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James (Seumas) McNeil 1798–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Oct 1869

Death Location: Boisdale, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Hecter MacNEIL

Mother: Margaret McDougall

Spouse(s): Catherine McSween

Children(s): Jonathan MacNeil, Margaret McNeil, Niall MacNeil, EACHANN MACNEIL, Anna McNeil, Eoghann MacNeil, Stephen McNeil, Hector McNeil

In 1798, James (Seumas) McNeil entered the world in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, born to Hecter Eachann Macneil And Margaret Mcdougall. James (Seumas) McNeil married Catherine Mcsween, and had children including Anna Mcneil, Eachann Ban Macneil, Eoghann Hugh Macneil, Hector Mcneil, Jonathan Eoin Ruadh Macneil, Margaret Or Peggie Mcneil, Niall Macneil, Stephen Mcneil. James (Seumas) McNeil passed away in 1869 in Boisdale, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1798, James (Seumas) McNeil entered the world in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, born to Hecter Eachann Macneil And Margaret Mcdougall.
  • James (Seumas) McNeil married Catherine Mcsween, and had children including Anna Mcneil, Eachann Ban Macneil, Eoghann Hugh Macneil, Hector Mcneil, Jonathan Eoin Ruadh Macneil, Margaret Or Peggie Mcneil, Niall Macneil, Stephen Mcneil.
  • James (Seumas) McNeil passed away in 1869 in Boisdale, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hecter MacNEIL
1763–1850
Birth Location: Craigston, Barra, Scotland
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Margaret McDougall
1775–1882
Birth Location: Barra, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine McSween
1800–1879
Birth Location: Barra, Inverness, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jonathan MacNeil
1824–1874
Birth Location: cape breton nova scotia
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Margaret McNeil
1829–1914
Birth Location: Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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Niall MacNeil
1835–
Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
NM
EACHANN MACNEIL
1821–1903
Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
EM
Anna McNeil
1832–1911
Birth Location: Victoria, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Eoghann MacNeil
1829–1905
Birth Location: Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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Stephen McNeil
1826–1921
Birth Location: Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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Hector McNeil
1822–1903
Birth Location: Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
HM

James McNeil's Ancestors

Self
James McNeil
1798–1869
Birth Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Parents
Hecter (Eachann) MacNEIL
1763–1850
Craigston, Barra, Scotland
Margaret McDougall
1775–1882
Barra, Scotland
Grandparents
Sheumais ("James") MacNeil
1740–1813
Scotland
SARAH MACNEIL
1740–
Malcolm ("Miller") MacDougall
1750–1818
Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Catherine McNeil
1755–1794
Barra, Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Iain MacNeil
1725–1822
Mary MacKinnon
1735–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McNeil's Descendants

1.
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James ((Seumas)) McNeil (1798–10 Oct 1869) m. Catherine McSween (ABT 1800–1 Jan 1879)
  1. 1. Jonathan ((Eoin Ruadh)) MacNeil 1824–1874
  2. 2. Margaret (or Peggie) McNeil 1829–1914
    1. 1. Catherine Mcneil 1863–1950
      1. 1. Annie MacEachern 1892– m. William ("Willie Danny") MacDonald 1893–1967
        1. 1. Daniel (seward) MacDonald 1917–1988 m. Rita Ford 1931–2013
  3. 3. Niall MacNeil 1835–
  4. 4. EACHANN (BAN) MACNEIL 1821–1903
  5. 5. Anna McNeil 1832–1911
  6. 6. Eoghann ('Hugh') MacNeil 1829–1905
  7. 7. Stephen McNeil 1826–1921
  8. 8. Hector McNeil 1822–1903 m. Anne McNeil 1828–
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) McNeil 1861–1943
      1. 1. Mary McNeil 1891–1944 m. Walter (Joseph) Maguire 1882–1933
        1. 1. Walter (Joseph) Maguire 1914–1976 m. Catherine (Margaret) Bouffard 1914–1998
    2. 2. Mary (Minnie) McNEAL 1854– m. Isaac (Alfred) FREELAND 1862–1923
      1. 1. James (Josias) Freeland 1893–1967 m. Marie (Eugenie Florida) Bernier 1896–1970 m. Ethel (Maud) Anderson 1888–1920
        1. 1. Clifford (Gerald) Freeland 1935–2017 m. Marilyn Kirwan 1938–1977
        2. 2. William (David) Freeland 1939–2022
        3. 3. Elmer (Ernest) Freeland 1930–2008
        4. 4. Wilfred (Ambroise) Freeland 1929–2003
        5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth Emily) Freeland 1942–2010
        6. 6. Evelyn (Mary) Freeland 1923–2001 m. Ivan (Menzies) (Beck) 1913–1997
        7. 7. James (Alexander) freeland 1924–2009 m. Lillian (Dorothy) Freeland 1928–2017
        8. 8. Frederick (Wilson) freeland 1926–2008 m. Muriel (Orphie Louise) Brown 1921–1989
        9. 9. Kenneth (Dawson) freeland 1931–2012 m. Margaret (Jane) Cox 1936–2008
        10. 10. Garnet (Isaac) freeland 1934–1989
        11. 11. Clarence (Raymond) Freeland 1938–1941
        12. 12. Albert Freeland 1925–1991 m. Genevieve (Agnes Elizabeth) PEDLINGHAM 1927–1996
        13. 13. Leticia Freeland 1920–1921
      2. 2. Emily (M) Freeland 1892–1972
      3. 3. Margaret ((Maggie)) FREELAND 1888– m. Ambrose (Fredrik) Lepper 1885–1912 m. Samuel Johnston 1889–
        1. 1. Patrick Johnston 1921–
        2. 2. Ambrose Lepper 1912–
        3. 3. Robert Johnston 1918–
        4. 4. Russell Johnston 1919–
        5. 5. Lorne Johnston 1916–1968 m. Maxine (Bertha) Edward 1919–1998
      4. 4. Mary (Jean) Freeland 1890–1950 m. James (Harker) Chapman 1892–1955
        1. 1. Elmer Chapman 1911– m. Alice Phillips 1913–1975
        2. 2. Richard (Harker) Chapman 1915–1945 m. Elizabeth (Charlotte "Dot") Hills 1919–2004
        3. 3. James Chapman 1918–1994 m. Ina Bessie 1920–2013
        4. 4. Leona Chapman 1916–1993 m. Robert (Henry) Sands 1914–2002
        5. 5. Donald (Ambrose) Chapman 1913– m. Doris (May) Harrison 1917–1976
        6. 6. Gerald (Freeland) Chapman 1925–1984 m. Elizabeth (Catherine Betty) Schmidt 1926–2006
      5. 5. Alexander (Isaac) Freeland 1895–1917 m. Victoria Nothnagle 1897–
        1. 1. Caroline (Victoria Mary Alexandra) Freeland 1916–
      6. 6. Letitia Freeland 1897–1933 m. John (Albert) Housdon 1883–1960
        1. 1. Joan (Beverley) Housdon 1929–2017 m. Hugh (Balmer "Hugger") Finlay 1925–2017
        2. 2. Shirley (Louise) Housdon 1921–2008
        3. 3. John ((Jack) Albert) Housdon 1923–1979
        4. 4. Betty Housdon 1925–2008
        5. 5. Gordon (Alexander) Housdon 1932–2014
    3. 3. Neil McNeil 1858–
    4. 4. Christie McNeil 1860–
    5. 5. Margaret McNeil 1864–
    6. 6. Hector McNeil 1867–

James McNeil's Timeline

3 Records

1798
1798
Birth of James (Seumas) McNeil in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
1819
1819
Age 21
James (Seumas) McNeil was married in of Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
of Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
1869
10 Oct 1869
Age 71
Death of James (Seumas) McNeil in Canada
Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: of Beaver Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boisdale, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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