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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

According to available records, 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). Following those early years, John MacDonald Lord of the Isles married Princess Margaret Stewart (MacDonald), and their family grew to include Mary MacDonald (Stewart)(MacLean), Margaret MacDonald, Donald MacDonald, Agnes MacDonald, Alisdair\Alexander Carragh MacDonald, Angus MacDonald, Hugh MacDonald, John Mor Tanister MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald and Marcus MacDonald. In the later years of life, John MacDonald Lord of the Isles died in 1387 in Ardtornish Castle, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland.

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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
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Donald MacDonald
1359 – 1423
Birth Location: Islay, Argyll, Scotland
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Agnes MacDonald
1363 – 1413
Birth Location: Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland
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Alisdair\Alexander MacDonald
1365 – 1440
Birth Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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Angus MacDonald
1367 – 1369
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Hugh MacDonald
1371 –
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland
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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: –
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Sources

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

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

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