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John Cameron (abt. 1754 - 1816)

Lt Col John Cameron
Born about in Achnasaul, Inverness-shire, Scotlandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1800 in Annat, Argyll, Scotlandmap
Father of and
Died at about age 62 in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

John Cameron was born in Achnasaul, Inverness-shire Scotland around 1754.

He married Louisa Campbell of Glenure in 1800 and they had six children: Margaret 1802, Isabella 1805, Jessie 1808, Ewen 1810, Colin 1812 and Alexander 1814.

John Cameron of Achnasaul, was a lieutenant-colonel who fought in the American War of Independence, and afterwards became Governor of Fort William. John Cameron was a member of the family of MacSorlie-Camerons of Glen Nevis, and was the second son of Alexander Cameron, 12th of Glen Nevis, and Mary Cameron of Dungallon, a grand-daughter of Sir Ewen Dubh Cameron of Locheil. Alexander Cameron was imprisoned more than once for his support of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and subsequent dealings with Jacobites in exile.

Name

Name: John (Of Achnasaul) /Cameron/
Given Name: John (Of Achnasaul)
Surname: Cameron[1]


Sources

  • Mentioned in son's birth.

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYZN-9MR : 8 December 2014), John Cameron in entry for Alexander Cameron, 22 Sep 1814; citing KILMALLIE,ARGYLL,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,070.

  • WikiTree profile Cameron-577 created through the import of RamageRice102011.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Molly Rice. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Molly and others.
  • Source: S86 Abbreviation: Greg Tomkins Family Research - Australia Title: Greg Tomkins Family Research - Australia
  1. ↑ Source: #S86

Research notes

https://blenheim175.wordpress.com/2015/05/16/jessie-campbells-journal-and-letters/ https://adventure.nunn.nz/2020/03/18/cameron-blockhouse/





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