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James Ritchie 1639–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1639

Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

Death Date: 8 July 1740

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Patrick Ritchie

Mother: Grissell Wallace

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James Ritchie was born in 1639 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, the child of Patrick Ritchie And Grissell Wallace. James Ritchie passed away in 1740 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Ritchie was born in 1639 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, the child of Patrick Ritchie And Grissell Wallace.
  • James Ritchie passed away in 1740 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Ritchie's Ancestors

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James Ritchie
1639–1740
Birth Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Ritchie
1613–1670
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grissell Wallace
1626–1680
Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
James Ritchie
1583–
Glasgow City, Scotland
Marion Ritchie
1587–
Glasgow City, Scotland
Androw Wallace
1610–1667
High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Issobell Pitcairne
1610–
Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Ritchie's Timeline

2 Records

1639
7 July 1639
Birth of James Ritchie in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
1740
8 July 1740
Age 101
Death of James Ritchie in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1639
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1740
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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