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James Reid 1757 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1757

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 May 1815

Death Location: Scotland

Father: William Reid

Mother: Margaret Moffatt

Spouse(s): Janet Clark

Children(s): John Reid, Thomas Reid

James Reid was born in 1757 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Reid and Margaret Moffatt. James Reid later married Janet Clark, and together they raised children including John Reid and Thomas Reid. In 1815, James Reid passed away in Scotland.

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Parents

William Reid
1718 –
Birth Location: culross, Perthshire, Scotland
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Margaret Moffatt
Birth Location: –
MM

Spouses(s)

Janet Clark
1754 – 1835
Birth Location: –
JC

Children(s)

John Reid
1787 – 1871
Birth Location: –
JR
Thomas Reid
1838 – 1917
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 December 1757
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 May 1815
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirktown of Deskford, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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