Janet Stewart
1829 - 1907 (77 years)
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Name Janet Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] Baptism 1829 Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland 
[3] Born 12 Sep 1829 Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] Gender Female Residence 1841 Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2] Residence 1851 Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Relation to Head of House: Daughter Residence 1861 Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland [11] Relation to Head of House: Daughter Arrival 1863 [8] Residence 1870 Fremont, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA [6] Occupation: Keeping House Residence 1880 Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA [7] Occupation: Keeps house; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife Residence 1885 Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA [13] Marital Status: Married Residence 1895 Cedar Rapids IA, Linn, Iowa, USA [12] Residence 1900 Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA [8] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife Residence 1905 Linn, Iowa, United States [14] Marital Status: Married Died 26 Apr 1907 Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, USA [5, 10] Buried Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, USA [5, 10] Person ID I27703 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Andrew Stewart, Innkeeper at Gartmore, b. 24 Feb 1790, Mill of Drummond, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 12 Jun 1852, Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Marshall, b. 1791, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 4 Oct 1872, Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 81 years) Relationship natural Married Between 25 and 26 Oct 1817 Drymen, Stirling, and Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland [15, 16, 17, 18, 19] Family ID F9130 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alexander Liston McGregor, b. 5 Dec 1829, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 14 Nov 1914, Iowa, USA (Age 84 years) Married 10 Jul 1863 Iowa, USA [8] Children 1. Andrew Stewart McGregor, b. 16 Jul 1865, Atkins, Benton, Iowa, USA , d. 10 Oct 1952, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 87 years) [natural]2. John McGregor, b. 1866, Atkins, Benton, Iowa, USA , d. 1866, Atkins, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]3. William R McGregor, b. 1868, Atkins, Benton, Iowa, USA , d. 7 Jan 1895 (Age 27 years) [natural]4. Margaret M McGregor, b. 25 Jan 1870, Atkins, Benton, Iowa, USA , d. 6 Feb 1923, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 53 years) [natural]5. Alexander Liston McGregor, b. 2 Jan 1873, Atkins, Benton, Iowa, USA , d. 5 Apr 1971, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 98 years) [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F22783 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Janet Stewart was born on 12 Sep 1829 in Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a younger daughter of Andrew Stewart and Margaret Marshall.
In 1841, at age 11, Janet Stewart was residing at Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with her parents and siblings.
In 1851, at age 21, Janet Stewart was residing at Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with her parents and siblings. She was listed as a farmer's daughter. Also residing in the home was her future husband, 21-year-old Alexander McGregor who was working as a farm servant for her father. Alexander's family immigrated to Iowa, USA in 1851.
In 1861, at age 31, Janet Stewart was residing at Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with her widowed mother.
In 1863, Janet Stewart immigrated to Iowa, USA.
Shortly after immigrating, Janet Stewart married on 10 July 1863 in Iowa, USA to Alexander McGregor.
In 1870, at age 40, Janet McGregor was residing in Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA, with her husband and children.
In 1880, at age 50, Janet McGregor was residing in Fremont, Benton, Iowa, USA, with her husband and children.
The 1890 census for the USA did not survive.
In 1900, at age 70, Janet McGregor was residing at Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA, with her husband and their son, Alexander.
Janet McGregor died on 26 Apr 1907 in Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, USA.
- Janet Stewart was born on 12 Sep 1829 in Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a younger daughter of Andrew Stewart and Margaret Marshall.
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