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J. Alexander Duncan 1578–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1578

Birth Location: Errol, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1640

Death Location: Edinburgh Parish, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: Dauid Duncan

Mother: Alison Rose

Spouse(s): Besse War

Children(s): Alexander Duncan

J. Alexander Duncan was born in 1578 in Errol, Angus, Scotland, the child of Dauid Duncan And Alison Rose. J. Alexander Duncan married Besse War, and had children including Alexander Duncan. J. Alexander Duncan passed away in 1640 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • J. Alexander Duncan was born in 1578 in Errol, Angus, Scotland, the child of Dauid Duncan And Alison Rose.
  • J. Alexander Duncan married Besse War, and had children including Alexander Duncan.
  • J. Alexander Duncan passed away in 1640 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothia, Scotland.

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J. Duncan's Ancestors

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J. Duncan
1578–1640
Birth Place: Errol, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Dauid Duncan
1535–1603
Perth Burgh, Perthshire, Scotland
Alison Rose
1545–1605
Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

J. Duncan's Descendants

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J. (Alexander) Duncan (18 May 1578–abt 1640) m. Besse War (abt 1577–abt 1640)
  1. 1. Alexander Duncan 1597–1656
    1. 1. John Duncan 1625–1687 m. Magdallen Colt 1635–1695
      1. 1. John Duncan 1657–1719
        1. 1. Isobel Duncan 1685– m. Thomas Farquharsone 1687–

J. Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1578
18 May 1578
Birth of J. Alexander Duncan in Errol, Angus, Scotland
Errol, Angus, Scotland
1640
abt 1640
Age 62
Death of J. Alexander Duncan in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothia, Scotland
Edinburgh Parish, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1578
    Event Place: Errol, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1640
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Midlothia, Scotland

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