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John Muir 1803–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1803

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 APR 1883

Death Location: Muir Family Cemetery, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Father: John Muir

Mother: Anges Cunningham

Spouse(s): Ann Miller

Children(s): Robert Muir, Helen Muir, Marion Muir, John Muir, Michael Muir, Janet Muir, James Muir, David Muir, Archibald Muir, Robert Muir, Andrew Muir

John Muir was born in 1803 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Muir And Anges Cunningham. John Muir married Ann Miller, and had children including Andrew Muir, Archibald Muir, David Muir, Helen Smith Muir, James Muir, Janet Muir, John Muir, Marion Muir, Michael Muir, Robert Muir. John Muir passed away in 1883 in Muir Family Cemetery, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Muir was born in 1803 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Muir And Anges Cunningham.
  • John Muir married Ann Miller, and had children including Andrew Muir, Archibald Muir, David Muir, Helen Smith Muir, James Muir, Janet Muir, John Muir, Marion Muir, Michael Muir, Robert Muir.
  • John Muir passed away in 1883 in Muir Family Cemetery, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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John Muir's Ancestors

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John Muir
1803–1883
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Muir
1772–
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anges Cunningham
1783–
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Muir
1744–1829
Govan,Lanark,Scotland
Elisabeth Lang
1748–
Glasgow, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Muir
1707–
Helen Leiper
1712–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Muir
1683–
James Leiper
1672–1763
Mary Allane
1685–1740

John Muir's Descendants

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John Muir (15 Mar 1803–2 APR 1883) m. Ann Miller (7 JAN 1802–18 FEB 1875)
  1. 1. Robert Muir 1822–
  2. 2. Helen (Smith) Muir 1824–
  3. 3. Marion Muir 1826–1904 m. William Turner –1847 m. Curtis (James) Trenchard 1827–1867
    1. 1. William Turner 1845–
    2. 2. Annie Trenchard 1852–
    3. 3. Curtis Trenchard 1853–1913 m. Cara (J. Van) Dusen 1854–1934
      1. 1. Anita (Cara) Trenchard 1880–1967
    4. 4. Robert (M.) Trenchard 1863–1882
    5. 5. George (Wescott) Trenchard 1855–1932
    6. 6. Margaret (Louise) Trenchard 1858–1917
    7. 7. Marian (Carrie) Trenchard 1868–1922
    8. 8. Charles (E.) Trenchard 1860–1878
    9. 9. John (M) Turner 1847–
  4. 4. John Muir 1829–1909
  5. 5. Michael Muir 1835–1888
  6. 6. Janet Muir 1846–
  7. 7. James Muir 1844–
  8. 8. David Muir 1849–
  9. 9. Archibald Muir 1834–
  10. 10. Robert Muir 1832–1901
  11. 11. Andrew Muir 1826–1859

John Muir's Timeline

5 Records

1802
24 May 1802
Birth of John Muir in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
1803
15 Mar 1803
Birth of John Muir in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1803
28 Nov 1803
John Muir was baptized in , Old Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland
, Old Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland
1803
1803
John Muir resided here in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1883
2 APR 1883
Age 80
Death of John Muir in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1802
    Event Place: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1803
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1803
    Event Place: , Old Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1883
    Event Place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muir Family Cemetery, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

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