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Alexander Maxwell 1610–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1610

Birth Location: Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 21 March 1677

Death Location: Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Maxwell

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The story of Alexander Maxwell began in 1610 in Dumfries, Scotland. Alexander Maxwell passed away in 1677 in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Maxwell began in 1610 in Dumfries, Scotland.
  • Alexander Maxwell passed away in 1677 in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland.

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Alexander Maxwell's Ancestors

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Alexander Maxwell
1610–1677
Birth Place: Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
John Baron Herries Maxwell
1583–1613
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Elizabeth (Beaumont -) Maxwell
1579–1638
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Herries of) Terregles
1555–1603
Terregles, Kirkcudbrighshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Kerr
1555–1602
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Knight (Sir Thomas Beaumont \ Beaumonte, of Stoughton Grange " Knight of Bedworth) "
1555–1614
Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Farnham
1551–1621
Bedworth, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell
1515–1583
Agnes Herries
1539–1594
Mark Newbattle
1516–1584
Leslie, Ker
1545–1594
Nicholas Beaumont
1527–1585
Anne Saunders
1528–1581
Thomas Farnham
1532–1562
Helen Chaloner
1523–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1493–1546
Janet Drumlanrig
1498–1551
Sir Terregles
1501–1593
Katherine Herries
1510–1593
David Wedderburn
1489–1547
Janet Home
1483–1543
Richard Beaumont
1500–1539
Colletta Clerke
1512–1539
WILLIAM 🍁
1474–1548
DOROTHY 🌸
1483–1551
Roger Chaloner
1493–1550
Margaret Middleton
1497–1534

Alexander Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1610
Abt. 1610
Birth of Alexander Maxwell in Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland
1677
21 March 1677
Age 67
Death of Alexander Maxwell in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland
Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1610
    Event Place: Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1677
    Event Place: Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

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