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Sign up freeCapt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain 1687–1765
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Birth Date: October 16, 1687
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Death Date: February 26, 1765
Death Location: Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia, USA
Father: James Gibson
Mother:
The story of Capt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain began in 1687 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Capt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain married Margaret Eleanor Corrie, Mary Gibson, and had children including James Charles Gibson. Capt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain passed away in 1765 in Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia, USA.
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Early Life
The story of Capt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain began in 1687 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
Family
Capt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain married Margaret Eleanor Corrie, Mary Gibson, and had children including James Charles Gibson.
Later Years
Capt. James Gibson, Ship's Captain passed away in 1765 in Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia, USA.
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Census 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
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Baptism Records Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
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Record The Original Scots Colonists of Early America. Supplement
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