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William BURLEY 1646 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1646

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Burley

Mother: Christane Culros

Spouse(s): Margaret Chapman

Children(s): Anne Joshua

In 1646, William BURLEY entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Burleigh Burley and Christane Culros. William BURLEY married Margaret Alice Chapman, and had children including Anne Mary Joshua. William BURLEY passed away in 1742 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1646, William BURLEY entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Burleigh Burley and Christane Culros.
  • William BURLEY married Margaret Alice Chapman, and had children including Anne Mary Joshua.
  • William BURLEY passed away in 1742 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burley
1624 – 1669
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christane Culros
1627 – 1678
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Chapman
1648 – 1713
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Anne Joshua
1698 – 1770
Birth Location: Inch Island, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
AJ

William BURLEY's Ancestors

Self
William BURLEY
1646 – 1742
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Burleigh Burley
1624 – 1669
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christane Culros
1627 – 1678
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William BURLEY's Descendants

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William BURLEY (17 May 1646 – 1742) m. Margaret (Alice) Chapman (17 October 1648 – 16 October 1713)
  1. 1. Anne (Mary) Joshua (About 1698 – 14 April 1770) m. Alexander Ewing (03 Oct 1693 – 21 Jul 1752)
    1. 1. Martha (Ewing) Cowgill (6 Aug 1745 – 26 Jan 1834) m. Elisha (Payne) Cowgill (1 Mar 1742/1743 – 25 Oct 1804)
      1. 1. John Coghill (1775 – 1839) m. Hannah Beasley (1787 – 1830)
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Coghill (1812 – 1842) m. Warden Osborne (1812 – 24 Jul 1864)

William BURLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1646
17 May 1646
Birth of William BURLEY in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1742
1742
Age 96
Death of William BURLEY in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1646
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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