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William Fraser 1709 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1709

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Boleskine, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Samuel Fraser

Mother: Margaret Hodge

Spouse(s): Mary Fraser, Jean McAulay, Jean McAulay

Children(s): John McTavish, John Fraser, John MacDonald, Jane Fraser, John Frazier, Anne Fraser, Katharin Fraser, William Fraser, Simon Fraser

In 1709, William Fraser entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Samuel Fraser and Margaret Hodge. William Fraser married Mary Fraser, Jean McAulay, Jean McAulay, and had children including John McTavish, John Alexander William Fraser Fraser, John MacDonald, Jane Fraser, John Alexander Frazier, Anne Fraser, Katharin Elisabeth Fraser, William Fraser, Simon Fraser. William Fraser passed away in 1772 in Boleskine, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1709, William Fraser entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Samuel Fraser and Margaret Hodge.
  • William Fraser married Mary Fraser, Jean McAulay, Jean McAulay, and had children including John McTavish, John Alexander William Fraser Fraser, John MacDonald, Jane Fraser, John Alexander Frazier, Anne Fraser, Katharin Elisabeth Fraser, William Fraser, Simon Fraser.
  • William Fraser passed away in 1772 in Boleskine, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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William Fraser's Ancestors

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William Fraser
1709 – 1772
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Samuel Fraser
1685 –
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Hodge
1683 – 1772
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fraser's Descendants

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William Fraser (20 Feb 1709 – 1772) m. Mary Fraser (1716 – 15 MAR 1770) m. Jean McAulay (1718 – 15 Mar 1770) m. Jean McAulay (1735 – 15 Mar 1770)
  1. 1. John McTavish (1742 – 1773)
  2. 2. John (Alexander William Fraser) Fraser (1745 – 28 Jun 1785)
  3. 3. John MacDonald (1745 – 28 Jun 1785)
  4. 4. Jane Fraser (1749 – 1847)
  5. 5. John (Alexander) Frazier (1750 – 28 Jun 1785) m. Catherine (K) McDonald (1745 – 1792)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Fraser (31 May 1766 – 26 August 1846)
    2. 2. Catherine (Owen) Fraser (1768 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Fraser (14 Jul 1770 – 4 Feb 1855)
    4. 4. Annable Fraser (14 Jul 1770 – 1884)
    5. 5. Janet ("Mary") Fraser (06 JAN 1772 – 1884)
    6. 6. Thomas Frazer (1 Jun 1772 – 30 Oct 1832)
    7. 7. James Fraser (5 Oct 1772 – )
    8. 8. John Fraser (7 Nov 1773 – 1782)
    9. 9. Alexander Frazer (1774 – 1856)
    10. 10. William (D.) Frazer (about 1774 – 9 Nov 1847)
    11. 11. John Fraser (8 Nov 1776 – 1782)
    12. 12. John Fraser (7 Jul 1777 – 18 Dec 1865)
    13. 13. Angus (Alexander) Fraser (7 Jul 1777 – 18 Dec 1865)
    14. 14. Nancy Frazer (1778 – )
    15. 15. Marjory Fraser (1780 – 1884) m. John Urquhart (1775 – 14 Dec 1811)
      1. 1. William Urquhart (18 Mar 1820 – 28 Aug 1885) m. Janet (J) Fraser (19 Mar 1822 – 10 Feb 1905)
        1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Urquhart (30 Sep 1850 – 13 Aug 1910) m. Joseph Fellingham (18 Dec 1848 – 5 June 1926)
        2. 2. James (John) Urquhart (26 Nov 1852 – 10 Jan 1932) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Henderson (28 August 1858 – 23 JAN 1942)
    16. 16. Isobel Fraser (1 Jul 1782 – 07 SEP 1854)
    17. 17. Beack Fraser (20 Dec 1784 – )
    18. 18. Andrew Fraser (15 Mar 1786 – 13 Sep 1862)
  6. 6. Anne Fraser (1750 – 1837)
  7. 7. Katharin (Elisabeth) Fraser (27 Mar 1756 – 1803)
  8. 8. William Fraser (25 Dec 1758 – )
  9. 9. Simon Fraser

William Fraser's Timeline

2 Records

1709
20 Feb 1709
Birth of William Fraser in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1772
1772
Age 63
Death of William Fraser in Boleskine, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Boleskine, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1709
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1701-1750

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Boleskine, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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