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Walter Muir 1786–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 July 1786

Birth Location: Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: April 1857

Death Location: Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA

Father: Thomas Muir

Mother: Montgomery Jaap

Spouse(s): Helen Beveridge

Children(s): Mary Muir

Walter Muir was born in 1786 in Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Muir And Montgomery Gumry Jaap. Walter Muir married Helen Ellen Beveridge, and had children including Mary Ann Muir. Walter Muir passed away in 1857 in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Muir was born in 1786 in Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Muir And Montgomery Gumry Jaap.
  • Walter Muir married Helen Ellen Beveridge, and had children including Mary Ann Muir.
  • Walter Muir passed away in 1857 in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Muir
1762–1850
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
TM
Montgomery Jaap
1764–1841
Birth Location: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
MJ

Spouses(s)

Helen Beveridge
1789–1869
Birth Location: Fordel, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
HB

Children(s)

Mary Muir
1831–1921
Birth Location: Fordel, Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
MM

Walter Muir's Ancestors

Self
Walter Muir
1786–1857
Birth Place: Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Muir
1762–1850
Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland
Montgomery (Gumry) Jaap
1764–1841
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Muir
1723–1761
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Christian Wilson
1725–1811
Bingrie, Fife, Scotland
Walter Jaap
1735–
Coaltown of Fordell, Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ("Betty") Beveridge
1728–1833
in Coaltown of Fordell, Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (Muir)
1692–1756
John Wilson
1702–1755
Christian Gib
1709–1759
Walter Japp
1697–1751
Alison Williamson
1702–1751
James Beverage
1710–1761
Doretta Williamson
1698–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Muir's Descendants

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Walter Muir (18 July 1786–April 1857) m. Helen (Ellen) Beveridge (1 Sep 1789–Oct 1869)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Muir 1831–1921 m. George Hunter 1828–1882
    1. 1. David (Murie) Hunter 1857–1930 m. Sarah (Jane) Urie 1859–1939
      1. 1. Melvin (Urie) Hunter 1905–1981 m. Margrette (Drexel) Fife 1910–1980
        1. 1. Robert (Melvin) Hunter 1931–1989 m. Edith Jolley 1931–2014

Walter Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1786
18 July 1786
Birth of Walter Muir in Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland
1857
April 1857
Age 71
Death of Walter Muir in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA
Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1786
    Event Place: Dalgety Bay, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1857
    Event Place: Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA
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