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Catherine "Katharine" Gordon 1718 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1718

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland

Death Date: 10 Dec 1779

Death Location: London, England

Father: Rt Formartine

Mother: Lady Murray

Spouse(s): Cosmo Gordon

Children(s): Alexander Gordon

The story of Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; began in 1718 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland. Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; married Cosmo George Duke of Gordon Gordon, and had children including Alexander Hertog Gordon. Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; passed away in 1779 in London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; began in 1718 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland.
  • Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; married Cosmo George Duke of Gordon Gordon, and had children including Alexander Hertog Gordon.
  • Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; passed away in 1779 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rt Formartine
1679 – 1745
Birth Location: Haddo House, Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
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Lady Murray
1699 – 1725
Birth Location: Huntingtower, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Cosmo Gordon
1720 – 1752
Birth Location: Fochabers , Moray, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Gordon
1743 – 1827
Birth Location: Speymouth, Morayshire, Schotland
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Catherine Gordon's Ancestors

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Catherine Gordon
1718 – 1779
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Parents
Rt Hon. Lord Sir William GORDON 9th Laird of Haddo; 2nd Earl of Aberdeen; 4th Baronet Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Formartine
1679 – 1745
Haddo House, Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Lady (Anna Susanne "Susan") Murray
1699 – 1725
Huntingtower, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Gordon's Descendants

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Catherine ("Katharine") Gordon (20 Oct 1718 – 10 Dec 1779) m. Cosmo (George Duke of Gordon) Gordon (27 April 1720 – 5 August 1752)
  1. 1. Alexander (Hertog) Gordon (18 Jun 1743 – 17 Jun 1827) m. Jane (Flower Galloway) Maxwell (1748 – 14 Apr 1812)
    1. 1. Georgina (Elisabeth) Gordon (18 Apr 1781 – 24 Feb 1853) m. John (Bedford) Russell (6 Jul 1766 – 20 Oct 1839)
      1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Russell (8 July 1812 – 31 March 1905)
        1. 1. Duke (James Hamilton II of) Abercorn (24 August 1838 – 3 January 1913)

Catherine Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1718
20 Oct 1718
Birth of Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
1779
10 Dec 1779
Age 61
Death of Catherine "Katharine" Gordon Lady; of the Haddo Family; Duchess Dowager; in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1718
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1779
    Event Place: London, England
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