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James McCLELLAN 1661–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1661

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 September 1729

Death Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Kirkcudbright

Mother: Katherine Kennedy

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James McCLELLAN was born in 1661 in Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Mcclelland 4Th Lord Of Kirkcudbright And Katherine Kennedy. James McCLELLAN passed away in 1729 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James McCLELLAN was born in 1661 in Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Mcclelland 4Th Lord Of Kirkcudbright And Katherine Kennedy.
  • James McCLELLAN passed away in 1729 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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James McCLELLAN's Ancestors

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James McCLELLAN
1661–1729
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William McClelland, 4th Lord of Kirkcudbright
1643–1688
Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Katherine Kennedy
1644–1699
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (McClellan (Mclean), 3rd Lord of) Kirkcudbright)
1620–1665
Kircudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Anne (Maxwell) McClellan
1620–1683
Orchardton, Borque, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Kirkcudbright
1594–1651
Margaretha Cooper
1595–1622
Sir Orchardton
1600–1673
Margaret Bombie
1605–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Crusader III
1520–1597
Grissel McClellan
1550–1597
Bishop Galloway
1568–1619
Lady Murray
1580–1617
Robert Maxwell
1580–1615
10**Lord 1633
1585–1639
Margaret MacLellan
1560–1665

James McCLELLAN's Timeline

2 Records

1661
27 November 1661
Birth of James McCLELLAN in Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1729
29 September 1729
Age 68
Death of James McCLELLAN in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1661
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1729
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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