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John Macdonald 1796 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)

Death Date: 02 Jan 1879

Death Location: Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)

Father: Murdo Macdonald

Mother: Ann Mackay

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The story of John Macdonald began in 1796 in Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10). John Macdonald passed away in 1879 in Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10).

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Biography

  • The story of John Macdonald began in 1796 in Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10).
  • John Macdonald passed away in 1879 in Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10).

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John Macdonald's Ancestors

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John Macdonald
1796 – 1879
Birth Place: Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)
Parents
Murdo Macdonald
1770 –
16b Tobson, ISLE OF LEWIS, Scottish Islands, Scotland
Ann Mackay
1772 –
ISLE OF LEWIS, Scottish Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
Donald Macdonald
1829 – 1888
Scotland
Isobel Dingwall
Great-Grandparents
Donald Macdonald
1803 – 1855
Carol McMilliam
1808 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Macdonald
1780 – 1835
Martha McNeil
1781 – 1850
John McMilliam
1779 – 1837
Helen McNeil
1782 – 1841

John Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of John Macdonald in Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)
Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)
1879
02 Jan 1879
Age 83
Death of John Macdonald in Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)
Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Tobson, Great Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Bernera, Lewis (PMT7/10)

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