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James Kennedy 1439 – 1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1439

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1508

Death Location: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Lady Dunure

Spouse(s): Egidia Blair

Children(s):

The story of James Kennedy began in 1439 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Kennedy married Egidia Blair. James Kennedy passed away in 1508 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Kennedy began in 1439 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Kennedy married Egidia Blair.
  • James Kennedy passed away in 1508 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

James Kennedy's Ancestors

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James Kennedy
1439 – 1508
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy
1406 – 1477
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine Maxwell Kennedy Of Ayrshire And Carrick At) Dunure
1408 – 1484
Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (James) Kennedy
1376 – 1408
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary, (Princess) Of
1379 – 1457
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Herbert (Maxwell) Caerlaverock
1382 – 1454
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Herries
1390 – 1439
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Harries
1380 – 1440
Margaret Douglas
1371 – 1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Herries
1360 – 1420
Euphemia Lindsay
1365 – 1405
William Douglas
1314 – 1384
Margaret Stewart
1354 – 1398

James Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1439
1439
Birth of James Kennedy in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1508
1508
Age 69
Death of James Kennedy in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1439
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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