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Alexander Hamilton 1579 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 December 1587

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Claude Paisley

Mother: Margaretha Seton

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The story of Alexander Hamilton began in 1579 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom. Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1587 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Hamilton began in 1579 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1587 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Hamilton's Ancestors

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Alexander Hamilton
1579 – 1587
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Claude Hamilton Lord van Paisley
1543 – 1620
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Margaretha Seton
1555 – 1615
Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
James Hamilton
1515 – 1575
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1511 – 1579
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
George (Seton, 5th Lord) Seton
1531 – 1585
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Isabel) Hamilton
1530 – 1604
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Arra
1475 – 1529
Janet Beaton
1486 – 1522
James \Douglas
1487 – 1548
Lady Stewart
1491 – 1554
Baron Winton
1501 – 1549
Elisabeth Hay
1510 – 1538
William Sanquhar
1500 –
Jean Campbell
1512 – 1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Woodhall
1474 – 1531
James Scotland)
1473 – 1513
Lady Boyd
1477 – 1559
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Jane Seton
1485 – 1558
Christine Lyon
1480 – 1529

Alexander Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of Alexander Hamilton in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1587
11 December 1587
Age 8
Death of Alexander Hamilton in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1587
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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