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John Shaw 1726 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1726

Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Shaw

Mother: Christian Kirkwood

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Miller

Children(s): Christian Shaw

John Shaw was born in 1726 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Shaw and Christian Kirkwood. John Shaw married Elizabeth Miller, and had children including Christian Shaw. John Shaw passed away in 1793 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Shaw was born in 1726 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Shaw and Christian Kirkwood.
  • John Shaw married Elizabeth Miller, and had children including Christian Shaw.
  • John Shaw passed away in 1793 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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John Shaw's Ancestors

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John Shaw
1726 – 1793
Birth Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Shaw
1697 – 1756
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Christian Kirkwood
1702 – 1757
Kilsyth, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Shaw's Descendants

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John Shaw (13 Jun 1726 – 1793) m. Elizabeth Miller (22 Dec 1728 – 1786)
  1. 1. Christian Shaw (19 Jul 1758 – ) m. Alexander Cleland (21 Nov 1759 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cleland (16 Mar 1794 – Aft 1851) m. Alexander Fergus (26 Sep 1802 – Bef 1851)
      1. 1. Christina Fergus (6 Mar 1834 – 7 Jul 1911) m. Thomas Cowie (1831 – 26 Jan 1907)
        1. 1. Alexander Cowie (03 Oct 1853 – 14 Jun 1937)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Cowie (29 Mar 1856 – 1939)
        3. 3. Thomas COWIE (8 Feb 1858 – 15 Feb 1859)
        4. 4. Robert Cowie (20 Dec 1859 – 23 Apr 1919) m. Janet Goodwin (28 Jul 1865 – 29 Jul 1956)
        5. 5. John Cowie (2 Mar 1862 – 11 May 1937)
        6. 6. William Cowie (17 Jul 1864 – )
        7. 7. Ellen (or Helen) Cowie (17 Aug 1866 – )
        8. 8. Christina Cowie (03 Jul 1868 – 20 Sep 1949)
        9. 9. Margaret (Baird) Cowie (12 Jul 1873 – 8 Nov 1948)
        10. 10. Thomas Cowie (abt 1877 – )

John Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1726
13 Jun 1726
Birth of John Shaw in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1793
1793
Age 67
Death of John Shaw in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1726
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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