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James Alexander MacDonald 1720 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Richmond, North Carolina, United States

Father: James MacDonnald

Mother: Margaret MacKenzie

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James Alexander MacDonald was born in 1720 in Scotland, the child of James MacDonnald and Margaret MacKenzie. In 1788, James Alexander MacDonald passed away in Richmond, North Carolina, United States.

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James MacDonnald
1575 – 1678
Birth Location: Isle Skye, Scotland
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Margaret MacKenzie
1611 – 1710
Birth Location: Tarbat, Kintail, Ross&Cormarty, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1720
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1788
    Event Place: Richmond, North Carolina, United States
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