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John HARKNESS 1784–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03/4/1784

Birth Location: Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1856

Death Location: Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: William HARKNESS

Mother: Janet Hunter

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John HARKNESS was born in 1784 in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of William Harkness And Janet Hunter. John HARKNESS passed away in 1856 in Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John HARKNESS was born in 1784 in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of William Harkness And Janet Hunter.
  • John HARKNESS passed away in 1856 in Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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John HARKNESS's Ancestors

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John HARKNESS
1784–1856
Birth Place: Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William HARKNESS
1767–1850
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Hunter
1760–1857
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Jas Hunter
1734–1761
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary Hunter
1736–1778
of Burn, Morton, Dumf., Scot.
Great-Grandparents
Walter Hunter
1713–
Mary Stenhouse
1709–1796
John Milligen
1715–
Janet Ferguson
1724–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Hunter
1693–1733
Grizel Scott
1685–1743
Patrick H478
1700–
Bessie \Bell
1700–1740

John HARKNESS's Timeline

2 Records

1784
03/4/1784
Birth of John HARKNESS in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1856
14 Dec 1856
Age 72
Death of John HARKNESS in Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 0341784
    Event Place: Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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