Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of James Dow
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Alexander McDonald
— married
8 Apr 1781 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 65
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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[[Category:Estimated Birth (based on marriage date less 18 years) Date]]The Birth (based on marriage date less 18 years) Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Biography
Jean was estimated to be born about 1759. Her father was James Dow.
She married Alexander McDonald on the 10th April 1781 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. Her father was deceased by the time of her marriage. He was described as "late dyer of London". Jean was a Residenter of Leith at the time of her marriage. Alexander was a farmer of Park, near Burntisland. [1]
Research notes
No certain baptism has been found for Jean. she may have been born in Scotland or London.
There is a burial of a Jean Dow, 65 years, wid of Alexander McDonald, labourer, in Edinburgh on the 14th of December 1824, which may be her. Alexander and Jean's elder children were baptised in Burntisland, Fife, but their third child was born in South Leith. Alexander was described as a farmer on their marriage, but as a coal grieve on their daughter Sarah's death certificate.
Sources
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Marriage:
"Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
Ancestry au Record 60144 #1825899 (accessed 21 December 2021)
Jean Dow marriage to Alexander Macdonald on 10 Apr 1781 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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