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Captain John Gillespie 1612–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Dec 1648

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: DA GGF

Mother: Lilias Simson

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In 1612, Captain John Gillespie entered the world in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, born to Da Crg Rev John Patrick Gillespie Of Alva Crg 8Th Ggf And Lilias Simson. Captain John Gillespie passed away in 1648 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1612, Captain John Gillespie entered the world in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, born to Da Crg Rev John Patrick Gillespie Of Alva Crg 8Th Ggf And Lilias Simson.
  • Captain John Gillespie passed away in 1648 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Captain Gillespie's Ancestors

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Captain Gillespie
1612–1648
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
DA CRG Rev John Patrick Gillespie of Alva CRG 8th GGF
1580–1627
Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Lilias Simson
1590–1657
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev (John Patrick) Gillespie
1555–1587
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
DA (CRG Rev Patrick Simson CRG) 9GGF
1556–1617
Kirkcaldy, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
DA (CRG Martha BARON Simson 9th GGM) CRG
1568–1601
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev. (Simson)
1525–1590
Violet Adamson
1523–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Captain John Gillespie in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1648
16 Dec 1648
Age 36
Death of Captain John Gillespie in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1648
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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