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James Smith Orr 1717 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1795

Death Location: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: William Orr

Mother: Mary Allen

Spouse(s): Janet Stevenson

Children(s): James Orr

The story of James Smith Orr began in 1717 in Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland. James Smith Orr married Janet Stevenson, and had children including James Orr. James Smith Orr passed away in 1795 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Smith Orr began in 1717 in Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • James Smith Orr married Janet Stevenson, and had children including James Orr.
  • James Smith Orr passed away in 1795 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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James Orr's Ancestors

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James Orr
1717 – 1795
Birth Place: Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
William Orr
1690 – 1729
Risk, Renfrew, Scotland
Mary Allen
1695 –
Risk, Renfrew, Scotland
Grandparents
John Orr
1659 – 1751
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janetjonet AIKIN
1652 –
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Orr's Descendants

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James (Smith) Orr (1717 – Abt. 1795) m. Janet Stevenson
  1. 1. James Orr (Sep 1751 – Abt. 1812) m. Mary (Shedden) Sheddan (13 Sep 1747 – after 1830)
    1. 1. Mary Orr (25 Oct 1789 – 4 Sep 1874) m. William Wylie
      1. 1. Mary Wylie (12 Apr 1807 – 17 Jan 1884) m. James Moir (18 Jul 1803 – 14 Oct 1873)
        1. 1. Peter (Maitland) Moir (abt 1849 – 15 Apr 1886) m. Helen Reid (14 Apr 1854 – 1926)

James Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of James Smith Orr in Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1795
Abt. 1795
Age 78
Death of James Smith Orr in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Risk, Auchingowth, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1795
    Event Place: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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