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Alexander Lessells or Leslie 1637 – 1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1637

Birth Location: Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Sep 1703

Death Location: Tulloch, Strathbogie, Banffshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Leslie

Mother: Isobell Cheyne

Spouse(s): Helen Seymour

Children(s): Anna Lessells

Alexander Lessells or Leslie was born in 1637 in Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Leslie and Isobell Cheyne. Alexander Lessells or Leslie married Helen Seymour, and had children including Anna Lessells. Alexander Lessells or Leslie passed away in 1703 in Tulloch, Strathbogie, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lessells or Leslie was born in 1637 in Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Leslie and Isobell Cheyne.
  • Alexander Lessells or Leslie married Helen Seymour, and had children including Anna Lessells.
  • Alexander Lessells or Leslie passed away in 1703 in Tulloch, Strathbogie, Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Leslie
1595 – 1660
Birth Location: Iden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isobell Cheyne
1610 –
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Helen Seymour
1660 – 1733
Birth Location: Crail, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Anna Lessells
1682 – 1762
Birth Location: Ceres, Fife, Scotland
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Alexander Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Leslie
1637 – 1703
Birth Place: Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Leslie
1595 – 1660
Iden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isobell Cheyne
1610 –
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Leslie
1575 – 1653
Iden Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Seton
1580 – 1631
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John Cheyne
1589 –
Esslemont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hellen Innes
1542 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Leslie's Descendants

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Alexander (Lessells or) Leslie (Abt. 1637 – 23 Sep 1703) m. Helen Seymour (Abt. 1660 – 1733)
  1. 1. Anna Lessells (4 Oct 1682 – 30 Apr 1762) m. James Lindsay (4 Jul 1667 – Dec 1768)
    1. 1. David Lindsay (Abt. 1704 – May 1770) m. Elizabeth Smith (Abt. 1708 – 1790)
      1. 1. Thomas Lindsay (1738 – abt 1807) m. Mary (Elizabeth Beatrice) Ogilvy (1742 – )
        1. 1. David Lindsay (22 Mar 1768 – 1837) m. Janet Duncan (1769 – March 1859)

Alexander Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1637
Abt. 1637
Birth of Alexander Lessells or Leslie in Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1703
23 Sep 1703
Age 66
Death of Alexander Lessells or Leslie in Tulloch, Strathbogie, Banffshire, Scotland
Tulloch, Strathbogie, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1637
    Event Place: Warthill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1703
    Event Place: Tulloch, Strathbogie, Banffshire, Scotland
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