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Catherine Margaret Jennings 1668 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1668

Birth Location: Inchervie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Feb 1742

Death Location: Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland

Father: William Jennings

Mother: Margaret Murdoch

Spouse(s): Alexander McFinlay)

Children(s): Samuel Finley

Catherine Margaret Jennings was born in 1668 in Inchervie, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Francis Jennings and Margaret Murdoch. Catherine Margaret Jennings married Alexander Finley (Findley or McFinley or McFinlay), and had children including Samuel James Finley. Catherine Margaret Jennings passed away in 1742 in Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland.

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Biography

  • Catherine Margaret Jennings was born in 1668 in Inchervie, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Francis Jennings and Margaret Murdoch.
  • Catherine Margaret Jennings married Alexander Finley (Findley or McFinley or McFinlay), and had children including Samuel James Finley.
  • Catherine Margaret Jennings passed away in 1742 in Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Jennings
1668 – 1742
Birth Place: Inchervie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Francis Jennings
1642 – 1671
Derry, Cavan, Ireland
Margaret Murdoch
1642 – 1708
Inchevine, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Jennings
1580 – 1630
Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Miller) (Jennings)
1584 – 1650
Derry, 5296, Ireland
James ((Russell)) Murdoch
1614 – 1646
Dunlop, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine Cunningham
1618 –
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Jennings
1550 – 1611
Lady Spenser
1550 – 1610
Lady Miller
1534 – 1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Barkham
1524 – 1620
Knight England
1517 – 1586
Lady Spencer
1524 – 1586
Richard
Lady Coornneef
1517 – 1544

Catherine Jennings's Descendants

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Catherine (Margaret) Jennings (4 Dec 1668 – 1 Feb 1742) m. Alexander (Finley (Findley or McFinley or) McFinlay) (30 Jul 1667 – 28 Jan 1736)
  1. 1. Samuel (James) Finley (4 Dec 1687 – 10 Feb 1753) m. Elizabeth Patterson (16 Mar 1690 – 10 Feb 1753)
    1. 1. John (Patterson Finley (Immigrant and Rev and French) Ind (18 December 1706 – 19 August 1782) m. Elizabeth (Thankful) Doak (1707 – 1791)

Catherine Jennings's Timeline

4 Records

1668
4 Dec 1668
Birth of Catherine Margaret Jennings in Inchervie, Fife, Scotland
Inchervie, Fife, Scotland
1688
10 Jan 1688
Age 20
Catherine Margaret Jennings was married in Derry, 5296, Ireland
Derry, 5296, Ireland
1721
30 Apr 1721
Age 53
Catherine Margaret Jennings was married in Gerrans Parish Church, Gerrans, Probus, Cornwall
Gerrans Parish Church, Gerrans, Probus, Cornwall
1742
1 Feb 1742
Age 74
Death of Catherine Margaret Jennings in Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1668
    Event Place: Inchervie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Derry, 5296, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1721
    Event Place: Gerrans Parish Church, Gerrans, Probus, Cornwall

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1742
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland

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