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Margaret Preston 1690–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Newtown, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: Phineas Preston

Mother: Maud Stewart

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In 1690, Margaret Preston entered the world in Newtown, Donegal, Ireland, born to Phineas Aka Archibald Or John Preston And Maud Mary Ann Amelia Stewart. Margaret Preston passed away in 1780 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Margaret Preston entered the world in Newtown, Donegal, Ireland, born to Phineas Aka Archibald Or John Preston And Maud Mary Ann Amelia Stewart.
  • Margaret Preston passed away in 1780 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Margaret Preston's Ancestors

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Margaret Preston
1690–1780
Birth Place: Newtown, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Phineas aka Archibald or John Preston
1663–1703
Londonderry, Derry, Ulster, Ireland
Maud (Mary Ann Amelia) Stewart
1677–1758
Stewart, Newtown, Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
GEORGE (II Preston) Ii
1636–1703
Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
Alice Plant
1631–1683
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
William (Stewart 1st Viscount) Mountjoy
1653–1692
Stewart, Newtown, Tyrone, Ireland
Mary (Lady Coote Viscomtesse Mountjoy) Coote
1652–1720
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
George Baronet
1612–1679
Marian Semple
1618–1668
Robert Plant
1605–1678
Anne Brown
1611–1671
Sir Donegal
1628–1653
Catherine Mosstown
1627–1714
Richard Colooney
1620–1683
Maria George
1624–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Semple
1587–1639
Anne Hamilton
1590–1620
George Connaught
1582–1660
Catharina Giffard
1595–1660

Margaret Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Margaret Preston in Newtown, Donegal, Ireland
Newtown, Donegal, Ireland
1780
1780
Age 90
Death of Margaret Preston in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Newtown, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

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