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Sir John R. Mcdonald 1678 – 1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1678

Birth Location: Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1733

Death Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir McDonald

Mother: Janet Richie

Spouse(s): Margaret Beneaves

Children(s): Roderick McDonald

Sir John R. Mcdonald was born in 1678 in Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Roderick I. McDonald and Janet Richie. Sir John R. Mcdonald married Margaret Beneaves, and had children including Roderick "Rory" Thomas Leslie McDonald. Sir John R. Mcdonald passed away in 1733 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John R. Mcdonald was born in 1678 in Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Roderick I. McDonald and Janet Richie.
  • Sir John R. Mcdonald married Margaret Beneaves, and had children including Roderick "Rory" Thomas Leslie McDonald.
  • Sir John R. Mcdonald passed away in 1733 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Mcdonald's Ancestors

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Sir Mcdonald
1678 – 1733
Birth Place: Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Roderick I. McDonald
1644 – 1693
Sleat, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Janet Richie
1653 –
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (IX Mor) MacDonald
1613 – 1678
Sleat, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret MacKenzie
1617 –
Tarbet, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Mcdonald's Descendants

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Sir (John R.) Mcdonald (26 May 1678 – 1733) m. Margaret Beneaves (1680 – )
  1. 1. Roderick ("Rory" Thomas Leslie) McDonald (1705 – 22 Feb 1788) m. Anne McQUEEN (1710 – 1806)
    1. 1. Donald\Duncan McDonald (29 October 1747 – 29 Jan 1824) m. Kizziah Robinson (1758 – 1812)
      1. 1. Archibald McDonald (22 Nov 1768 – 6 Mar 1818)
      2. 2. Archibald (B) McDonald (28 May 1795 – Jul 1863) m. Harriet (Amanda) Crawford (1806 – 18 JUL 1867)
        1. 1. Margarette McDonald (14 Jan 1827 – 1901)
        2. 2. William (Joshua) McDonald (1830 – 1890)
        3. 3. Thomas (Archibald) McDonald (10 Aug 1831 – 2 February 1881)
        4. 4. Harriet (Amanda) McDonald (10 May 1833 – Aft. 1870)
        5. 5. Lucia McDonald (01 Sep 1834 – 10 January 1887)
        6. 6. Joshua (S) McDonald (03 Aug 1836 – 02 Feb 1915)
        7. 7. John (Crawford) McDonald (03 Jun 1838 – 15 May 1903) m. Nancy (Elizabeth "Betsy") Pelt (1840 – 23 Apr 1890) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Pelt (1840 – 23 Apr 1890)
        8. 8. James (Gabriel) McDonald (1841 – 27 December 1862)
        9. 9. Martha (Jane) McDonald (15 Sep 1848 – 19 Feb 1926)
    2. 2. David McDonald (1756 – 14 May 1838)

Sir Mcdonald's Timeline

3 Records

1678
26 May 1678
Birth of Sir John R. Mcdonald in Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland
Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland
1690
1690
Age 12
Sir John R. Mcdonald was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1733
1733
Age 55
Death of Sir John R. Mcdonald in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1678
    Event Place: Camuscross, Forfarshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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