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Josiah Weir 1845–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1845

Birth Location: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Sep 1901

Death Location: Sutherland, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Alexander Weir

Mother: Elisabeth Cooper

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The story of Josiah Weir began in 1845 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1851, Josiah Weir resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Josiah Weir passed away in 1901 in Sutherland, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Weir began in 1845 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Josiah Weir resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Josiah Weir passed away in 1901 in Sutherland, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Josiah Weir's Ancestors

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Josiah Weir
1845–1901
Birth Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Weir
1806–1861
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Cooper
1815–1861
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Weir
1745–1841
Mary Cassels
1783–1848
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Weir
1751–
Helen Fram
1751–1793
Margaret Lithgow
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Basil Weer
1719–
Christian Thomson
1722–1770
John Frame
1721–
Margaret Fram)
1725–
John Lithgow
1724–
Jean Paton
1728–

Josiah Weir's Timeline

4 Records

1845
abt 1845
Birth of Josiah Weir in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1845
26 Jan 1845
Josiah Weir was baptized in Kirkton United Presbyterian, Carluke, Lanark, Scotland
Kirkton United Presbyterian, Carluke, Lanark, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 6
Josiah Weir resided here in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
20 Sep 1901
Age 56
Death of Josiah Weir in Nebraska, USA
Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1845
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Carluke; ED: 4; Page: 21; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_150; Year: 1851
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Kirkton United Presbyterian, Carluke, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Carluke; ED: 4; Page: 21; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_150; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sutherland, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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