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James McGowan 1705–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1705

Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Alexander MacGowan

Mother: Christian Mclachlan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Young, Janet Leckie, Marjory Duncanson

Children(s): Jean Mcgowan, John MacGowan, Elizabeth MacGowan, George MacGowan, James MacGowan, Janet McGowan

In 1705, James McGowan entered the world in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Macgowan And Christian Mclachlan. James McGowan married Elizabeth Young, Janet Leckie, Marjory Duncanson, and had children including Alexander Mcgowan, Ann Mcgown, Elizabeth Macgowan, George Macgowan, James Macgowan, James Mcgowan, Janet Mcgowan, Jean Mcgowan, John Macgowan. James McGowan passed away in 1755 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1705, James McGowan entered the world in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Macgowan And Christian Mclachlan.
  • James McGowan married Elizabeth Young, Janet Leckie, Marjory Duncanson, and had children including Alexander Mcgowan, Ann Mcgown, Elizabeth Macgowan, George Macgowan, James Macgowan, James Mcgowan, Janet Mcgowan, Jean Mcgowan, John Macgowan.
  • James McGowan passed away in 1755 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James McGowan's Ancestors

Self
James McGowan
1705–1755
Birth Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander MacGowan
1672–
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Christian Mclachlan
1679–1722
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John McGowan
1630–
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Margaret Burn
1630–1630
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John McGowan
1600–1658
Janet Mitchell
1604–1658
James Burne
1598–
Janet
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McGowan's Descendants

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James McGowan (22 Apr 1705–1755) m. Elizabeth Young (1702–) m. Janet Leckie (1709–) m. Marjory Duncanson (6 Jul 1711–)
  1. 1. Jean Mcgowan 1735–
  2. 2. John MacGowan 1726–1780 m. Mary (D.) Harper 1729–1768 m. Mary Sherron 1760–1850 m. Esther RIGBY 1740–1762
    1. 1. Ebenezer McGowan 1767–1850 m. Sally Stell 1770–1793 m. Frances Baugh 1781–1852
      1. 1. John McGowan 1787–1852 m. Sarah (Ann Sallie) Holmes 1792–1833
        1. 1. Francis (Emily) Mcgowan 1827–1881 m. Samuel (Thomas) Davis 1831–1881
        2. 2. John (James) McGowan 1812–1854
        3. 3. William (Holmes) Mcgowan 1815–1884
        4. 4. Peter (Ebenezer) McGowan 1816–1881
        5. 5. Sallie (Marriott) McGowan 1820–
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann Warren) MacGowan 1820–1842
        7. 7. Mary (Harper) Macgowan 1821–1897
        8. 8. Thomas (Merritt) Mcgowan 1824–1879
        9. 9. Martha (Jane) Macgowan 1826–
        10. 10. Isacc (Wilson) McGowan 1830–
        11. 11. George (Wesley) Macgowan 1831–
  3. 3. Elizabeth MacGowan 1722–
  4. 4. George MacGowan 1724–
  5. 5. James MacGowan 1717–
  6. 6. Janet McGowan 1739–

James McGowan's Timeline

3 Records

1705
22 Apr 1705
Birth of James McGowan in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1705
22 Apr 1705
James McGowan was baptized in Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland
Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland
1755
1755
Age 50
Death of James McGowan in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1705
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1705
    Event Place: Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Scotland

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