Marion
MacDonald
aka of Griminish
Born in Benbecula, Milton, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Angus MacDonald
and Unknown MacDonald
Sister of
Archibald MacDonald and Mary MacDonald
Wife of
Ranald Macdonald
— married
1718 in , , , Scotland
Wife of
Hugh MacDonald
— married
after 1724 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Allan V Macdonald, Angus Macdonald, Flora MacDonald, Florence (MacDonald) McQueen, Annabella MacDonald and James MacDonald
Died
at about age 77
in Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2011
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Biography
Birth
- 1712
- Milton, Highland, Scotland
Marriage
- Marion was the second wife of Ranald MacDonald, second laird of Milton.
- She was mother of the famous Scottish Jacobite heroine, Flora MacDonald.
Death
- 1771 (aged 58–59)
- Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
Burial
- Old Kilmore Churchyard, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
Sources
- Macdonald, Rev. A. and Macdonald Rev. A. (1904). The Clan Donald: Volume 3. Inverness, Scotland. Northern Counties Publishing Company Ltd. http://archive.org/stream/clandonald03macduoft#page/484/mode/2up
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246268276/marion-macdonald: accessed April 15, 2024), memorial page for Marion MacDonald MacDonald (1712–1771), Find a Grave Memorial ID 246268276, citing Old Kilmore Churchyard, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland; Maintained by tgpeden (contributor 47699394).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marion by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marion:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marion by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marion:
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~0.39%
Duncan McCallum
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Victoria Toon
Victoria Toon
The story goes that hugh kidnapped Marion and forced her to become his bride after the death of her first husband Ranald
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