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James Lindsay 1667 – 1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1667

Birth Location: Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1768

Death Location: Angus, Scotland

Father: John Lindsay

Mother: Elspeth Watsone

Spouse(s): Anna Lessells

Children(s): David Lindsay

The story of James Lindsay began in 1667 in Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland. James Lindsay married Anna Lessells, and had children including David Lindsay. James Lindsay passed away in 1768 in Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lindsay began in 1667 in Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland.
  • James Lindsay married Anna Lessells, and had children including David Lindsay.
  • James Lindsay passed away in 1768 in Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lindsay
1649 – 1700
Birth Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
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Elspeth Watsone
1650 – 1695
Birth Location: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anna Lessells
1682 – 1762
Birth Location: Ceres, Fife, Scotland
AL

Children(s)

David Lindsay
1704 – 1770
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
DL

James Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
James Lindsay
1667 – 1768
Birth Place: Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Lindsay
1649 – 1700
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
Elspeth ((Lindsay)) Watsone
1650 – 1695
St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander) Lindsay
1612 – 1690
Evelick, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
Grizel Robertson
1595 –
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Androw Watsone
1624 – 1660
Scotland
Christon Young
1628 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Evelick)
1586 – 1663
Thomas Robertson
1572 – 1686
Marjory Donaldson
1570 –
John Young
1605 – 1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Robertsone)
1540 – 1597
Janet Boswell
1533 – 1600
Georg Young
1584 – 1641
Alison Anderson
1585 – 1650

James Lindsay's Descendants

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James Lindsay (4 Jul 1667 – Dec 1768) m. Anna Lessells (4 Oct 1682 – 30 Apr 1762)
  1. 1. David Lindsay (Abt. 1704 – May 1770) m. Elizabeth Smith (Abt. 1708 – 1790)
    1. 1. Thomas Lindsay (1738 – abt 1807) m. Mary (Elizabeth Beatrice) Ogilvy (1742 – )
      1. 1. David Lindsay (22 Mar 1768 – 1837) m. Janet Duncan (1769 – March 1859)
        1. 1. James Lindsay (31 OCT 1808 – 5 JUN 1857) m. Jane ((Jean) Nicol) Cumming (12 Jan 1821 – 4 December 1864)

James Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1667
4 Jul 1667
Birth of James Lindsay in Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland
Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland
1768
Dec 1768
Age 101
Death of James Lindsay in Angus, Scotland
Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1667
    Event Place: Cortachy and Clova, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1768
    Event Place: Angus, Scotland
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