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John Muir 1731 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1731

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: March 20, 1791

Death Location: Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Father: Hugh Muir

Mother: Margaret Edgar

Spouse(s): Phoebe Bayless

Children(s): Elizabeth Muir

The story of John Muir 1731 began in 1731 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. John Muir 1731 married Phoebe Bayless, and had children including Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir. John Muir 1731 passed away in 1791 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Muir 1731 began in 1731 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • John Muir 1731 married Phoebe Bayless, and had children including Elizabeth Margaret 'Eliza' Muir.
  • John Muir 1731 passed away in 1791 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

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John Muir's Ancestors

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John Muir
1731 – 1791
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Muir
1696 –
Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Margaret Edgar
1709 –
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Edgar
1685 – 1736
England
Helen McAlexander
1685 –
Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Muir's Descendants

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John Muir (15 Mar 1731 – March 20, 1791) m. Phoebe Bayless (25 Oct 1739 – 27 Oct 1806)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret 'Eliza') Muir (7 January 1756 – 13 Jan 1833)
    1. 1. Lavini Shortridge (1783 – 1877)
      1. 1. Virginia (Winnie) Field (1810 – 1848) m. John Slone (1810 – 1870)
        1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Slone (1827 – ) m. John Rowe (1810 – 17 Mar 1858)

John Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1731
15 Mar 1731
Birth of John Muir 1731 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1791
March 20, 1791
Age 60
Death of John Muir 1731 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1731
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 20, 1791
    Event Place: Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

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