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James Muir 1659 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1719

Death Location: Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Muir

Mother: Janet Howie\Hovie

Spouse(s): Janet Duncan

Children(s): Thomas Muir

The story of James Muir began in 1659 in Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Muir married Janet Duncan, and had children including Thomas Muir. James Muir passed away in 1719 in Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Muir began in 1659 in Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Muir married Janet Duncan, and had children including Thomas Muir.
  • James Muir passed away in 1719 in Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Muir
1640 – 1725
Birth Location: Logie, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Howie\Hovie
1640 – 1688
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Duncan
1663 –
Birth Location: Logie, Fife, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Muir
1685 – 1726
Birth Location: Logie, Fife, Scotland
TM

James Muir's Ancestors

Self
James Muir
1659 – 1719
Birth Place: Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Sennee Muir
1640 – 1725
Logie, Fife, Scotland
Janet Howie\Hovie
1640 – 1688
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (William) Muir
1609 – 1669
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Mayne
1623 – 1647
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Muir
1577 – 1627
Agnes Will
1580 – 1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rowallan
1559 – 1602
Lady Cunningham
1556 – 1614
James Will
1560 –
Florence Rowat
1560 –

James Muir's Descendants

1.
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James Muir (1659 – 1719) m. Janet Duncan (1663 – )
  1. 1. Thomas Muir (03 Dec 1685 – 1726) m. Christian BOWAR (1690 – 5 May 1745)
    1. 1. George Muir (03 Jul 1720 – 29 Jan 1764) m. Janet Wylie (8 Jun 1725 – )
      1. 1. Janet Muir (22 Aug 1748 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Muir (3 Jan 1752 – 9 Apr 1752)
      3. 3. Thomas Muir (19 Jan 1754 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Muir (29 Jun 1756 – 1 Jul 1756)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Muir (11 Jul 1757 – )
      6. 6. David Muir (11 Jul 1757 – )
      7. 7. Helen Muir (26 Nov 1759 – )
      8. 8. George Muir (18 Jan 1762 – )
      9. 9. Walter Muir (29 Jun 1764 – 1832)
        1. 1. Walter Muir (5 Aug 1785 – April 1857)
        2. 2. Janet Muir (10 Jun 1787 – 26 Jan 1846)
        3. 3. James Muir (23 Jan 1789 – 1 Aug 1832)
        4. 4. John Muir (23 Jan 1789 – 1 Aug 1832)
        5. 5. David (G) Muir (17 Aug 1790 – 1865)
        6. 6. Jean Muir (15 Dec 1792 – 25 Mar 1856)
        7. 7. Dorothea Muir (6 Feb 1795 – BEF 1873)
        8. 8. James Muir (25 Jan 1799 – 1 Aug 1832)
        9. 9. Christian Muir (13 Sep 1800 – 02 Nov 1869)
        10. 10. Jane Beveridge (abt 1801 – )
        11. 11. Edward Muir (16 Sep 1802 – 4 Jul 1843)
        12. 12. Thomas Muir (24 Sep 1804 – 1832)
        13. 13. Elizabeth Muir (14 Aug 1806 – )

James Muir's Timeline

3 Records

1659
1659
Birth of James Muir in Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1666
26 Nov 1666
Age 7
James Muir was baptized in Auchtermuchty,Fife,Scotland
Auchtermuchty,Fife,Scotland
1719
1719
Age 60
Death of James Muir in Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1666
    Event Place: Auchtermuchty,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Logie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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