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James McClanahan 1742–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1742

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 Jan 1801

Death Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Father: Mary McClanahan

Mother: Sarah Breckenridge-McClenachan

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James McClanahan was born in 1742 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Mary Mcclanahan And Sarah Breckenridge Mcclenachan. James McClanahan passed away in 1801 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James McClanahan was born in 1742 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Mary Mcclanahan And Sarah Breckenridge Mcclenachan.
  • James McClanahan passed away in 1801 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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James McClanahan's Ancestors

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James McClanahan
1742–1801
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Mary McClanahan
1720–1800
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sarah Breckenridge-McClenachan
1710–1791
Antrim (County Antrim), County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Lord (John) McClanahan
1688–1750
Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes McChubit
1684–1751
Ayeshire, Scotland
Alexander Breckenridge
1686–1742
Ireland
Lady (Jane) PRESTON
1690–1747
County Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Breckenridge
1639–1693
Ann Doak
1648–1693
Phineas Preston
1660–1703
Lady *STEWART-Preston
1678–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jane Preston
1620–
Samuel Doak
1620–

James McClanahan's Timeline

2 Records

1742
7 Nov 1742
Birth of James McClanahan in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1801
22 Jan 1801
Age 59
Death of James McClanahan in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1742
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1801
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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