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James Heugh Chalmers 1648 – 1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jun 1707

Death Location: Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Father: George Rhynie

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Margaret Barleis

Children(s): Janet Chalmers

In 1648, James Heugh Chalmers entered the world in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to George Chalmer Minister of Rhynie and Elizabeth Jane Gordon. James Heugh Chalmers married Margaret Barleis, and had children including Janet Chalmers. James Heugh Chalmers passed away in 1707 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1648, James Heugh Chalmers entered the world in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to George Chalmer Minister of Rhynie and Elizabeth Jane Gordon.
  • James Heugh Chalmers married Margaret Barleis, and had children including Janet Chalmers.
  • James Heugh Chalmers passed away in 1707 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Rhynie
1637 – 1660
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Gordon
1634 – 1691
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Barleis
1667 – 1725
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Chalmers
1693 – 1731
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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James Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
James Chalmers
1648 – 1707
Birth Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Chalmer Minister of Rhynie
1637 – 1660
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) Gordon
1634 – 1691
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev (Alexander) Chalmers
1614 – 1655
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Sir (John Thomas Gordon, 14th Earl of) Sutherland,
1609 – 1679
Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
Jean ((Jein) Drummond (Countess) Sutherland)
1609 – 1637
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Chalmeris
1566 – 1630
Margaret Sanderis
1569 – 1630
John Gordon
1576 – 1615
Agnes Gordon
1579 – 1617
James Perth
1580 – 1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Chalmers
1538 –
Janet Currie
1542 – 1612
Sir ELPHINSTONE
1552 – 1638
Lady Lindsay\Lyndesay
1552 – 1589

James Chalmers's Descendants

1.
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James (Heugh) Chalmers (1648 – 5 Jun 1707) m. Margaret Barleis (22 Sep 1667 – 16 Jun 1725)
  1. 1. Janet Chalmers (20 Jul 1693 – 1731) m. Thomas Mccarter (15 Jan 1684 – 1731)
    1. 1. Moses MCCARTER (16 May 1717 – 01 Feb 1787) m. Mary (Catherine "Catren") Bates (1733 – 1 Jul 1800)
      1. 1. Catherine (Catren) McCarter (9 Oct 1753 – 8 Aug 1816) m. Richard (Joseph) Evans (10 Jan 1741 – 17 Jan 1806)
        1. 1. Lucinda Evans (1770 – 27 Jul 1850) m. Daniel (S) Morgan (1764 – 4 Jan 1848)

James Chalmers's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of James Heugh Chalmers in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1707
5 Jun 1707
Age 59
Death of James Heugh Chalmers in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland
Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1707
    Event Place: Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland
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