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Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss 1620–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1620

Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Aug 1688

Death Location: Weymss, Fife, Scotland

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Spouse(s): Alexander Leven

Children(s): Catherine Melville, Alexander Leven, Agnes Leslie

The story of Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss began in 1620 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss married Alexander Leslie Lord Balgonie 2Nd Earl Of Leven, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Alexander Leslie 2Nd Earl Of Leven, Catherine Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven Wemyss And Melville. Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss passed away in 1688 in Weymss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss began in 1620 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss married Alexander Leslie Lord Balgonie 2Nd Earl Of Leven, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Alexander Leslie 2Nd Earl Of Leven, Catherine Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven Wemyss And Melville.
  • Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss passed away in 1688 in Weymss, Fife, Scotland.

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Lady Wemyss's Ancestors

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Lady Wemyss
1620–1688
Birth Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Lady Wemyss's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of) Wemyss (16 Apr 1620–28 Aug 1688) m. Alexander (Leslie Lord Balgonie 2nd Earl of) Leven (6 Sept 1610–12 Jan 1644)
  1. 1. Catherine (Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven, Wemyss and) Melville 1639–1713
  2. 2. Alexander (Leslie 2nd Earl of) Leven 1637–1664 m. Margaret Howard 1644–1664
    1. 1. Margaret (Countess of Leven) Leslie 1659–1674
    2. 2. Anna Leslie 1660–1670
    3. 3. Catherine (Countess of Leven) Leslie 1663–1675
  3. 3. Agnes Leslie 1642–

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1620
16 Apr 1620
Birth of Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1688
28 Aug 1688
Age 68
Death of Lady Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of Wemyss in Weymss, Fife, Scotland
Weymss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1620
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Historical records of the family of Leslie : from 1067 to 1868-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1688
    Event Place: Weymss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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