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Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry 1545–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1545

Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Donald MacDONALD

Mother: Lady MacLean

Spouse(s): Margaret MacDonald

Children(s): Donald VIII

In 1545, Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry entered the world in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Donald Gormeson Sassunach 6Th Baron Of Sleat 7Th Chief Of Clan Macdonald And Lady Mary Maclean. Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry married Margaret Of The Glens Macdonald, and had children including Donald Gorm Og Macdonald Viii. Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry passed away in 1617 in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry entered the world in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Donald Gormeson Sassunach 6Th Baron Of Sleat 7Th Chief Of Clan Macdonald And Lady Mary Maclean.
  • Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry married Margaret Of The Glens Macdonald, and had children including Donald Gorm Og Macdonald Viii.
  • Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry passed away in 1617 in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Donald Glengarry's Ancestors

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Donald Glengarry
1545–1617
Birth Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Donald Gormeson, Sassunach, 6th Baron of Sleat, 7th Chief of Clan MacDONALD
1522–1573
Sleat, Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Mary) MacLean
1526–1568
Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Donald (Gorm Thomas MCDONALD) VII
1500–1539
Sleat,,Inverness-Shire,Scotland
Lady (Mary) MacLeod
1502–1582
Dunvegan Castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Hector (Mor) MacLean
1497–1568
Duart Castle, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary MacDonald
1498–1550
Dunnyveg, Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Donald Grim)
1480–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Glengarry's Descendants

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Donald (Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of) Glengarry (2 Feb 1545–1617) m. Margaret (of the Glens) MacDonald (1549–Abt. 1620)
  1. 1. Donald (Gorm Og MacDonald) VIII 1575–1643
    1. 1. James (Ian Mor Sir (IX Chief of Sleat, II Baron of Slate)) MacDonnald 1605–1678 m. Mary (MacLeod of) Talbet 1616–1710
      1. 1. Catherine (Regina MacDonnell) (MacDonald) 1635–1726 m. Sir (Norman) MacLeod 1614–1705
        1. 1. William (Edmonstone Macleod 1st of) Luskentyre 1661–1738 m. Janet MONRO 1680–

Donald Glengarry's Timeline

3 Records

1545
2 Feb 1545
Birth of Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1577
Abt 1577
Age 32
Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry was married in of, Moydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
of, Moydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1617
1617
Age 72
Death of Donald Gorm MacDonald , 8th Chief Laird of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1545
    Event Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1577
    Event Place: of, Moydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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