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Janet Shanks 1708 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1708

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jun 1779

Death Location: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Shanks

Mother: Elizabeth Bell

Spouse(s): Revd.Alexander Mearns

Children(s): Revd.Alexander Mearns

The story of Janet Shanks began in 1708 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Janet Shanks married Revd.Alexander Mearns, and had children including Revd.Alexander Mearns. Janet Shanks passed away in 1779 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Shanks began in 1708 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Shanks married Revd.Alexander Mearns, and had children including Revd.Alexander Mearns.
  • Janet Shanks passed away in 1779 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shanks
1686 – 1763
Birth Location: Ganedykehead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Bell
1686 – 1751
Birth Location: Dunfermaline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Revd.Alexander Mearns
1701 – 1789
Birth Location: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Revd.Alexander Mearns
1742 – 1820
Birth Location: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Janet Shanks's Ancestors

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Janet Shanks
1708 – 1779
Birth Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Shanks
1686 – 1763
Ganedykehead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bell
1686 – 1751
Dunfermaline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Shanks
1658 – 1756
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Hamilton
1650 – 1696
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Bell
1653 –
DUNFERMLINE Fife Scotland
Janet (Jonet) Anderson
1655 – 1686
31 Oct Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shanks
1620 – 1674
Jonet Jamesone
1626 –
William Hamilton
1624 – 1681
David Anderson
1628 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Shanks's Descendants

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Janet Shanks (4 Jan 1708 – 18 Jun 1779) m. Revd.Alexander Mearns (Oct 1701 – 4 October 1789)
  1. 1. Revd.Alexander Mearns (January 1742 – 23 April 1820) m. Anne Morrison (1737 – 6 Jul 1823)
    1. 1. Prof. (Dr. Duncan (4 x GF) Mearns) # (23 Aug 1779 – 2 Mar 1852) m. Elizabeth Forsyth (12 Oct 1783 – 16 Sep 1830)
      1. 1. Jane ((3 x GM) Mearns) # (1810 – 1845) m. Professor (Hercules (3 x GF) Scott) # (1793 – 1860)
        1. 1. Isabella (Ogilvie (GGGM) Scott) # (7 January 1833 – 2 October 1905) m. Dr. (William Stewart James Horne) Munro (16 March 1830 – 28 Apr 1881)

Janet Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1708
4 Jan 1708
Birth of Janet Shanks in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1779
18 Jun 1779
Age 71
Death of Janet Shanks in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1708
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1779
    Event Place: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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