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John Bethune 1491–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1544

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Balfour

Mother: Elizabeth Monypenny

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John Bethune began in 1491 in Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland. John Bethune passed away in 1544 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bethune began in 1491 in Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1544 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Balfour
1461–1524
Birth Location: Balfour or Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Monypenny
1470–1541
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bethune's Ancestors

Self
John Bethune
1491–1544
Birth Place: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Beaton of Balfour
1461–1524
Balfour or Raith, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Monypenny
1470–1541
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Beaton
1440–1507
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1443–
Balmuto, Fife, Scotland
David Monypenny
1442–1489
Pitmilly, Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jonet
1447–1504
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Monypenny
1422–1479
Margaret Wemyss
1436–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of John Bethune in Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1544
1544
Age 53
Death of John Bethune in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Scotland
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