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John Keith 1539 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: William Keith

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Catherine Gordon

Children(s):

John Keith was born in 1539 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Keith and Margaret Keith. John Keith married Catherine Gordon. John Keith passed away in 1596 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Keith was born in 1539 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Keith and Margaret Keith.
  • John Keith married Catherine Gordon.
  • John Keith passed away in 1596 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland.

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John Keith's Ancestors

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John Keith
1539 – 1596
Birth Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Keith
1506 – 1581
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret Keith
1513 – 1556
Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483 – 1526
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas
1488 – 1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Alexander (William) Keith
1470 – 1521
Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Gray
1492 – 1539
Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1458 – 1521
Elizabeth Gordon
1462 – 1525
John Douglas
1459 – 1513
Janet Crichton
1461 – 1515
Andrew Grey
1446 – 1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1465 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1425 – 1482
Mariot Erskine
1430 – 1482
George Gordon
1441 – 1501
Elizabeth Hay
1450 – 1509
Patrick Crichton
1440 – 1461
Deborah Bakersfield
1440 – 1478
Patrick Gray
1419 – 1464
Annabella Forbes
1424 – 1514

John Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of John Keith in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1596
1596
Age 57
Death of John Keith in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

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