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George Muir 1720 – 1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jul 1720

Birth Location: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1764

Death Location: Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland

Father: Thomas Muir

Mother: Christian BOWAR

Spouse(s): Janet Wylie

Children(s): Janet Muir, Margaret Muir, Thomas Muir, Margaret Muir, Elizabeth Muir, David Muir, Helen Muir, George Muir, Walter Muir

George Muir was born in 1720 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland, the child of Thomas Muir and Christian BOWAR. George Muir married Janet Wylie, and had children including Janet Muir, Margaret Muir, Thomas Muir, Margaret Muir, Elizabeth Muir, David Muir, Helen Muir, George Muir, Walter Muir. George Muir passed away in 1764 in Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • George Muir was born in 1720 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland, the child of Thomas Muir and Christian BOWAR.
  • George Muir married Janet Wylie, and had children including Janet Muir, Margaret Muir, Thomas Muir, Margaret Muir, Elizabeth Muir, David Muir, Helen Muir, George Muir, Walter Muir.
  • George Muir passed away in 1764 in Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Muir
1685 – 1726
Birth Location: Logie, Fife, Scotland
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Christian BOWAR
1690 – 1745
Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Wylie
1725 –
Birth Location: Coaltoune, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
JW

Children(s)

Janet Muir
1748 –
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
JM
Margaret Muir
1752 – 1752
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
MM
Thomas Muir
1754 –
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
TM
Margaret Muir
1756 – 1756
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
MM
Elizabeth Muir
1757 –
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
EM
David Muir
1757 –
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
DM
Helen Muir
1759 –
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
HM
George Muir
1762 –
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, , Scotland
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Walter Muir
1764 – 1832
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
WM

George Muir's Ancestors

Self
George Muir
1720 – 1764
Birth Place: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Muir
1685 – 1726
Logie, Fife, Scotland
Christian BOWAR
1690 – 1745
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Muir
1659 – 1719
Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Duncan
1663 –
Logie, Fife, , Scotland
ROBERT BOWAR
1669 –
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Margaret(Maggie) Jack
1670 – 1730
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Muir
1640 – 1725
Janet Howie\Hovie
1640 – 1688
William Duncan
1640 –
Elizabeth Tullos
James Bowar
1645 –
MARGARET NICOL
1655 –
James Jack
1645 –
Margaret Christie\Crystie
1645 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Muir
1609 – 1669
Jean Mayne
1623 – 1647

George Muir's Descendants

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George Muir (03 Jul 1720 – 29 Jan 1764) m. Janet Wylie (8 Jun 1725 – )
  1. 1. Janet Muir (22 Aug 1748 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Muir (3 Jan 1752 – 9 Apr 1752)
  3. 3. Thomas Muir (19 Jan 1754 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Muir (29 Jun 1756 – 1 Jul 1756)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Muir (11 Jul 1757 – )
  6. 6. David Muir (11 Jul 1757 – )
  7. 7. Helen Muir (26 Nov 1759 – )
  8. 8. George Muir (18 Jan 1762 – )
  9. 9. Walter Muir (29 Jun 1764 – 1832)
    1. 1. Walter Muir (5 Aug 1785 – April 1857)
    2. 2. Janet Muir (10 Jun 1787 – 26 Jan 1846)
    3. 3. James Muir (23 Jan 1789 – 1 Aug 1832)
    4. 4. John Muir (23 Jan 1789 – 1 Aug 1832)
    5. 5. David (G) Muir (17 Aug 1790 – 1865)
    6. 6. Jean Muir (15 Dec 1792 – 25 Mar 1856)
    7. 7. Dorothea Muir (6 Feb 1795 – BEF 1873)
    8. 8. James Muir (25 Jan 1799 – 1 Aug 1832)
    9. 9. Christian Muir (13 Sep 1800 – 02 Nov 1869)
    10. 10. Jane Beveridge (abt 1801 – )
    11. 11. Edward Muir (16 Sep 1802 – 4 Jul 1843)
    12. 12. Thomas Muir (24 Sep 1804 – 1832)
    13. 13. Elizabeth Muir (14 Aug 1806 – )

George Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1720
03 Jul 1720
Birth of George Muir in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
1764
29 Jan 1764
Age 44
Death of George Muir in Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1720
    Event Place: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1764
    Event Place: Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
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