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James Douglas 1708 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1708

Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: William Douglass

Mother: Grizell McKean

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The story of James Douglas began in 1708 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. James Douglas passed away in 1780 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Douglas began in 1708 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
  • James Douglas passed away in 1780 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1708 – 1780
Birth Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
William Ayton Douglass
1669 – 1745
Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
Grizell (DOUGLASS) McKean
1673 – 1741
Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
Grandparents
William Douglass
1649 – 1669
Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Kennedy
1645 – 1668
Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1616 – 1647
Agnes Rome
1616 – 1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1585 – 1617
Helena Grierson
1597 – 1616

James Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1708
3 August 1708
Birth of James Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1780
1780
Age 72
Death of James Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1708
    Event Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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