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John Houston 1689 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Ulster, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Timber Ridge Plantation, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Houston

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1689, John Houston entered the world in Ulster, Ulster, Ireland, born to Sir Francis Hugh Houston and Margaret Mary Cunningham. John Houston passed away in 1754 in Timber Ridge Plantation, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1689, John Houston entered the world in Ulster, Ulster, Ireland, born to Sir Francis Hugh Houston and Margaret Mary Cunningham.
  • John Houston passed away in 1754 in Timber Ridge Plantation, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Houston's Ancestors

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John Houston
1689 – 1754
Birth Place: Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Sir Francis Hugh Houston
1647 – 1750
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Mary) Cunningham
1651 – 1750
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (John Hugh) Houston
1625 – 1702
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston) Shaw
1625 – 1730
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Samuel (John) McClung
1630 – 1650
County Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland
Margaret (Mary) Cunningham
1634 – 1670
Antrim, Ulster provience (Ireland or Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
Sir HOUSTON
1608 – 1685
Lady Primrose
1599 – 1700
Sir Schaw
1602 – 1694
Lady Nicolson
1605 – 1693
Lady HODGIN
1610 – 1682
Isabella Shaw
1600 – 1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Houston
1590 –
Mary Houston
William Todd
1582 – 1637
Jane Shelton
1580 – 1649
John Shawe
1578 – 1632
Margaret Shaw
1578 – 1632
Sir Carnock,
1585 – 1665
Margret Hunt
1587 – 1654

John Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1689
1689
Birth of John Houston in Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
1754
1754
Age 65
Death of John Houston in Timber Ridge Plantation, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Timber Ridge Plantation, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Timber Ridge Plantation, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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