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Alexander Bethune 1595–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1672

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Balfour

Mother: Lady Sheeves

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In 1595, Alexander Bethune entered the world in Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Bethune 10Th Of Balfour And Lady Agnes Traill Sheeves. Alexander Bethune passed away in 1672 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1595, Alexander Bethune entered the world in Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Bethune 10Th Of Balfour And Lady Agnes Traill Sheeves.
  • Alexander Bethune passed away in 1672 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Bethune's Ancestors

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Alexander Bethune
1595–1672
Birth Place: Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Bethune 10th of Balfour
1545–1614
Balfour, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Traill) Sheeves
1544–1614
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune) Scotland
1525–1575
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes) Anstruther
1526–1582
Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
❤️ (John Traill of Biebo the old) laird
1502–1580
Blebo, Fife, Scotland
SCOT (Agnes Lourie , of Earlshall, Bruce \Trail 15) GGM
1504–1580
Earls Hall Clackmananshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Cardinal Andrews"
1494–1546
Lady Airlie
1495–1575
John Anstruther)
1500–1574
(Lady) Clephane
1504–1574
John Trail
1478–1533
Barbara Logan
1480–1519
Alexander Bruce
1472–1504
Lady Stuart
1468–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Balfour
1470–1532
Elisabeth Moneypenny
1475–1541
Lord Ogilvy
1473–1524
Baroness Lindsay
1477–1532
ANDREW 1
1475–1547
Margaret Abercrombie
1479–1574
George Clephane
1475–1510
Christian Learmont
1479–1574

Alexander Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Alexander Bethune in Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1672
1672
Age 77
Death of Alexander Bethune in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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