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Alexander Gordon 1676–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1676

Birth Location: Fochabers, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 28 November 1728

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Father: George Gordon

Mother: Elizabeth Boleyn

Spouse(s): Henrietta Gordon

Children(s): Cosmo Gordon, Adam Gordon, Anne Gordon

The story of Alexander Gordon began in 1676 in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland. Alexander Gordon married Henrietta Gordon, and had children including Adam Gordon, Anne Gordon, Cosmo George Gordon. Alexander Gordon passed away in 1728 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Gordon began in 1676 in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland.
  • Alexander Gordon married Henrietta Gordon, and had children including Adam Gordon, Anne Gordon, Cosmo George Gordon.
  • Alexander Gordon passed away in 1728 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gordon
1649–1716
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Boleyn
1659–1732
Birth Location: Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Gordon
1682–1760
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Cosmo Gordon
1720–1752
Birth Location: Speymouth, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Adam Gordon
1726–1801
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Anne Gordon
1713–1791
Birth Location: Scotland
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Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gordon
1676–1728
Birth Place: Fochabers, Moray, Scotland
Parents
George Alexander Gordon
1649–1716
Huntly, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Boleyn
1659–1732
Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Lewis Gordon
1626–1653
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Grant
1624–1707
Freuchie, Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henry Howard
1628–1684
Arundel House-London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Anne Somerset
1631–1672
Ragland Castle-Ragland, Monmouth, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Huntly
1591–1649
Anna Campbell
1594–1638
Lord Grant
1596–1637
Mary Deskford
1597–1646
Henry Arundel\Surrey\Norfolk)
1608–1652
Elizabeth Stewart
1610–1674
Elizabeth Dormer
1614–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Grant
1568–1622
Lilias Murray
1572–1643
Sir Ogilvie
1560–1624
Lady Ogilvie
1561–1600
Thomas Arundel\Surrey\Norfolk)
1585–1646
Alethea Talbot
1581–1654
Esme Stewart
1579–1624
Catharina Hamilton
1592–1637
William Dormer
1570–1616
Alice Molyneux
1580–1650

Alexander Gordon's Descendants

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Alexander Gordon (12 May 1676–28 November 1728) m. Henrietta Gordon (3 April 1682–11 September 1760)
  1. 1. Cosmo (George) Gordon 1720–1752 m. Catherine Gordon 1718–1786
    1. 1. Alexander Gordon 1738–1792 m. Jane Maxwell 1748–1812 m. Anne Duff 1738–1811
      1. 1. Adam Gordon 1797–1834
      2. 2. Catherine Gordon 1773–1797
        1. 1. Gordon (William Francis) Booker 1789–1865
      3. 3. Jean Gordon 1801–
      4. 4. Susan Gordon 1774–1828 m. William Montagu 1771–1845
        1. 1. Susan Montagu 1797–1870 m. George Hay 1787–1876
        2. 2. George Montague 1799–1855 m. Millicent (Harriet Sydney) Sparrow 1798–1848
      5. 5. William Gordon 1744–1823
      6. 6. Alexander Gordon 1775–1809
      7. 7. Anne Gordon 1771–1837
      8. 8. Charles Gordon 1770–1851
      9. 9. Cosmo Gordon 1778–1867
      10. 10. Elizabeth Gordon –1775
      11. 11. Jane Gordon 1781–1865
      12. 12. Margaret Gordon 1784–1853
      13. 13. Charlotte Gordon 1810–1810 m. Charles Lennox 1764–1819
        1. 1. Charles (Gordon) Lennox 1791–1860
        2. 2. Arthur Lennox 1806–1864
        3. 3. Charles Gordon-Lennox 1791–1860
        4. 4. Frederick Lennox 1801–1829
        5. 5. Arthur (Gordon) Lennox 1806–1864
        6. 6. Sophia (Georgiana) Lennox 1809–1902
        7. 7. Sarah (Gordon) Lennox 1792–1873
        8. 8. Sussex Lennox 1802–1874
        9. 9. Mary Lennox 1790–1847
      14. 14. Louisa Gordon 1776–1850 m. Charles Cornwallis 1774–1823
        1. 1. Jemima Cornwallis 1803–1856
      15. 15. Georgiana Gordon 1781–1853 m. John Russel 1766–1839
        1. 1. Charles (James Fox) Russel 1807–1894
    2. 2. Susan Gordon 1746–1814 m. John Fane 1728–1774
    3. 3. George Gordon 1751–1793
    4. 4. William Gordon 1745–1831
    5. 5. Anne Gordon 1748–1816
  2. 2. Adam Gordon 1726–1801 m. Jean Drummond 1730–1795
  3. 3. Anne Gordon 1713–1791 m. William (Gordon) II 1679–1746
    1. 1. William Gordon 1736–1816 m. Isobel Black 1744–1824
      1. 1. William Gordon 1776–1847

Alexander Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1676
12 May 1676
Birth of Alexander Gordon in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland
Fochabers, Moray, Scotland
1678
1678
Age 2
Birth of Alexander Gordon in Gordon, Banff & Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gordon, Banff & Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1728
28 November 1728
Age 52
Death of Alexander Gordon in Gordon Castle, Banffshire & Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gordon Castle, Banffshire & Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1728
28 November 1728
Age 52
Death of Alexander Gordon in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland
Fochabers, Moray, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Gordon, Banff & Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1676
    Event Place: Fochabers, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1728
    Event Place: Gordon Castle, Banffshire & Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1728
    Event Place: Fochabers, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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