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John MacDonald 1318 – 1387 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1318

Birth Location: Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 1387

Death Location: Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland

Father: Angus MacDonald

Mother: Agnes (Macdonald)

Spouse(s): Princess (MacDonald)

Children(s): Mary (Stewart)(MacLean), Margaret MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, Agnes MacDonald, Alisdair\Alexander MacDonald, Angus MacDonald, Hugh MacDonald, John MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Marcus MacDonald

John MacDonald Lord of the Isles was born in 1318 in Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Angus MacDonald and Agnes O'Cahan (Macdonald). John MacDonald Lord of the Isles married Princess Margaret Stewart (MacDonald), and had children including Mary MacDonald (Stewart)(MacLean), Margaret MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, Agnes MacDonald, Alisdair\Alexander Carragh MacDonald, Angus MacDonald, Hugh MacDonald, John Mor Tanister MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Marcus MacDonald. John MacDonald Lord of the Isles passed away in 1387 in Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John MacDonald Lord of the Isles was born in 1318 in Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Angus MacDonald and Agnes O'Cahan (Macdonald).
  • John MacDonald Lord of the Isles married Princess Margaret Stewart (MacDonald), and had children including Mary MacDonald (Stewart)(MacLean), Margaret MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, Agnes MacDonald, Alisdair\Alexander Carragh MacDonald, Angus MacDonald, Hugh MacDonald, John Mor Tanister MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Marcus MacDonald.
  • John MacDonald Lord of the Isles passed away in 1387 in Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Angus MacDonald
1274 – 1330
Birth Location: Icolmkill, Iona, Western Isles, Scotland
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Agnes (Macdonald)
1272 – 1338
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Princess (MacDonald)
1336 – 1410
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary (Stewart)(MacLean)
1352 –
Birth Location: Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland.
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Margaret MacDonald
1354 – 1400
Birth Location: Finlaggan Castle, Islay, Scotland
MM
Donald MacDonald
1359 – 1423
Birth Location: Islay, Argyll, Scotland
DM
Agnes MacDonald
1363 – 1413
Birth Location: Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland
AM
Alisdair\Alexander MacDonald
1365 – 1440
Birth Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
AM
Angus MacDonald
1367 – 1369
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
AM
Hugh MacDonald
1371 –
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland
HM
John MacDonald
1371 – 1427
Birth Location: Kingdom of the Isles, Scotland
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Elizabeth MacDonald
1377 – 1416
Birth Location: Finlaggen Castle, Islay, Scotland
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Marcus MacDonald
– 1397
Birth Location: –
MM

John MacDonald's Ancestors

Self
John MacDonald
1318 – 1387
Birth Place: Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland
Parents
Angus MacDonald
1274 – 1330
Icolmkill, Iona, Western Isles, Scotland
Agnes (O'Cahan) (Macdonald)
1272 – 1338
Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John MacDonald's Descendants

1.
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John MacDonald (Abt. 1318 – 1387) m. Princess (Margaret Stewart) (MacDonald) (Abt. 1336 – 1410)
  1. 1. Mary (MacDonald) (Stewart)(MacLean) (1352 – )
  2. 2. Margaret MacDonald (Abt. 1354 – 1400)
  3. 3. Donald MacDonald (1359 – Abt. 1423)
  4. 4. Agnes MacDonald (1363 – 9 Mar 1413)
  5. 5. Alisdair\Alexander (Carragh) MacDonald (Abt. 1365 – Abt. 1440)
  6. 6. Angus MacDonald (1367 – 1369)
  7. 7. Hugh MacDonald (1371 – )
  8. 8. John (Mor Tanister) MacDonald (Abt. 1371 – 1427)
  9. 9. Elizabeth MacDonald (1377 – Abt. 1416)
  10. 10. Marcus MacDonald ( – Abt. 1397)

John MacDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1318
Abt. 1318
Birth of John MacDonald Lord of the Isles in Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland
Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland
1387
1387
Age 69
Death of John MacDonald Lord of the Isles in Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland
Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1318
    Event Place: Finlaggan Castle, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1387
    Event Place: Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland
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