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Roderick (Rory) Black 1830–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1830

Birth Location: South Uist, Inverness, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jun 1923

Death Location: Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Ranald Black

Mother: Mary Gillis

Spouse(s): Ann McDougald

Children(s): Donald Black

In 1830, Roderick (Rory) Black entered the world in South Uist, Inverness, Scotland, born to Ranald Black And Mary Gillis. Roderick (Rory) Black married Ann Macdougall Mcdougald, and had children including Donald Daniel Black. Roderick (Rory) Black passed away in 1923 in Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Roderick (Rory) Black entered the world in South Uist, Inverness, Scotland, born to Ranald Black And Mary Gillis.
  • Roderick (Rory) Black married Ann Macdougall Mcdougald, and had children including Donald Daniel Black.
  • Roderick (Rory) Black passed away in 1923 in Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ranald Black
1796–1881
Birth Location: Benbecula, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Mary Gillis
1797–1870
Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann McDougald
1845–1879
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Donald Black
1868–1954
Birth Location: Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Roderick Black's Ancestors

Self
Roderick Black
1830–1923
Birth Place: South Uist, Inverness, Scotland
Parents
Ranald Black
1796–1881
Benbecula, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Mary Gillis
1797–1870
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Black
1760–1841
Benbecula, Scotland
Mary Wilson
1766–1841
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Wilson
1766–1841
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald Wilson
1741–1839
Christina Wright
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Wilson
1719–
Margaret Gray
1720–

Roderick Black's Descendants

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Roderick ((Rory)) Black (14 Dec 1830–25 Jun 1923) m. Ann (MacDougall \) McDougald (abt 1845–Bef. 1879)
  1. 1. Donald (Daniel) Black 1868–1954 m. Catharine (Ann) McIntyre 1873–1942
    1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Black 1904–1981 m. Joseph MacDonald 1897–1961
      1. 1. Ann (Lorraine) MacDonald 1940–2012 m. Luke Gallant 1938–2001
      2. 2. Daniel (V.) MacDonald 1932–2013

Roderick Black's Timeline

2 Records

1830
14 Dec 1830
Birth of Roderick (Rory) Black in South Uist, Inverness, Scotland
South Uist, Inverness, Scotland
1923
25 Jun 1923
Age 93
Death of Roderick (Rory) Black in Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1830
    Event Place: South Uist, Inverness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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