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Alexander Bower 1719–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland

Death Date: September 1746

Death Location: Perthshire, murdered by Hessian Soldiers as a Jacobite

Father: James Bower

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Clair

Children(s): Alexander II

In 1719, Alexander Bower entered the world in Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland, born to James Bower And Elizabeth Gordon. Alexander Bower married Margaret St Clair, and had children including Alexander Bower Ii. Alexander Bower passed away in 1746 in Perthshire, murdered by Hessian Soldiers as a Jacobite.

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Biography

  • In 1719, Alexander Bower entered the world in Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland, born to James Bower And Elizabeth Gordon.
  • Alexander Bower married Margaret St Clair, and had children including Alexander Bower Ii.
  • Alexander Bower passed away in 1746 in Perthshire, murdered by Hessian Soldiers as a Jacobite.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Bower's Ancestors

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Alexander Bower
1719–1746
Birth Place: Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland
Parents
James Bower
1698–
Kincaldrum,Scotland
Grandparents
William Bower
1678–
Kincaldrum Meathie, Scotland
Christian Baird
1680–
Stirlingshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Bower
1656–
Elspeth Parker
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Bower's Descendants

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Alexander Bower (1719–September 1746) m. Margaret (St) Clair (1717–1746)
  1. 1. Alexander (Bower) II 1737–1796 m. Margaret Graham 1739–1798
    1. 1. John Bower 1762–1800 m. Jean (Anne) Donne 1765–1815

Alexander Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of Alexander Bower in Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland
Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland
1746
September 1746
Age 27
Death of Alexander Bower in Perthshire, murdered by Hessian Soldiers as a Jacobite
Perthshire, murdered by Hessian Soldiers as a Jacobite

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1746
    Event Place: Perthshire, murdered by Hessian Soldiers as a Jacobite
    Record Source: Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, Compiled by Gordon McGregor; The Red Book of Scotland; Volume: Red Book of Scotland Volume 2 Bot-Car

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