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Alexander Douglas 1708 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1708

Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1775

Death Location: Surrey, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Douglass

Mother: Grishild McKeand

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The story of Alexander Douglas began in 1708 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander Douglas passed away in 1775 in Surrey, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Douglas began in 1708 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Douglas passed away in 1775 in Surrey, North Carolina, USA.

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Alexander Douglas's Ancestors

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Alexander Douglas
1708 – 1775
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Douglass
1668 – 1745
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Grishild (Grizell) McKeand
1672 – 1741
Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas,
1649 – 1669
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Kennedy
1645 – 1668
Galloway, Scotland
Andrew McKeand
1650 – 1672
Scotland
Marion Shaw
1649 – 1700
New Abbey, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas,
1616 – 1647
Agnes Rome
1616 – 1649
Sir Kennedy,
1620 – 1672
Margaret Hamilton
1635 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mouswald
1585 – 1627
Helena Grierson
1597 – 1616
Sir Kennedy,
1588 – 1652
Dame Maypole
1600 – 1653
Alexander Hamilton
1615 – 1661
Lady Douglas
1616 – 1669

Alexander Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1708
2 October 1708
Birth of Alexander Douglas in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
1775
1775
Age 67
Death of Alexander Douglas in Surrey, North Carolina, USA
Surrey, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1708
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Surrey, North Carolina, USA

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