Brief Life History of Jean
When Jean Colquhoun was born on 11 February 1827, in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Colquhoun, was 47 and her mother, Janet Maclean, was 43. She married John Mclean in 1852, in Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died on 8 February 1905, in Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 77, and was buried in Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Jane Mclean in household of John Mclean, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Jane Colquhoun McLean, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jean Colanboun in entry for Robina Yule, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1831–1923 Male
1827–1905 Female
Children (8)
1853–1873 Female
1856–1934 Female
1859–1941 Female
1862–1937 Male
1865–1944 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1781– Male
1785– Female
Siblings (11)
1807– Male
1809– Male
1811– Male
1813– Female
1815– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1830
Age 3
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 5
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 27
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scottish Alastair.
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name appears to derive from Gaelic còil, cùil ‘nook, corner’, or coill(e) ‘wood’ + cumhann ‘narrow’. The usual Scottish pronunciation is ka-hoon. This is the name of a Scottish family descended from Umfridus de Kilpatrick, who acquired lands in the barony of Colquhoun during the reign of Alexander II (1214–49).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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