When Isabella McNair was born on 9 December 1820, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Duncan McNair, was 38 and her mother, Isabell McGregor, was 37. She married David Wilkin Jr on 21 July 1839, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Nevada, United States in 1870. She died on 7 June 1877, in Woodbridge, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 56.
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Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Scottish:
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir ‘son of sallow John’. This form is associated mainly with Ross-shire.
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhuibhir ‘son of the smith’, Mac an Fhuidhir ‘the stranger's son’, or Mac an Oighre ‘son of the heir’, which despite different pronunciation have all been suggested to explain this surname. It was sometimes also Anglicized as Weir . The surname evidently arrived late in Ireland, from Scotland.
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Possible Related NamesHistory of David Wilkin (Wilkie) David Wilkin was born in Enniskillen, Ireland on August 1, 1819. No record is yet found telling why or when the family moved, but in 1840, David Wilkin was in Pais …
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