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James Macdonald 1783 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1814

Death Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Father: Alexander Macdonald

Mother: Elizabeth Bosville

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James Macdonald was born in 1783 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Macdonald and Elizabeth Diana Bosville. James Macdonald passed away in 1814 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

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Biography

  • James Macdonald was born in 1783 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Macdonald and Elizabeth Diana Bosville.
  • James Macdonald passed away in 1814 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

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James Macdonald's Ancestors

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James Macdonald
1783 – 1814
Birth Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Macdonald
1744 – 1795
North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville
1748 – 1789
Penistone, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Alexander MacDonald
1711 – 1746
Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha) Montgomerie
1723 – 1799
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Macdonald
1665 – 1723
Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Lady Douglas
1625 – 1678
Alexander Macleod
1660 – 1727
Catherine MacLeod
1668 – 1726

James Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1783
1783
Birth of James Macdonald in Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness-shire, Scotland
1814
1814
Age 31
Death of James Macdonald in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

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