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William McLean MacLean 1777–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1840

Death Location: Durham, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John MacLean

Mother: Janet Ross

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Muirhead

Children(s): Martha Maclean

The story of William McLean MacLean began in 1777 in Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland. William McLean MacLean married Elizabeth Jean Muirhead, and had children including Martha Maclean. William McLean MacLean passed away in 1840 in Durham, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William McLean MacLean began in 1777 in Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland.
  • William McLean MacLean married Elizabeth Jean Muirhead, and had children including Martha Maclean.
  • William McLean MacLean passed away in 1840 in Durham, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John MacLean
1749–1837
Birth Location: Dumfries, Scotland
JM
Janet Ross
1747–1828
Birth Location: Galaway, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Muirhead
1781–1845
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Martha Maclean
1826–1895
Birth Location: Gairloch, Nova Scotia
MM

William MacLean's Ancestors

Self
William MacLean
1777–1840
Birth Place: Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
John McLean MacLean
1749–1837
Dumfries, Scotland
Janet Ross
1747–1828
Galaway, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MacLean's Descendants

1.
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William (McLean) MacLean (1777–16 Nov 1840) m. Elizabeth (Jean) Muirhead (Nov 1781–17 Jan 1845)
  1. 1. Martha Maclean 1826–1895 m. William Fox 1825–1891
    1. 1. Anna (Isabel) Fox 1858–1923 m. John ("Dickman") Dechman 1843–1920
      1. 1. Minnie (Ethel) Whitman 1880–1946 m. Edmund (Gaston) Whitman 1870–1957
        1. 1. Herbert (B) Whitman 1904–1975 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Harrison 1906–2005
        2. 2. Marian (ETHEL) Whitman 1910–1999

William MacLean's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of William McLean MacLean in Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland
Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland
1840
16 Nov 1840
Age 63
Death of William McLean MacLean in Durham, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Durham, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Gallygare, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1840
    Event Place: Durham, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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