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James Clerk 1640–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1640

Birth Location: Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: New York, United States

Father: Gilbert Clark

Mother: Agnes Colstoun

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The story of James Clerk began in 1640 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. James Clerk passed away in 1730 in New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Clerk began in 1640 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland.
  • James Clerk passed away in 1730 in New York, United States.

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James Clerk's Ancestors

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James Clerk
1640–1730
Birth Place: Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Clark
1611–1663
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes (Broun) Colstoun
1613–1679
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Clerk, Knight and Provost of) Edinburgh
1541–1638
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Primrose
1566–1637
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Alexander Broun
1580–1656
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Marion Braun
1583–1652
Errol,Perthshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Clarke
1490–1550
Doctor Surgeon
1536–1616
Alison Grahame
1525–1616
James Brown
1549–1610
Elizabeth Brown
1554–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duncan Culross
1512–1584
Helen Smyth
1518–1597
Lord Claverhouse
1504–1547
Margaret Balfour
1508–1546

James Clerk's Timeline

2 Records

1640
6 Mar 1640
Birth of James Clerk in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
1730
1730
Age 90
Death of James Clerk in New York, United States
New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1640
    Event Place: Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: New York, United States

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