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John Grant 1487 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Grant

Mother: Elizabeth Ogilvy

Spouse(s): Agnes Strachan

Children(s): John Grant

Early life: John Grant arrived in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1487, born to John James Grant of Grant and Elizabeth Margaret Ogilvy. Over time, John Grant formed a family with Agnes Strachan, which included John Grant. John Grant concluded life in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1563.

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Parents

John Grant
1468 – 1528
Birth Location: Grant Castle, Grantown, Moray, Scotland
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Elizabeth Ogilvy
1470 – 1585
Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Strachan
1510 –
Birth Location: Culloden, Invernesshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Grant
1515 – 1593
Birth Location: Inverness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1487
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1563
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Inveness-shire
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