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James Macdonald 1665 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

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

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: Sir MacDonald

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet MacLeod

Children(s): Malcolm Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Mary Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Margaret MacLeod, Isabel MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Janet Mcdonald, Janet MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Alexander Macdonald, Margaret MACDONALD, James MacDonald

Born in 1665 in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, James Macdonald was the child of Sir Donald MacDonald and Lady Mary Douglas. In time, James Macdonald married Janet MacLeod, and they raised a family that included Malcolm Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Mary Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Margaret Talisker MacLeod, Isabel MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Janet Mcdonald, Janet Sleat MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Alexander Baronet Macdonald, Margaret MACDONALD and James MacDonald. James Macdonald died in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland in 1723.

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Parents

Sir MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Birth Location: –
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Lady Douglas
1625 – 1678
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
Birth Location: Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Malcolm Macdonald
1680 – 1750
Birth Location: Uig, ISLE OF LEWIS Scottish Islands Scotland
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Donald MacDonald
1690 – 1748
Birth Location: Alvie, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Mary Macdonald
1693 – 1779
Birth Location: of, Sleat, Inverness, Scotland
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Donald MacDonald
1697 – 1720
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret MacLeod
1708 –
Birth Location: Oransay, , , Scotland
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Isabel MacDonald
1709 –
Birth Location: Oransay, Scotland
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Mary MacDonald
1710 – 1779
Birth Location: Isle isley, Argyle, Scotland
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Janet Mcdonald
1710 – 1743
Birth Location: Steat Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Janet MacDonald
1710 – 1743
Birth Location: Sleat, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander MacDonald
1711 – 1746
Birth Location: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander Macdonald
1711 – 1746
Birth Location: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Margaret MACDONALD
Birth Location: –
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James MacDonald
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1665
    Event Place: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1723
    Event Place: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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