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John Giffin 1690–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Apr 1731

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: William Griffin

Mother: Margaret Mcgrouggar

Spouse(s): Helen Mitchel

Children(s): Robert Giffin

John Giffin was born in 1690 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Griffin And Margaret Mcgrouggar. John Giffin married Helen Mitchel, and had children including Robert Giffin. John Giffin passed away in 1731 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Giffin was born in 1690 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Griffin And Margaret Mcgrouggar.
  • John Giffin married Helen Mitchel, and had children including Robert Giffin.
  • John Giffin passed away in 1731 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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John Giffin's Ancestors

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John Giffin
1690–1731
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Griffin
1661–1769
Ayr, Scottland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Mcgrouggar
1665–1730
Ayr, Scottland
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John Giffin's Descendants

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John Giffin (1690–15 Apr 1731) m. Helen Mitchel (04 Aug 1693–1734)
  1. 1. Robert Giffin 1716–1717
    1. 1. Robert McGAFFIN 1748–1820 m. Mary (Jane) Currin 1750–1830
      1. 1. James McGaffin 1784–1849 m. Hannah (Jane) Fast 1780–
        1. 1. Eliza Thompson 1803–1881 m. JOSEPH (Thompson) Sr. 1799–1881

John Giffin's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of John Giffin in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1731
15 Apr 1731
Age 41
Death of John Giffin in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1731
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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