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James Amos 1750–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Amos

Mother: Barbara Knox

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Amos began in 1750 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. James Amos passed away in 1791 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Amos began in 1750 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • James Amos passed away in 1791 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Amos
1721–1762
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
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Barbara Knox
1721–
Birth Location: Fala and Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Amos's Ancestors

Self
James Amos
1750–1791
Birth Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
John Amos
1721–1762
East Lothian, Scotland
Barbara Knox
1721–
Fala and Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
George Amos
1690–
East Lothian
Margaret Flooker
1690–
East Lothian, Scotland
John Knox
1676–
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Neilson
1683–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knox
1650–
Barbara
1650–
David Neilson
1652–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Amos's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of James Amos in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1791
1791
Age 41
Death of James Amos in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland
Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland
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