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Alexander Gordon 1532 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1609

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Father: George Gordon

Mother: Lady Forbes

Spouse(s): Mariota Forbes

Children(s): Katherine Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon, Lady Gordon, James Gordon

The story of Alexander Gordon began in 1532 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland. Alexander Gordon married Mariota Forbes, and had children including Katherine Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon, Lady Jane Gordon, James Gordon. Alexander Gordon passed away in 1609 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Gordon began in 1532 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.
  • Alexander Gordon married Mariota Forbes, and had children including Katherine Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon, Lady Jane Gordon, James Gordon.
  • Alexander Gordon passed away in 1609 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gordon
1510 – 1591
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Forbes
1510 – 1570
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mariota Forbes
1534 – 1580
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Katherine Gordon
1550 – 1644
Birth Location: Fiddes, Lesmoir, Scotland
KG
James Gordon
1560 – 1642
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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John Gordon
1567 – 1620
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Lady Gordon
1574 – 1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Highlands, Scotland
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James Gordon
1624 – 1695
Birth Location: Draine, Moray, Scotland
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Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Birth Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Parents
George Gordon
1510 – 1591
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Katherine) Forbes
1510 – 1570
Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (1st Laird) Gordon
1470 – 1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne Stewart
1475 – 1530
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Gordon
1430 – 1481
Isabel Innes
1450 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gordon
1400 – 1480
Rutherford
1400 – 1460

Alexander Gordon's Descendants

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Alexander Gordon (1532 – Nov 1609) m. Mariota Forbes (1534 – 1580)
  1. 1. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)
  2. 2. James Gordon (1560 – 1642) m. Rebecca Keith (1550 – 1610)
    1. 1. Alexander Gordon (1580 – 1649) m. Marjorie Geddes (1580 – 1650) m. Marion (Mariota) Forbes (1534 – 1580)
      1. 1. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)
      2. 2. James Gordon (1624 – 1695) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1630 – 1655) m. Mary Simpson (1620 – 1690)
        1. 1. James Gordon (1645 – 1707) m. Jane Campbell (1658 – 1750)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Gordon (1645 – 1710)
  3. 3. John Gordon (1567 – 1620)
  4. 4. Lady (Jane) Gordon (1 Nov 1574 – 20 Feb 1615)
  5. 5. James Gordon (1624 – 1695)

Alexander Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Alexander Gordon in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1609
Nov 1609
Age 77
Death of Alexander Gordon in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1609
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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