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James Gilchrist 1720 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 05 May 1782

Death Location: Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Gilchrist

Mother: Jean Espy

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In 1720, James Gilchrist entered the world in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, born to John Gilchrist and Jean Espy. James Gilchrist passed away in 1782 in Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1720, James Gilchrist entered the world in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, born to John Gilchrist and Jean Espy.
  • James Gilchrist passed away in 1782 in Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James Gilchrist's Ancestors

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James Gilchrist
1720 – 1782
Birth Place: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
John Gilchrist
1691 – 1745
Londonderry, Ireland
Jean Espy
1706 – 1777
Cookstown, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
James Gilchrist
1673 –
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lillias Porteous
1672 –
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Josiah Espey
1670 – 1708
County Antruium, Ulster, Ireland
Priscilla Mitchell
1672 – 1708
Ulster, Ireland
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James Gilchrist's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of James Gilchrist in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
1782
05 May 1782
Age 62
Death of James Gilchrist in Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1782
    Event Place: Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

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