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Colin Bethune 1712–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Isle Of Skye, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Aug 1781

Death Location: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Father: Ferquhard Bethune

Mother: Isobel MacEarcharn

Spouse(s): Janet Fraser

Children(s): Martin Bethune

Colin Bethune was born in 1712 in Isle Of Skye, Scotland, the child of Ferquhard Bethune And Isobel Macearcharn. Colin Bethune married Janet Fraser, and had children including Martin Bethune. Colin Bethune passed away in 1781 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Colin Bethune was born in 1712 in Isle Of Skye, Scotland, the child of Ferquhard Bethune And Isobel Macearcharn.
  • Colin Bethune married Janet Fraser, and had children including Martin Bethune.
  • Colin Bethune passed away in 1781 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ferquhard Bethune
1676–1762
Birth Location: Braccadale, Skeabost, Isle Skye, Invernesshire, Scotland
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Isobel MacEarcharn
1685–1739
Birth Location: Kilellan, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Fraser
1719–1765
Birth Location: Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Martin Bethune
1740–1814
Birth Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Colin Bethune's Ancestors

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Colin Bethune
1712–1781
Birth Place: Isle Of Skye, Scotland
Parents
Ferquhard Bethune
1676–1762
Braccadale, Skeabost, Isle Skye, Invernesshire, Scotland
Isobel MacEarcharn
1685–1739
Kilellan, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Bethune
1642–1707
Isle of Skye, Inverness, Scotland
Marion MacLeod
1655–
Drynoch, Tweed, Berwick, Scotland
Colin MacEarcharn
1660–
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Dr Bethune
1624–1674
Florence MacLeod
1629–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferquhart Bethune
1597–1659
Ann MacLeod
1603–1669

Colin Bethune's Descendants

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Colin Bethune (1712–20 Aug 1781) m. Janet Fraser (Abt. 1719–14 Apr 1765)
  1. 1. Martin Bethune 1740–1814 m. Barbara Arquette 1745–1838
    1. 1. Malcom (Laughlin) Bethune 1793–1855 m. Nancy (A) Buck 1798–1899
      1. 1. Robert (Jefferson) Bethune 1842–1928 m. Cordelia (A) Knight 1852–1923
        1. 1. Rosanna (Annabelle "Belle") Bethune 1873–1959 m. James (Bailey "Jim") Bates 1868–1929
        2. 2. Robert (Oliver "Ollie") Bethune 1875–1940
        3. 3. Malcolm (Asbury "Mack") Bethune 1877–1965
        4. 4. Arthur (E) Bethune 1878–1927
        5. 5. Leonard (R) Bethune 1883–1928
        6. 6. Alberta Bethune 1895–1906
        7. 7. Albert Bethune 1888–1890
        8. 8. Elbert Bethune 1888–
        9. 9. Lizzie-Mae Bethune 1890–
        10. 10. Odus (B) Bethune 1886–1969 m. Noma Bethune 1886–1963
        11. 11. Walter (Lomax) Bethune 1893–1973 m. Bessie (Magnolia) Bethune 1897–1964
      2. 2. Daniel (McDuffie "Duffie") Bethune 1839–1931 m. Georgia (Ann) Goodson 1842–1924
        1. 1. James (L.) Bethune 1885–1969
        2. 2. Fernie (Malcolm) Bethune 1876–1962
        3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Armstrong 1880–1949
      3. 3. Peter (Marion) Bethune 1829–1902 m. Louisa Moor 1838–1922

Colin Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Colin Bethune in Isle Of Skye, Scotland
Isle Of Skye, Scotland
1781
20 Aug 1781
Age 69
Death of Colin Bethune in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Isle Of Skye, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1781
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
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