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Alexander Gordon 1580 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1649

Death Location: Drainie, Moray, , Scotland

Father: James Gordon

Mother: Rebecca Keith

Spouse(s): Marjorie Geddes, Marion Forbes

Children(s): Katherine Gordon, James Gordon

Alexander Gordon was born in 1580 in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, the child of James Gordon and Rebecca Keith. Alexander Gordon married Marjorie Geddes, Marion Mariota Forbes, and had children including Katherine Gordon, James Gordon. Alexander Gordon passed away in 1649 in Drainie, Moray, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Gordon was born in 1580 in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, the child of James Gordon and Rebecca Keith.
  • Alexander Gordon married Marjorie Geddes, Marion Mariota Forbes, and had children including Katherine Gordon, James Gordon.
  • Alexander Gordon passed away in 1649 in Drainie, Moray, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gordon
1580 – 1649
Birth Place: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Parents
James Gordon
1560 – 1642
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Rebecca Keith
1550 – 1610
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Mariota Forbes
1534 – 1580
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
William Keith
1527 – 1581
, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth Hay
1510 –
Great-Grandparents
George Gordon
1510 – 1591
Lady Forbes
1510 – 1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gordon
1470 – 1558
Anne Stewart
1475 – 1530

Alexander Gordon's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. James Gordon (1680 – 1749) m. Sarah Greenway (1680 – 1758)
        1. 1. William Gordon (1698 – 14 Nov 1720)
        2. 2. John (George) Gordon (1700 – 1766) m. Mary (Sarah) Chapman (1707 – Apr 1795)
        3. 3. Thomas Gordon (1701 – 1783)
        4. 4. Moses Gordon (1702 – )
        5. 5. Nathaniel Gordon (1703 – )
        6. 6. Chapman (I) Gordon (1704 – )
        7. 7. James Gordon (1714 – 2 Jan 1768)
        8. 8. Samuel Gordon (1717 – 1794)
        9. 9. John Gordon (1720 – 1780)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gordon (1645 – 1710)

Alexander Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Alexander Gordon in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1649
1649
Age 69
Death of Alexander Gordon in Drainie, Moray, , Scotland
Drainie, Moray, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Drainie, Moray, , Scotland

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