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James Macdonald 1741 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1741

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Jul 1766

Death Location: Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Father: Alexander MacDonald

Mother: Lady Montgomerie

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In 1741, James Macdonald entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Alexander MacDonald and Lady Margaretha Montgomerie. James Macdonald passed away in 1766 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.

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Biography

  • In 1741, James Macdonald entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Alexander MacDonald and Lady Margaretha Montgomerie.
  • James Macdonald passed away in 1766 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.

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James Macdonald's Ancestors

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James Macdonald
1741 – 1766
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander MacDonald
1711 – 1746
Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha) Montgomerie
1723 – 1799
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Scotland
Grandparents
James Macdonald
1665 – 1723
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Lady Douglas
1625 – 1678
Alexander Macleod
1660 – 1727
Catherine MacLeod
1668 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donald Macleod
1603 – 1705
Anne Fraser
1637 – 1700

James Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1741
26 Dec 1741
Birth of James Macdonald in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1766
26 Jul 1766
Age 25
Death of James Macdonald in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1741
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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