John Cameron, 20th Lochiel

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Captain in the Albany Regiment from 1747.
He succeeded as Lochiel in 1748 at about 14-16 years of age on his father's death.
In April 1757 he was detained at Dover, described as 23 years of age, 10 years a Captain in the French service and hoping to get employment in Britain (Cheshire Advertiser).
Went to Scotland in 1759 but had no home there and lived in London and Edinburgh.
He died, unmarried, Edinburgh, Nov 1762, aged 30 years, bur. Kilmallie, at the insistence of his sister Ann

Died:
Ref. Lloyd's Evening Post

Other Events:

• Ancestor of Line: [Donloch] DONALD CAMERON, 19TH LOCHIEL

Notes:

He succeeded in 1716, probably not yet 21, although his birth date has been traditionally given as 1695. However his parents were probably married 1696. Clunes thought he was born ca 1700 (Stewart p. 307).

His history is well recorded elsewhere, particularly his pivotal part in the '45.

In Sep 1746 he went to France in exile, living with his family at Fontainebleau.

His death "at Paris" was reported in London Evening Post 22 Oct 1748 "a few days ago".

Bergues is just south of the Belgian border, near Dunkirk.

Died:
In a military hospital, of meningitis

Donald married Anne Campbell in 1729. Anne died in Nov 1761 in Paris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dau. of Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck, Bart (d. 14 Oct 1756, aged 78) and Janet MacLeod.
She followed her husband to France in 1846, with her children.

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Order of children uncertain.

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of the '15. He was exiled to France, living in Paris until about 1827, and then in Boulogne. He was in Scotland from about November 1745, leaving with his son and the Prince in September 1746(Ref. John Gibson, Lochiel of the '45)

John married Isabel Campbell in ca 1696. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dau. of Alexander Campbell 6th of Lochnell (Lochiel inventory)(marriage contract 1 Jun 1696, deed about marriage contract 5 Aug 1703)
A Campbell history suggests she was grandau. of Alexander Campbell 6th of Lochnell and dau. of Archibald Campbell of Ballimore and Margaret Campbell

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Marriage contract 3 Oct 1696

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For the full history of Sir Ewen, see The Camerons.
At some time he purchased land in Jamaica and some members of his family visited this estate, later occupied by his grandson, Evan.
He also bought land in New Jersey in 1685, sold by his son Donald in 1721.

Ewen married Isobel Maclean in 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Living 1675
Dau. of Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart

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Married:
marriage contract 2 Aug 1663