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John Weir 1680 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1680

Birth Location: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1740

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Weir

Mother: Jean Smyth

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John Weir was born in 1680 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John W. Weir and Jean Smyth. John Weir passed away in 1740 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Weir was born in 1680 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John W. Weir and Jean Smyth.
  • John Weir passed away in 1740 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Weir's Ancestors

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John Weir
1680 – 1740
Birth Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John W. Weir
1648 – 1710
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Smyth
1650 – 1656
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Weir
1619 – 1680
High Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Ann) Hamilton
1625 – 1706
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander Smyth
1638 –
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Bessie Pearsone
1630 – 1730
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Weir
1590 – 1643
Agnes Young
1593 – 1648
Alexander Pearsone
1596 – 1657
Christiane Rig
1597 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rigg
1576 – 1644
Sara Inglis
1594 –

John Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1680
9 Apr 1680
Birth of John Weir in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1740
abt 1740
Age 60
Death of John Weir in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1680
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1740
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

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