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John Grant Fraser 1748 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1748

Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jan 1831

Death Location: Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: John Fraser

Mother: Jean Brown

Spouse(s): Mary Gillis

Children(s): JANE FRASER

The story of John Grant Fraser began in 1748 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. John Grant Fraser married Mary Gillis, and had children including JANE FRASER. John Grant Fraser passed away in 1831 in Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of John Grant Fraser began in 1748 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • John Grant Fraser married Mary Gillis, and had children including JANE FRASER.
  • John Grant Fraser passed away in 1831 in Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fraser
1712 – 1795
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
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Jean Brown
1729 – 1821
Birth Location: Edinburgh , Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gillis
1750 – 1802
Birth Location: North Esk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Children(s)

JANE FRASER
1813 – 1897
Birth Location: North Esk, Northumberland, New Brunswick Colony, Great Britain
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John Fraser's Ancestors

Self
John Fraser
1748 – 1831
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Grant Fraser
1712 – 1795
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
Jean (Mason) Brown
1729 – 1821
Edinburgh , Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Marjory Robertson
1681 – 1753
Inverness
David Brown
1707 –
Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Russell
1713 – 1752
Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fraser's Descendants

1.
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John (Grant) Fraser (21 Oct 1748 – 5 Jan 1831) m. Mary Gillis (1750 – 1802)
  1. 1. JANE FRASER (1813 – 16 Jan 1897) m. Murdock Sutherland (1806 – 13 Aug 1870)
    1. 1. Eliza Sutherland (Jan 1850 – 1 Dec 1933) m. George (A) Estey (Oct 30 1850 – 11 Mar 1937)
      1. 1. Margaret ((Maggie) Ida) Estey (6 Mar 1881 – 6 Dec 1961) m. Dennis (Alexander) McLean (5 May 1883 – 12 Nov 1952)
        1. 1. Veronica (Stella "Bonnie") McLean (23 June 1920 – 30 Sep 2011) m. Fleming (Sterling) McAllister (1 Jan 1919 – 1981)

John Fraser's Timeline

2 Records

1748
21 Oct 1748
Birth of John Grant Fraser in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1831
5 Jan 1831
Age 83
Death of John Grant Fraser in Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1748
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1831
    Event Place: Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
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