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Jean Gray 1756–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jun 1756

Birth Location: Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Father: James Gray

Mother: Margaret Mercer

Spouse(s): William Elliot

Children(s): Elizabeth Elliot

Jean Gray was born in 1756 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of James Gray And Margaret Mercer. Jean Gray married William Elliot, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Elliot. Jean Gray passed away in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jean Gray was born in 1756 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of James Gray And Margaret Mercer.
  • Jean Gray married William Elliot, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Elliot.
  • Jean Gray passed away in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Jean Gray's Ancestors

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Jean Gray
1756–1834
Birth Place: Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James Gray
1730–
, Bowden, Roxburgh, Scotland
Margaret Mercer
1730–
, Bowden, Roxburgh, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Gray's Descendants

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Jean Gray (03 Jun 1756–1834) m. William Elliot (Abt 1756–AFT 1820)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betty") Elliot 1783–1869 m. Simon Armstrong 1765–1830 m. William Armstrong 1779–1860
    1. 1. Janet Armstrong 1807–1884 m. John Harkness 1810–1864
      1. 1. William (Armstrong) Harkness 1834–1914
      2. 2. John Harkness 1845–
      3. 3. James Harkness 1831–1919
      4. 4. Edward Harkness 1836–1903
      5. 5. John Harkness 1843–1906
      6. 6. Jessie Harkness 1840–1846
      7. 7. Janet Harper 1845–1929 m. Samuel Town 1841–1903
        1. 1. Jonathon (Raisbeck) Town 1876–1924
        2. 2. Lillie (Allen) Town 1880–1931
        3. 3. Samuel Town 1880–1957
    2. 2. Adam Armstrong 1812–1878
    3. 3. Walter Armstrong 1821–1899

Jean Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1756
03 Jun 1756
Birth of Jean Gray in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1834
1834
Age 78
Death of Jean Gray in Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1756
    Event Place: Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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