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Janet Jackson 1837–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1837

Birth Location: Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1916

Death Location: 19 Downie's Wynd, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Father: William Porteous

Mother: Janet Portious

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Janet Jackson was born in 1837 in Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of William Porteous And Janet Jessie Mundel Portious. Janet Jackson passed away in 1916 in 19 Downie's Wynd, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Jackson was born in 1837 in Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of William Porteous And Janet Jessie Mundel Portious.
  • Janet Jackson passed away in 1916 in 19 Downie's Wynd, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Janet Jackson's Ancestors

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Janet Jackson
1837–1916
Birth Place: Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
William Porteous
1804–1865
Middlebie, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Janet (Jessie Mundel) Portious
1804–1897
Hoddam, Dumfriesshire
Grandparents
John Porteous
1777–1849
Dalton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mary Winstanley
1782–1858
Maryport, Cumberland, England
James Porteous
1762–1847
Applegarth, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Helen Calvert
1776–1853
Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Porteous
1738–1806
Ann Brown
1748–1806
Richard Winstanley
1755–
Mary Bell
1742–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Porteous
1711–1791
Janet (Porteous)
1714–1789
? Brown
1700–
Charlotte
1700–

Janet Jackson's Timeline

2 Records

1837
15 Nov 1837
Birth of Janet Jackson in Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1916
9 Jan 1916
Age 79
Death of Janet Jackson in 19 Downie's Wynd, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
19 Downie's Wynd, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1916
    Event Place: 19 Downie's Wynd, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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