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Alexander Laird Gordon 1549 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: George Gordon

Mother: Lady Forbes

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The story of Alexander Laird Gordon began in 1549 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander Laird Gordon passed away in 1580 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Laird Gordon began in 1549 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Laird Gordon passed away in 1580 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

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Alexander Gordon
1549 – 1580
Birth Place: Gight, 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 Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Alexander Laird Gordon in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 31
Death of Alexander Laird Gordon in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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