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John Rutherford 1674 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1674

Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 9 Dec 1781

Death Location: Gillingham, Kent, England

Father: James Rutherford

Mother: Jean McMath

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John Rutherford was born in 1674 in Down, Down, Ireland, the child of James Rutherford and Jean McMath. John Rutherford passed away in 1781 in Gillingham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Rutherford was born in 1674 in Down, Down, Ireland, the child of James Rutherford and Jean McMath.
  • John Rutherford passed away in 1781 in Gillingham, Kent, England.

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John Rutherford's Ancestors

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John Rutherford
1674 – 1781
Birth Place: Down, Down, Ireland
Parents
James Rutherford
1600 – 1661
Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jean McMath
1600 – 1675
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (O) Rutherford
1570 – 1630
Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Gibson
1576 – 1640
Roxburghshire, Scotland
John McMath
1579 – 1659
Dalpeddar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Agnes Rutherford
1600 – 1660
Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1530 – 1590
Isobel Davidson
1540 –
Joseph Ellis
1590 – 1610
Nancy Netherton
1590 – 1610
James McMath
1575 – 1599
Margaret Douglas
1578 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John RUTHERFORD
1480 – 1567
ELIZABETH CAIRNCROSS
1482 –
Edmund Masterson
1555 – 1621
Joane Beching
1544 – 1598

John Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1674
1674
Birth of John Rutherford in Down, Down, Ireland
Down, Down, Ireland
1781
9 Dec 1781
Age 107
Death of John Rutherford in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Down, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1781
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England

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