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John Paterson 1787–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1787

Birth Location: galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Apr 1862

Death Location: Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: George Paterson

Mother: Margaret Alston

Spouse(s): Margaret Morgan, Catherine Mclachlan

Children(s): John Paterson, Gavin Paterson, George Paterson, Janet Paterson, Adam Paterson, Catherine Paterson, Margaret Paterson, Gavin Paterson, Marion Paterson

John Paterson was born in 1787 in galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of George Paterson And Margaret Alston. John Paterson married Catherine Mclachlan, Margaret Morgan, and had children including Adam Paterson, Catherine Paterson, Gavin Alston Paterson, Gavin Paterson, George Paterson, Janet Paterson, John Paterson, Margaret Paterson, Marion Tait Paterson. John Paterson passed away in 1862 in Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Paterson was born in 1787 in galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of George Paterson And Margaret Alston.
  • John Paterson married Catherine Mclachlan, Margaret Morgan, and had children including Adam Paterson, Catherine Paterson, Gavin Alston Paterson, Gavin Paterson, George Paterson, Janet Paterson, John Paterson, Margaret Paterson, Marion Tait Paterson.
  • John Paterson passed away in 1862 in Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Paterson's Ancestors

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John Paterson
1787–1862
Birth Place: galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
George Paterson
1757–1839
Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Alston
1763–1850
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gavin Alston
1724–1802
Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland
Marion Miekle
1733–1800
, Loudoun, Ayr, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Alston
1702–1774
Janet Dykes
1702–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Alston
1668–
Agnes Loch
1668–

John Paterson's Descendants

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John Paterson (11 Oct 1787–1 Apr 1862) m. Margaret Morgan (1794–4 Feb 1832) m. Catherine Mclachlan (1811–19 Oct 1892)
  1. 1. John Paterson 1827–1858
  2. 2. Gavin (Alston) Paterson 1827–1840
  3. 3. George Paterson 1823–1899
  4. 4. Janet Paterson 1831–1920
  5. 5. Adam Paterson 1825–1897
  6. 6. Catherine Paterson 1839–1907 m. Dugald Buchanan 1848–1899
  7. 7. Margaret Paterson 1844–1920 m. Hugh Campbell 1843–1896
  8. 8. Gavin Paterson 1845–1908
  9. 9. Marion (Tait) Paterson 1847–1922 m. Donald (Livingstone) Carmichael 1839–1914

John Paterson's Timeline

3 Records

1787
11 Oct 1787
Birth of John Paterson in galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland
galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland
1787
15 Oct 1787
John Paterson was baptized in Galston,Ayr,Scotland
Galston,Ayr,Scotland
1862
1 Apr 1862
Age 75
Death of John Paterson in Whitelees, Ayrshire, Scotland
Whitelees, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1787
    Event Place: galston, east, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Galston,Ayr,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Whitelees, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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