Hugh McIntyre

Brief Life History of Hugh

When Hugh McIntyre was born in 1749, in Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Donald John Mcintyre, was 30 and his mother, Anne Campbell, was 24. He married Agnes Giffen on 20 March 1770, in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Hugh McIntyre
1749–
Agnes Giffen
1752–
Marriage: 20 March 1770
John Mcintyre
1771–
Mary Mcintyre
1773–
Jane Mcintyre
1775–
Hugh Mcintyre
1781–
James Mcintyre
1784–
Agnes Macintyre
1789–

Sources (8)

  • Hugh Mcintyre, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Hugh Mcintyre, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Hugh Mcintyre in entry for Hugh Mcintyre, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (5)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir ‘son of the craftsman’. Compare Irish McAteer .

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan which, according to clan lore, is descended from Maurice MacNeil, a nephew of Somhairle (English: Sorley or Somerled), King of the Isles (died 1164).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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