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James MacDonald 1652–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1652

Birth Location: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Donald MacDonald

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet MacLeod

Children(s): Alexander MacDonald

In 1652, James MacDonald entered the world in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Donald Breac Macdonald And Lady Margaret Mary Douglas. James MacDonald married Janet Macleod, and had children including Alexander Macdonald. James MacDonald passed away in 1723 in Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1652, James MacDonald entered the world in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Donald Breac Macdonald And Lady Margaret Mary Douglas.
  • James MacDonald married Janet Macleod, and had children including Alexander Macdonald.
  • James MacDonald passed away in 1723 in Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James MacDonald's Ancestors

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James MacDonald
1652–1723
Birth Place: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Donald Breac MacDonald
1633–1695
Sleat, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret "Mary") Douglas
1625–1678
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Robert Morton) Douglas
1605–1649
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth) Villiers
1615–1654
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1582–1648
Anne Keith
1586–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Keith
1553–1623
Margaret Ogilvy
1565–1598

James MacDonald's Descendants

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James MacDonald (1652–1723) m. Janet MacLeod (1650–1753)
  1. 1. Alexander MacDonald 1711–1746 m. Margaret Montgomery 1710–1799 m. Anne Erskine 1709–1735
    1. 1. Archibald Macdonald 1747–1826
    2. 2. James McDonald 1745–1820
    3. 3. Isabella MacDonald 1738–1761 m. Donald Martin 1742–
      1. 1. Margaret Martin 1757–1837 m. Alexander McQueen 1766–1850
        1. 1. Angus McQueen 1780–1858 m. Margaret Campbell 1780–1858
    4. 4. Donald MacDonald 1730–1759

James MacDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1652
1652
Birth of James MacDonald in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
1723
1723
Age 71
Death of James MacDonald in Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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