James Carnegie & Janet Rennie B 1745 M July 7, 1764

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Subject: James Carnegie & Janet Rennie B 1745 M July 7, 1764

Post Date: January 17, 2005 at 15:33:35

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Janet Rennie, B 1745, Father James Rennie, Mother Jean Rennie, married James Carnegie on July 7, 1764 in East Lothian, Dirleton.
Child:
William Carnegie, Died 1855, Spouse: Margaret Morrison
Their Children:
Thomas Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie B Nov. 25, 1835 D Aug. 11/1919, Married Louise Whitfield. They had a daughter, Margaret.
This is the Andrew Carnegie who migrated to America in 1848 to amass a fortune from iron works and become one of America's best known philanthropists.
For some more interesting history on this family, go to the Rennie forum and look up James Rennie B 1685. You'll find a tie in to the John Rennie who was the engineer who built many bridges in England, including the Lond Bridge.

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