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John Mitchell 1717 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1717

Birth Location: Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Apr 1787

Death Location: Rostraver Township,Westmoreland , Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Mitchell

Mother: Elspet McWilliam

Spouse(s): Jane Unkmit

Children(s): Matthew Mitchell

John Mitchell was born in 1717 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of James Mitchell and Elspet McWilliam. John Mitchell married Jane Unkmit, and had children including Matthew Andrew Mitchell. John Mitchell passed away in 1787 in Rostraver Township,Westmoreland , Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • John Mitchell was born in 1717 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of James Mitchell and Elspet McWilliam.
  • John Mitchell married Jane Unkmit, and had children including Matthew Andrew Mitchell.
  • John Mitchell passed away in 1787 in Rostraver Township,Westmoreland , Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mitchell
1697 – 1740
Birth Location: Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
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Elspet McWilliam
1694 – 1785
Birth Location: Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Unkmit
1720 – 1742
Birth Location: Austria
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Children(s)

Matthew Mitchell
1742 – 1823
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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John Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
John Mitchell
1717 – 1787
Birth Place: Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
James Mitchell
1697 – 1740
Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Elspet McWilliam
1694 – 1785
Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Mitchell
1670 – 1721
Peterborough, England
John McWilliam
1670 –
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mitchell
1635 – 1691
Margaret Richardson
1636 – 1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mitchell's Descendants

1.
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John Mitchell (31 Dec 1717 – 24 Apr 1787) m. Jane Unkmit (Abt. 1720 – Aft. 1742)
  1. 1. Matthew (Andrew) Mitchell (1742 – May 1823) m. Margaret Ritchie
    1. 1. William Mitchell (6 Oct 1779 – 3 Sep 1844) m. Jane Kirkpatrick (1780 – 28 March 1867)
      1. 1. Robert (Kirkpatrick) MITCHELL (28 Nov 1808 – 4 Jan 1865) m. Rachel (Ewing) TOWNSLEY (19 Jul 1816 – 14 Jul 1851)
        1. 1. Minerva Mitchell (Abt 1847 – ) m. Joseph (Scott) Young (abt 1836 – )

John Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1717
31 Dec 1717
Birth of John Mitchell in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
1787
24 Apr 1787
Age 70
Death of John Mitchell in Rostraver Township,Westmoreland , Pennsylvania, United States
Rostraver Township,Westmoreland , Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1717
    Event Place: Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1787
    Event Place: Rostraver Township,Westmoreland , Pennsylvania, United States
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