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Jean (Jane) McPherson 1849–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1849

Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: December 20, 1908

Death Location: North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John McPherson

Mother: Catherine Lawrence

Spouse(s): William Leask

Children(s): William Leask, Elizabeth Leask, William Leask, John Leask, Alexander Leask, John Leask, William Leask

In 1849, Jean (Jane) McPherson entered the world in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Mcpherson And Catherine Elizabeth Lawrence. Jean (Jane) McPherson married William John Cheyne Leask, and had children including Alexander Mcpherson Leask, Elizabeth Mcpherson Leask, John Stratton Leask, John William Leask, William John Mcpherson Leask, William Leask, William Mcpherson Leask. Jean (Jane) McPherson passed away in 1908 in North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Jean (Jane) McPherson entered the world in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Mcpherson And Catherine Elizabeth Lawrence.
  • Jean (Jane) McPherson married William John Cheyne Leask, and had children including Alexander Mcpherson Leask, Elizabeth Mcpherson Leask, John Stratton Leask, John William Leask, William John Mcpherson Leask, William Leask, William Mcpherson Leask.
  • Jean (Jane) McPherson passed away in 1908 in North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McPherson
1821–1893
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire
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Catherine Lawrence
1821–1903
Birth Location: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Leask
1849–1930
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeen
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Children(s)

William Leask
1882–1945
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Leask
1873–1873
Birth Location: Peterhead,Aberdeen,Scotland
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William Leask
1880–1881
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Leask
1875–1879
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Leask
1877–1878
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Leask
1879–1879
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Leask
1872–1872
Birth Location: Peterhead, ABD SCT
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Jean McPherson's Ancestors

Self
Jean McPherson
1849–1908
Birth Place: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John McPherson
1821–1893
Strichen, Aberdeenshire
Catherine (Elizabeth) Lawrence
1821–1903
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Lawrence
1793–1862
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elspeth Presley
1794–1841
Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lawrence
1758–1843
Christian Mackie
1762–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Laurence
1747–
Sarah Crawford
1746–
William Mackie
1720–
Isobel Lamb
1720–1805

Jean McPherson's Descendants

1.
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Jean ((Jane)) McPherson (About 1849–December 20, 1908) m. William (John Cheyne) Leask (9 Jan 1849–Abt. 1930)
  1. 1. William (John McPherson) Leask 1882–1945 m. Mary (Barclay) Third 1887–1968
    1. 1. Jane (McPherson) Leask 1915–2000 m. "Jack" (John J.) Schick 1909–1995
    2. 2. Mary (McPherson Jean) Atherton 1910–1992 m. George (Walter) Atherton 1910–
      1. 1. Arthur (George) Atherton 1944–2018
    3. 3. "Bill" (William John Macpherson) Leask 1911–1972
    4. 4. Alexander (Third) Leask 1913–1919
    5. 5. "Nellie" (Helen Barclay) Leask 1917–1951
    6. 6. Robert (Barclay Leask) Twin 1917–1917
    7. 7. "Maggie" (Margaret Violet) Leask 1922–2016
    8. 8. Myrtle (Isobel) Leask 1924–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (McPherson) Leask 1873–1873
  3. 3. William Leask 1880–1881
  4. 4. John (Stratton) Leask 1875–1879
  5. 5. Alexander (McPherson) Leask 1877–1878
  6. 6. John (William) Leask 1879–1879
  7. 7. William (McPherson) Leask 1872–1872

Jean McPherson's Timeline

2 Records

1849
About 1849
Birth of Jean (Jane) McPherson in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1908
December 20, 1908
Age 59
Death of Jean (Jane) McPherson in North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1849
    Event Place: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 20, 1908
    Event Place: North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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