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Name |
William Clephane |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1768 |
Person ID |
I95939 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
13 Aug 2021 |
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Notes |
- William, the younger, was progenitor of James Clephane, Esq., who went early into the service of the estates of Holland, where he rose to the rank of major. He subsequently entered the British service, and in 1757, as major to Colonel Fraser's regiment, he was at the siege of Louisburg, and served with great reputation in all the campaigns in America till the expulsion of the French from Canada in 1760. He died in 1768.
Source: The Scottish Nation Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of The People of Scotland By William Anderson 1863
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