When Thomas Reid McNeil was born on 8 December 1847, in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas McNeil, was 25 and his mother, Jannet Reid, was 25. He married Mary Jane Montgomery on 11 March 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1859. He died on 13 February 1877, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Néill, a patronymic from the personal name Niall (genitive Néill), see Neil and also Neilson, which was sometimes substituted for McNeil in Lowland Scotland.
History: The Scottish Clan McNeil claims descent from the early Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages (see O'Neill ), and the name is associated in particular with the island of Barra in the Hebrides, having been brought there from Ireland in 1049. Some members of this clan later migrated to Antrim and Derry in Ireland. A different Scottish Clan MacNeill (spelled with two l's) has a traditional ancestral home on the island of Gigha.
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Possible Related NamesThomas Reid McNeil was born on December 8, 1847 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. His parents are Thomas McNeil and Jeannet Reid McNeil. He is the 2nd of 12 children. His parents were taught and …
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