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Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm 1780 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1780

Birth Location: Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Mar 1875

Death Location: Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Donald (Blacksmith)

Mother: Margaret ??

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Chisholm

Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. was born in 1780 in Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland, the child of Donald (Domhnall Gobha) Chisholm (Blacksmith) and Margaret Mckinla ??. Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. had children including John Chisholm. Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. passed away in 1875 in Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. was born in 1780 in Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland, the child of Donald (Domhnall Gobha) Chisholm (Blacksmith) and Margaret Mckinla ??.
  • Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. had children including John Chisholm.
  • Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. passed away in 1875 in Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald (Blacksmith)
1735 – 1810
Birth Location: Knockfin, Strathglass, Scotland
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Margaret ??
1736 – 1803
Birth Location: Cnocan-daimh, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Chisholm
1801 – 1896
Birth Location: Ireland
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Donald Chisholm's Ancestors

Self
Donald Chisholm
1780 – 1875
Birth Place: Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
Parents
Donald (Domhnall Gobha) Chisholm (Blacksmith)
1735 – 1810
Knockfin, Strathglass, Scotland
Margaret (Mckinla) ??
1736 – 1803
Cnocan-daimh, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John ("Iain Gobha") Chisholm
1705 – 1760
Knockfin, Glenn Affric, Strathglass, Scotland
Margaret Armstrong
1705 – 1760
Invernesshire, Strathglass, Scotland
Donald Chisholm
1700 – 1792
Cnocan-daimh, Scotland
Deborah Cook
1710 – 1762
Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Chisholm
1680 – 1786
Mary Grant
1665 – 1726
John Armstrong
1685 – 1770
Mary Hog
1680 – 1750
Captain Family)
1681 – 1773
Annie Chisum
1680 – 1777
John Cook
1690 – 1730
Amy Jones**
1690 – 1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Chisholm
1665 – 1736
Katherine MacRae
1669 – 1768
William (Keythe)
1641 –
James Hog
1660 – 1710
Jenit Simsone
1660 – 1710
James** Chisholm\Chism
1657 – 1698
Thomas Bradley
1655 – 1712
John Cooke
1650 – 1718
Naomi Thayer
1663 – 1718

Donald Chisholm's Descendants

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Donald ('Soldier') Chisholm (abt 1780 – 6 Mar 1875)
  1. 1. John Chisholm (Abt. 1801 – 23 Jan 1896) m. Janet Fraser (1798 – Bef. 1881)
    1. 1. Colin Chisholm (11 Apr 1838 – 10 Dec 1917) m. Jane CHISHOLM (11 Mar 1850 – 21 Aug 1932)
      1. 1. 🩵William (Alexander) CHISHOLM (July 24, 1880 – 1901) m. 🩵Mae (Thomassina) WILLIAMS (April 15, 1870 – Oct. 21, 1938)
        1. 1. 🩵Dorothy (Mae) Chisholm (30 Apr 1899 – 5 Apr 1985) m. 👑🩵David Wilson (24 Apr 1895 – 1 Nov 1972)

Donald Chisholm's Timeline

2 Records

1780
abt 1780
Birth of Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. in Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
1875
6 Mar 1875
Age 95
Death of Donald 'Soldier' Chisholm Lieut. in Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1780
    Event Place: Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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