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Jean Oliphant 1520–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1520

Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Laurence Oliphant

Mother: Lady Hay

Spouse(s): Alexander Bruce

Children(s): Christina Bruce

The story of Jean Oliphant began in 1520 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. Jean Oliphant married Alexander Bruce, and had children including Christina Bruce. Jean Oliphant passed away in 1623 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Oliphant began in 1520 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • Jean Oliphant married Alexander Bruce, and had children including Christina Bruce.
  • Jean Oliphant passed away in 1623 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Jean Oliphant's Ancestors

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Jean Oliphant
1520–1623
Birth Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Laurence Oliphant
1527–1593
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Hay
1531–1594
Errol Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Rt (Hon. Sir Lord George Hay, 7th Earl of) Errol
1508–1574
Errol Castle, Inchetuthyll, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaretha) Robertson
1508–1608
Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Oliphant's Descendants

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Jean Oliphant (Abt. 1520–1623) m. Alexander Bruce (–22 Oct 1622)
  1. 1. Christina Bruce 1545–1630 m. Sir (Lawrence Mercer of) Aldie 1545–
    1. 1. Robert (Mercer of) Saline 1570–1630 m. Rachel Carmichell 1575–
      1. 1. Laurence Merser 1601– m. Margaret Dalgleich 1599–
        1. 1. Margaret Mercer 1631– m. James Mitchell 1627–

Jean Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1520
Abt. 1520
Birth of Jean Oliphant in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland
1623
1623
Age 103
Death of Jean Oliphant in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1520
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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