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Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon 1532 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: November 1609

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: George Lesmoir

Mother: Katherine Forbes

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Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon was born in 1532 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Gordon, III of Lesmoir and Katherine Forbes. Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon passed away in 1609 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon was born in 1532 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Gordon, III of Lesmoir and Katherine Forbes.
  • Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon passed away in 1609 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

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Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Birth Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Gordon, III of Lesmoir
1510 – 1593
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Forbes
1516 – 1570
Tonley, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Gordon
1475 – 1558
Margaret Gordon
Alison ((Elison) Elizabeth) Anderson
1503 – 1591
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Anderson
1480 – 1557
Lady Smythe
1480 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1609
November 1609
Age 77
Death of Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1695
11 Apr 1695
Age 163
Alexander 3rd Lord of Gight, Gordon was baptized in Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1695
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1609
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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