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SIR ALEXANDER Gordon 1580 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1580

Birth Location: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1649

Death Location: Salterhill, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: James Gordon

Mother: Rebecca Keith

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SIR ALEXANDER Gordon was born in 1580 in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Gordon and Rebecca Keith. SIR ALEXANDER Gordon passed away in 1649 in Salterhill, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • SIR ALEXANDER Gordon was born in 1580 in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Gordon and Rebecca Keith.
  • SIR ALEXANDER Gordon passed away in 1649 in Salterhill, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.

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SIR Gordon's Ancestors

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SIR Gordon
1580 – 1649
Birth Place: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Gordon
1560 – 1642
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Rebecca Keith
1550 – 1610
Ravenscraig, , Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
ALEXANDER, (3rd Lord) Gordon
1532 – 1609
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LADY (MARIOTA) Forbes
1534 – 1580
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SIR (WILLIAM, Master of Marischal,) Keith
1531 – 1580
Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LADY (ELIZABETH) Hay
1531 – 1593
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIR Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1580
5 Mar 1580
Birth of SIR ALEXANDER Gordon in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1649
Oct 1649
Age 69
Death of SIR ALEXANDER Gordon in Salterhill, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland
Salterhill, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1580
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1649
    Event Place: Salterhill, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland

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