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Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett 1588 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1588

Birth Location: Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Aug 1621

Death Location: Aberdeen City, Scotland

Father: Sir Glenbervie

Mother: (Lady) Douglas

Spouse(s): Sir Burnett

Children(s): Katherine Gordon, Alexander Burnett

In 1588, Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett entered the world in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie and (Lady) Elizabeth (Auchinleck) Douglas. Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett married Sir Thomas Burnett, and had children including Katherine Gordon, Alexander Burnett. Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett passed away in 1621 in Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1588, Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett entered the world in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie and (Lady) Elizabeth (Auchinleck) Douglas.
  • Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett married Sir Thomas Burnett, and had children including Katherine Gordon, Alexander Burnett.
  • Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett passed away in 1621 in Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Margaret Burnett's Ancestors

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Margaret Burnett
1588 – 1621
Birth Place: Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie
1554 – 1611
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
(Lady) (Elizabeth (Auchinleck)) Douglas
1565 – 1618
Tilquhillie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William, 9th Earl of Angus) Douglas
1532 – 1591
Scotland
George ((Sir)) Auchinleck
1545 – 1596
Balmanno, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Morton)
1503 – 1570
(Lady) Douglass
1503 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Keith
1462 – 1525

Margaret Burnett's Descendants

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Margaret ((Douglas) (Johnston)) Burnett (12 October 1588 – 1 Aug 1621) m. Sir (Thomas) Burnett (3 June 1580 – 27 Jun 1653)
  1. 1. Katherine Gordon (5 January 1610 – 5 January 1698)
  2. 2. Alexander Burnett (1611 – 1643) m. Jean (\ Jane (Arbuthnot)) Burnett)l (Abt. 1618 – Abt. 1700)
    1. 1. Margaret (Burnett) (Gordon) (Abt. 1635 – 1690) m. Sir (Patrick Gordon \ "9th Laird Of) Hallhead" (1630 – 1683)
      1. 1. Mary ((Gordon)) Ferguson (Bef. 1683 – Aft. 1723) m. Adam Ferguson (1672 – 1754)
        1. 1. Adam (B.) Ferguson (1723 – 22 Feb 1816)

Margaret Burnett's Timeline

3 Records

1588
1 Jan 1588
Birth of Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1588
12 October 1588
Birth of Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1621
1 Aug 1621
Age 33
Death of Margaret (Douglas) (Johnston) Burnett in Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeen City, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1588
    Event Place: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1588
    Event Place: Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1621
    Event Place: Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aberdalgie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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