 Jun 1743
Birth of Alexander Weir in Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland
Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland
1799
01 May 1799
Age 56
Death of Alexander Weir in Westside of Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland
Westside of Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1743
    Event Place: Mains of Letham, St. Vigeans Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1799
    Event Place: Westside of Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland

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