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John Douglas 1695 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1695

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Douglass

Mother: Grizell McKean

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In 1695, John Douglas entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, born to William Ayton Douglass and Grizell DOUGLASS McKean. John Douglas passed away in 1788 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1695, John Douglas entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, born to William Ayton Douglass and Grizell DOUGLASS McKean.
  • John Douglas passed away in 1788 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Douglas's Ancestors

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John Douglas
1695 – 1788
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Ayton Douglass
1669 – 1745
Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
Grizell (DOUGLASS) McKean
1673 – 1741
Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
Grandparents
William Douglass
1649 – 1669
Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Kennedy
1645 – 1668
Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1616 – 1647
Agnes Rome
1616 – 1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1585 – 1617
Helena Grierson
1597 – 1616

John Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1695
22 Jan 1695
Birth of John Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1788
1788
Age 93
Death of John Douglas in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1695
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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