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John Moffat 1785–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1785

Birth Location: Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1863

Death Location: Bennock Kells, Dunfries, Scotland

Father: Walter Moffat

Mother: Janet Wells

Spouse(s): Alison McMICHAEL

Children(s): Janet Moffat, Allison Moffat, Elizabeth Moffat, Walter MOFFAT, John MOFFAT, Margaret MOFFAT, Daniel MOFFAT, Jean Moffat, James Moffat, David Moffatt, Mary Moffatt, William Moffat

John Moffat was born in 1785 in Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Walter Moffat And Janet Wells. John Moffat married Alison Mcmichael, and had children including Allison Moffat, Daniel Moffat, David Moffatt, Elizabeth Moffat, James Moffat, Janet Moffat, Jean Moffat, John Moffat, Margaret Moffat, Mary Moffatt, Walter Moffat, William Moffat. John Moffat passed away in 1863 in Bennock Kells, Dunfries, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Moffat was born in 1785 in Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Walter Moffat And Janet Wells.
  • John Moffat married Alison Mcmichael, and had children including Allison Moffat, Daniel Moffat, David Moffatt, Elizabeth Moffat, James Moffat, Janet Moffat, Jean Moffat, John Moffat, Margaret Moffat, Mary Moffatt, Walter Moffat, William Moffat.
  • John Moffat passed away in 1863 in Bennock Kells, Dunfries, Scotland.

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John Moffat's Ancestors

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John Moffat
1785–1863
Birth Place: Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Moffat
1754–1838
Stobbiehill, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Janet Wells
1764–1809
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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John Moffat's Descendants

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John Moffat (14 Mar 1785–18 Oct 1863) m. Alison McMICHAEL (1785–15 Jan 1850)
  1. 1. Janet Moffat 1810–1871 m. Thomas Brown 1808–1869
    1. 1. Janet (Allison) Brown 1852–1882 m. Andrew (Inglis) Grierson 1850–1914
      1. 1. Charles (Moffat Pringle) Grierson 1879–1950
    2. 2. George Brown 1842–
    3. 3. James Brown 1848–
    4. 4. Jean (Alexander) Brown 1855–
    5. 5. Hugh (Alexander) Brown 1858– m. Margaret Ramsay 1855–1898
      1. 1. Thomas (L) Brown 1884–
      2. 2. Walter Brown 1887–
      3. 3. Mabel (R) Brown 1889–
      4. 4. Janet (Alison Charlotte) Brown 1896–1979 m. Angus (Fletcher) Campbell 1898–1965
        1. 1. Sheila Campbell 1927–2015
        2. 2. Euan (Cameron) Campbell 1930–2015
      5. 5. Flora (Anderson) Brown 1893–
    6. 6. Thomas Brown 1834–
    7. 7. Walter Brown 1840–
    8. 8. John Brown 1836–
    9. 9. David Brown 1838–
  2. 2. Allison Moffat 1829–1830
  3. 3. Elizabeth Moffat 1819–1891
  4. 4. Walter MOFFAT 1814–1892 m. Margaret Woods 1809–
  5. 5. John MOFFAT 1825–1875
  6. 6. Margaret MOFFAT 1808–1881 m. John Ferguson 1809–1871
    1. 1. Alison Ferguson 1842–1902
    2. 2. James Ferguson 1837–
    3. 3. John Ferguson 1839–
    4. 4. Robert Ferguson 1848–
    5. 5. Marion Ferguson 1850–1902
  7. 7. Daniel MOFFAT 1816–1878
  8. 8. Jean Moffat 1812–1868 m. Alexander Chalmers 1793–
    1. 1. John Chalmers 1850–
    2. 2. Allison Chalmers 1847–
  9. 9. James Moffat 1823–1895
  10. 10. David Moffatt 1821–1851
  11. 11. Mary Moffatt 1827–1854
  12. 12. William Moffat 1817–1881 m. Janet (Irving) Armstrong 1832–1874
    1. 1. William Moffat 1865–1897
    2. 2. Andrew Moffat 1856–1894
    3. 3. Archibald (Vinton) Moffat 1870–1924
    4. 4. Janet (Little) Moffat 1862–1901
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Moffat 1868–1869
    6. 6. Agnes Moffat 1864–1941
    7. 7. Alison (McMichael) Moffat 1858–1924
    8. 8. Margaret (Irving) Moffat 1854–1891 m. Andrew (Inglis) Grierson 1850–1914
      1. 1. William (Moffat) Grierson 1885–1954
      2. 2. Andrew (Inglis) Grierson 1886–1951
      3. 3. John (Moffat) Grierson 1890–1891
    9. 9. David Moffat 1855–1866
    10. 10. John Moffat 1860–1892

John Moffat's Timeline

8 Records

1785
14 Mar 1785
Birth of John Moffat in Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1785
1785
Birth of John Moffat in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1785
14 Mar 1785
Birth of John Moffat in moffatt, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
moffatt, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
1785
14 Mar 1785
Birth of John Moffat in Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1863
15 Oct 1863
Age 78
Death of John Moffat in Brennan, Kells, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Brennan, Kells, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1863
18 Oct 1863
Age 78
Death of John Moffat in Kells, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kells, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1863
18 Oct 1863
Age 78
Death of John Moffat in bennock kells dumfries scotland
bennock kells dumfries scotland
1863
18 Oct 1863
Age 78
Death of John Moffat in Bennock Kells, Dunfries, Scotland
Bennock Kells, Dunfries, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1785
    Event Place: moffatt, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1863
    Event Place: Brennan, Kells, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1863
    Event Place: Kells, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1863
    Event Place: bennock kells dumfries scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1863
    Event Place: Bennock Kells, Dunfries, Scotland

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