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Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton 1620–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1675

Death Location: Angus Scotland

Father: Alexander Glenkindie

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Margaret Graham

Children(s): Robert Strachan

In 1620, Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton entered the world in Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Strachan 7Th Of Glenkindie And Margaret Ogilvy Ogilvie Of Airlie Mary Forbes Keith. Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton married Margaret Katherine Graham, and had children including Robert Strachan. Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton passed away in 1675 in Angus Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1620, Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton entered the world in Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Strachan 7Th Of Glenkindie And Margaret Ogilvy Ogilvie Of Airlie Mary Forbes Keith.
  • Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton married Margaret Katherine Graham, and had children including Robert Strachan.
  • Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton passed away in 1675 in Angus Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Glenkindie
1585–1675
Birth Location: Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Keith
1560–1624
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Graham
1630–1704
Birth Location: Scotland
MG

Children(s)

Robert Strachan
1649–1710
Birth Location: Angus Scotland
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Alexander Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thornton
1620–1675
Birth Place: Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Strachan 7th of Glenkindie
1585–1675
Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Ogilvy (Ogilvie) of Airlie (Mary Forbes?)) Keith
1560–1624
Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Thornton's Descendants

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Alexander ((Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of) Thornton (1620–22 Dec 1675) m. Margaret (Katherine) Graham (1630–3 May 1704)
  1. 1. Robert Strachan 1649–1710 m. Catherine (Fife) (Fyffe) 1651–1730
    1. 1. Margaret Strachan 1682–1730 m. James Langlands 1682–1730
      1. 1. James Langlands 1704–1760 m. Ann Petrie 1706–1760
        1. 1. John Langlands 1740– m. Isabel Craig 1734–

Alexander Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton in Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1675
22 Dec 1675
Age 55
Death of Alexander (Booth) Strachan 14th Laird 2nd Baron of Thornton in Angus Scotland
Angus Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1675
    Event Place: Angus Scotland
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