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James Fraser 1610 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland

Death Date: 6 December 1649

Death Location: Highland, Scotland

Father: Simon Fraser

Mother: Jean Stewart

Spouse(s): Beatrix Fraser, Isabell Gray, Jane Stewart

Children(s): Rev. Frazier, John Fraser, Mary Fraser*, Anne Fraser, James Brae, Magdeline Fraser, Jane Fraser, Jane Fraser, Ann Fraser, David Mayne, John Fraser, Mary Fraser, Mary Frazier, James Frazier, Elizabeth Fraser

James Fraser was born in 1610 in Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland, the child of Simon J Fraser and Jean Stewart. James Fraser married Beatrix "Beatrice" Wemyss Fraser, Isabell Gray, Jane Stewart, and had children including Rev. John Robert Fraser\Frissell\ Frazier, John Fraser, Mary Fraser*, Anne Fraser, James Fraser of Brae, Magdeline Fraser, Jane or Mary Fraser, Jane 'Mary Jane' Fraser, Ann Fraser, David Fraser of Mayne, John Fraser, Mary Jane Fraser, Mary Frazier, James Frazier, Elizabeth Fraser. James Fraser passed away in 1649 in Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Fraser was born in 1610 in Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland, the child of Simon J Fraser and Jean Stewart.
  • James Fraser married Beatrix "Beatrice" Wemyss Fraser, Isabell Gray, Jane Stewart, and had children including Rev. John Robert Fraser\Frissell\ Frazier, John Fraser, Mary Fraser*, Anne Fraser, James Fraser of Brae, Magdeline Fraser, Jane or Mary Fraser, Jane 'Mary Jane' Fraser, Ann Fraser, David Fraser of Mayne, John Fraser, Mary Jane Fraser, Mary Frazier, James Frazier, Elizabeth Fraser.
  • James Fraser passed away in 1649 in Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Fraser
1570 – 1633
Birth Location: Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Stewart
1578 – 1622
Birth Location: Killymoon, Cookstown, Tyrone or Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
JS

Spouses(s)

Beatrix Fraser
1614 – 1643
Birth Location: Kirkhill, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
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Isabell Gray
Birth Location: –
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Jane Stewart
Birth Location: –
JS

Children(s)

Rev. Frazier
1630 – 1696
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Fraser
1630 – 1697
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Mary Fraser*
1636 – 1700
Birth Location: Brae, Sutherland, Scotland
MF
Anne Fraser
1637 – 1700
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
AF
James Brae
1639 – 1699
Birth Location: Kilmonivaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Magdeline Fraser
1640 – 1727
Birth Location: Brae, Inverness-shire, Scotland
MF
Jane Fraser
1640 –
Birth Location: Brae
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Jane Fraser
1640 – 1700
Birth Location: Brae, Kilmonivaig, Inverness, Scotland
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Ann Fraser
1645 –
Birth Location: Culduthel, Inverness-shire, Scotland
AF
David Mayne
1646 –
Birth Location: Culduthel, Inverness-shire, Scotland
DM
John Fraser
1648 – 1711
Birth Location: Pitscalzean, Nigg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Mary Fraser
1648 – 1700
Birth Location: Brae, Sutherland, Scotland
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Mary Frazier
Birth Location: –
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James Frazier
Birth Location: Scotland
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Elizabeth Fraser
Birth Location: –
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James Fraser's Ancestors

Self
James Fraser
1610 – 1649
Birth Place: Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland
Parents
Simon J Fraser
1570 – 1633
Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Stewart
1578 – 1622
Killymoon, Cookstown, Tyrone or Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Hugh Fraser
1545 – 1577
Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1549 – 1595
Glen Strae, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Frazier
1527 – 1557
Janet Campbell
1531 – 1561
John Stewart
1526 – 1579
Elizabeth Gordon
1555 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Gordon
1538 – 1594
Mary Bethune
1540 – 1600

James Fraser's Descendants

1.
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James Fraser (1610 – 6 December 1649) m. Beatrix ("Beatrice" Wemyss) Fraser (1614 – 1643 or 20 Sep 1663) m. Isabell Gray m. Jane Stewart
  1. 1. Rev. (John Robert Fraser\Frissell\) Frazier (1630 – 07 Aug 1696)
  2. 2. John Fraser (1630 – 1697)
  3. 3. Mary Fraser* (1636 – 1700)
  4. 4. Anne Fraser (1637 – 1700) m. Donald Macleod (1603 – 1705)
    1. 1. Alexander Macleod (1660 – 1727) m. Catherine MacLeod (1668 – 1726)
      1. 1. Janet MacLeod (1669 – 1753) m. James Macdonald (1665 – 1723)
        1. 1. Malcolm Macdonald (ABT 1680 – ABT 1750)
        2. 2. Donald MacDonald (1690 – 1748)
        3. 3. Mary Macdonald (Abt. 1693 – 1779)
        4. 4. Donald MacDonald (1697 – 1720)
        5. 5. Margaret (Talisker) MacLeod (1708 – )
        6. 6. Isabel MacDonald (1709 – )
        7. 7. Mary MacDonald (1710 – 1779)
        8. 8. Janet Mcdonald (1710 – 1743)
        9. 9. Janet (Sleat) MacDonald (1710 – Apr 1743)
        10. 10. Alexander MacDonald (1711 – 23 November 1746) m. Lady (Margaretha) Montgomerie (19 Feb 1723 – 30 April 1799) m. Lady (Anne (Lady of Sleat Barroness of Sleat)) Erskine (02 Feb 1709 – 27 Nov 1735) m. Anne (MacDonald) Erskine (1700 – 27 Nov 1735)
        11. 11. Alexander (Baronet) Macdonald (1711 – 23 Nov 1746) m. Margaretha Montgomerie (19 Feb 1723 – 30 April 1799) m. Anne Erskine (02 Feb 1709 – 27 Nov 1735) m. Anne (MacDonald) Erskine (1700 – 27 Nov 1735)
        12. 12. Margaret MACDONALD
        13. 13. James MacDonald
  5. 5. James (Fraser of) Brae (29 Jul 1639 – 13 Sep 1699)
  6. 6. Magdeline Fraser (1640 – 1727)
  7. 7. Jane (or Mary) Fraser (ABT 1640 – )
  8. 8. Jane ('Mary Jane') Fraser (ABT 1640 – 1700)
  9. 9. Ann Fraser (1645 – UNKNOWN)
  10. 10. David (Fraser of) Mayne (1646 – )
  11. 11. John Fraser (1648 – 06 JUL 1711)
  12. 12. Mary (Jane) Fraser (1648 – Abt. 1700)
  13. 13. Mary Frazier
  14. 14. James Frazier
  15. 15. Elizabeth Fraser

James Fraser's Timeline

3 Records

1610
1610
Birth of James Fraser in Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland
Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland
1612
4 Jun 1612
Age 2
James Fraser was baptized in Inverness,Inverness,Scotland
Inverness,Inverness,Scotland
1649
6 December 1649
Age 39
Death of James Fraser in Highland, Scotland
Highland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1612
    Event Place: Inverness,Inverness,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1649
    Event Place: Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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