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Capt Robert William Black 1720–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Jun 1799

Death Location: Mt Joy, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Black

Mother: Janet Bennet

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The story of Capt Robert William Black began in 1720 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Capt Robert William Black passed away in 1799 in Mt Joy, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Robert William Black began in 1720 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Capt Robert William Black passed away in 1799 in Mt Joy, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Capt Black's Ancestors

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Capt Black
1720–1799
Birth Place: Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Black
1708–1781
St Monance, Fife, , Scotland
Janet Bennet
1710–1769
Scotland
Grandparents
Georg (George) BLACK
1690–1782
Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
Isabel Wilkie
1689–
Scoonie, Fife, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James ***
1663–1720
MARGARET CRAIGE
1660–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeone ***
1645–1691
Margrat Coultrie
1635–1691

Capt Black's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Capt Robert William Black in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1799
27 Jun 1799
Age 79
Death of Capt Robert William Black in Mt Joy, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Mt Joy, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1799
    Event Place: Mt Joy, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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