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Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald 1624–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624

Birth Location: Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: Castleton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland

Father: Sir Sleat

Mother: Janet MacKenzie

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In 1624, Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald entered the world in Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland, born to Sir Donald Gorm Macdonald Lord Of State 8Th Baron Of Sleat And Janet Kintail Mackenzie. Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald passed away in 1690 in Castleton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1624, Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald entered the world in Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland, born to Sir Donald Gorm Macdonald Lord Of State 8Th Baron Of Sleat And Janet Kintail Mackenzie.
  • Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald passed away in 1690 in Castleton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland.

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Colonel MacDonald's Ancestors

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Colonel MacDonald
1624–1690
Birth Place: Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Parents
Sir Donald 'Gorm' MacDonald Lord of State, 8th Baron of Sleat
1575–1643
Sleat, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Janet (Kintail) MacKenzie
1588–1630
Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Donald (Gorm Mor Macdonald, 7th of) Sleat
1548–1617
Sleat, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Mary Mackenzie
1555–1578
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
SIR (Kenneth (Lord of Kintail)) MACKENZIE
1570–1611
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Jean (Anne) Ross
1572–1604
Balnagoun or Kintail, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald MacDonald
1522–1575
Jill MacLean
1531–1568
Kenneth MacKenzie
1513–1568
Elizabeth Stewart
1513–1567
George Balnagowan
1557–1615
Marrion Campell
1561–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John MacDonald
1496–1584
Margaret Mackeane
1505–1555
(Sir) Sr
1497–1568
Mary Glens
1515–1547
Iain Kintail
1483–1561
Elizabeth Freuchie
1495–1515
John Atholl
1478–1513
Janet Atholl
1492–1546
Sir Ross
1516–1592
Janet Sinclair
1519–1590

Colonel MacDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1624
1624
Birth of Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald in Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
1690
1690
Age 66
Death of Colonel Donald John 1st of Castleton MacDonald in Castleton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
Castleton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Sleat, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Castleton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland

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