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Jean Maxwell 1579–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Sep 1649

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

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Jean Maxwell was born in 1579 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Maxwell 8Th Lord Maxwell And Elizabeth Douglas. Jean Maxwell passed away in 1649 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Jean Maxwell was born in 1579 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Maxwell 8Th Lord Maxwell And Elizabeth Douglas.
  • Jean Maxwell passed away in 1649 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Jean Maxwell's Ancestors

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Jean Maxwell
1579–1649
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Maxwell 8th Lord Maxwell
1553–1593
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1555–1637
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (MAXWELL 6th Lord Maxwell Sixth Lord of) Carlaverock
1511–1552
Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beatrix Douglas
1515–1583
Maryton, Forfarshire, Scotland
David (Douglas 7th Earl Of) Angus
1515–1557
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1526–1596
Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knight
1484–1546
Janet Drumlanrig
1495–1537
James Morton
1487–1548
Catherine Stewart
1491–1554
George Morayshire
1493–1552
Elizabeth Douglas
1490–1552
John Clydesdale
1496–1574
Janet Home
1514–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of Jean Maxwell in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1649
28 Sep 1649
Age 70
Death of Jean Maxwell in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1649
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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