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Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir 1756 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1756

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Jan 1833

Death Location: Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Muir

Mother: Phoebe Bayless

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lavini Shortridge

Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir was born in 1756 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Muir and Phoebe Bayless. Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir had children including Lavini Shortridge. Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir passed away in 1833 in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir was born in 1756 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Muir and Phoebe Bayless.
  • Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir had children including Lavini Shortridge.
  • Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir passed away in 1833 in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Muir
1731 – 1791
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Phoebe Bayless
1739 – 1806
Birth Location: Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lavini Shortridge
1783 – 1877
Birth Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
LS

Elizabeth Muir's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Muir
1756 – 1833
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Muir
1731 – 1791
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Phoebe Bayless
1739 – 1806
Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Hugh Muir
1696 –
Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Margaret Edgar
1709 –
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Johanna ("Hannah") Lake
1714 – 1795
Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Edgar
1685 – 1736
Helen McAlexander
1685 –
John Lake
1688 – 1754
Mary Wilkins
1688 – 1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan (Lake)
1656 – 1729

Elizabeth Muir's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Margaret 'Eliza') Muir (7 January 1756 – 13 Jan 1833)
  1. 1. Lavini Shortridge (1783 – 1877)
    1. 1. Virginia (Winnie) Field (1810 – 1848) m. John Slone (1810 – 1870)
      1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Slone (1827 – ) m. John Rowe (1810 – 17 Mar 1858)
        1. 1. Lilburn Rowe (Abt 1857 – 5 Jun 1918) m. Mary (Caroline) Bentley (1859 – 20 Feb 1939)

Elizabeth Muir's Timeline

3 Records

1756
7 January 1756
Birth of Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1778
1778
Age 22
Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir was married in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1833
13 Jan 1833
Age 77
Death of Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1756
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
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