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John Elphinstone 1440–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1440

Birth Location: Pittendreich, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1488

Death Location: Sauchieburn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Henry Elphinstone

Mother: Jean Cunningham

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John Elphinstone was born in 1440 in Pittendreich, Scotland, the child of Henry Elphinstone And Jean Cunningham. John Elphinstone passed away in 1488 in Sauchieburn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Elphinstone was born in 1440 in Pittendreich, Scotland, the child of Henry Elphinstone And Jean Cunningham.
  • John Elphinstone passed away in 1488 in Sauchieburn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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John Elphinstone's Ancestors

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John Elphinstone
1440–1488
Birth Place: Pittendreich, Scotland
Parents
Henry Elphinstone
1400–1496
Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Jean Cunningham
1400–1496
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Elphinstone
1375–1423
Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mary Leslie
1382–1435
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Elphinstone's Timeline

2 Records

1440
Abt 1440
Birth of John Elphinstone in Pittendreich, Scotland
Pittendreich, Scotland
1488
11 Jun 1488
Age 48
Death of John Elphinstone in Sauchieburn, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Sauchieburn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1440
    Event Place: Pittendreich, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Elphinstone, person ID GQBT-4VS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1488
    Event Place: Sauchieburn, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Elphinstone, person ID GQBT-4VS.

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