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James Bower 1698–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 1758

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Alexander II

Mother: Margaret Knowles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gordon

Children(s): Alexander Col

In 1698, James Bower entered the world in Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland, born to Alexander Bower Ii And Margaret Knowles. James Bower married Elizabeth Gordon, Marjory Bower, and had children including Alexander Bower Lt Col. James Bower passed away in 1758 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1698, James Bower entered the world in Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland, born to Alexander Bower Ii And Margaret Knowles.
  • James Bower married Elizabeth Gordon, Marjory Bower, and had children including Alexander Bower Lt Col.
  • James Bower passed away in 1758 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander II
1678–1738
Birth Location: Kincaldrum Meathie, Scotland
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Margaret Knowles
1680–1735
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gordon
1700–1755
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Col
1719–1746
Birth Location: Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland
AC

James Bower's Ancestors

Self
James Bower
1698–1758
Birth Place: Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Bower II
1678–1738
Kincaldrum Meathie, Scotland
Margaret Knowles
1680–1735
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Bower
1655–1709
Angus, Scotland
Christian Stirling
1656–1706
Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Meathie
1629–1690
Christian Duncan
1633–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Invereighty
1605–1665
Isobel Galletly
1606–1659

James Bower's Descendants

1.
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James Bower (1698–1758) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1700–1755)
  1. 1. Alexander (Bower Lt) Col 1719–1746 m. Margaret (St) Clair 1717–1746
    1. 1. Alexander (Bower) II 1737–1796 m. Margaret Graham 1739–1779 m. Margaret Graham 1737–1798
      1. 1. Alexander (Bower) III 1770–1844 m. Helen Fairweather 1768–1820
        1. 1. John (Andrew) Bower 1796–1856 m. Nancy Cross 1804–
      2. 2. Graham Bower 1779–1844 m. Emily (Amelia) Paterson 1779–1846
        1. 1. James (Paterson) Bower 1808–1889 m. Barbara Hickson 1828–1922
        2. 2. Margaret Bower 1805–1853
        3. 3. Alexander Bower 1804–1880
        4. 4. John Bower 1809–1901
      3. 3. Ellen (Fletcher) Bower 1777–1847
      4. 4. Margaret (St Clair) Bower 1771–1835
      5. 5. John Bower 1762–1800
      6. 6. Mary (Augusta Murray) Bower 1782–1863

James Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1698
1698
Birth of James Bower in Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland
Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland
1758
1758
Age 60
Death of James Bower in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Kincaldrum House, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Scotland
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