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Alexander Hertog Gordon 1743 – 1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1743

Birth Location: Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland

Death Date: 17 Jun 1827

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Cosmo Gordon

Mother: Catherine Gordon

Spouse(s): Jane Maxwell

Children(s): Georgina Gordon

Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America was born in 1743 in Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland, the child of Cosmo George Duke of Gordon Gordon and Catherine "Katharine" Gordon. Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America married Jane Flower Galloway Maxwell, and had children including Georgina Elisabeth Gordon. Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America passed away in 1827 in London, Greater London, England.

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  • Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America was born in 1743 in Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland, the child of Cosmo George Duke of Gordon Gordon and Catherine "Katharine" Gordon.
  • Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America married Jane Flower Galloway Maxwell, and had children including Georgina Elisabeth Gordon.
  • Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America passed away in 1827 in London, Greater London, England.

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Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

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Alexander Gordon
1743 – 1827
Birth Place: Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland
Parents
Cosmo George Duke of Gordon Gordon
1720 – 1752
Fochabers , Moray, Scotland
Catherine ("Katharine") Gordon
1718 – 1779
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Grandparents
George (Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, 5th Marquess of Huntly, 10th Earl of Huntly, Earl of) Enzie
1676 – 1728
Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland
Henrietta (Helena Mordaunt, Duchess of) Gordon
1682 – 1760
Mearn, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Rt (Hon. Lord Sir William GORDON 9th Laird of Haddo; 2nd Earl of Aberdeen; 4th Baronet Gordon, 2nd Viscount of) Formartine
1679 – 1745
Haddo House, Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Lady (Anna Susanne "Susan") Murray
1699 – 1725
Huntingtower, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Enzie
1649 – 1716
Lady Howard
1659 – 1732
General Peterborough
1658 – 1735
Carey Fraser
1657 – 1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Arundel
1628 – 1684
Lady Somerset-Howard
1631 – 1662
John, Peterborough"
1626 – 1675
Elizabeth Viscountess
1632 – 1679
Lord Fraser
1634 – 1681
Mary Carey
1627 – 1695

Alexander Gordon's Descendants

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Alexander (Hertog) Gordon (18 Jun 1743 – 17 Jun 1827) m. Jane (Flower Galloway) Maxwell (1748 – 14 Apr 1812)
  1. 1. Georgina (Elisabeth) Gordon (18 Apr 1781 – 24 Feb 1853) m. John (Bedford) Russell (6 Jul 1766 – 20 Oct 1839)
    1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Russell (8 July 1812 – 31 March 1905)
      1. 1. Duke (James Hamilton II of) Abercorn (24 August 1838 – 3 January 1913)
        1. 1. James (Albert Edward Hamilton) Abercorn (30 Nov 1869 – 12 September 1953) m. Rosaline (Rosalind Cecilia Caroline brh Duchess of Abercorn) Bingham (26 February 1869 – 18 January 1958)

Alexander Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1743
18 Jun 1743
Birth of Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America in Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland
Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland
1827
17 Jun 1827
Age 84
Death of Alexander Hertog Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon; "the Brilliant Baronet"; commanded Gordon Fencibles in America in London, Greater London, England
London, Greater London, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1743
    Event Place: Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1827
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England

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