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William Gillespie 1778 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1778

Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1783

Death Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Christian McDonald

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William Gillespie was born in 1778 in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of William Gillespie and Christian McDonald. William Gillespie passed away in 1783 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Gillespie was born in 1778 in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of William Gillespie and Christian McDonald.
  • William Gillespie passed away in 1783 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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William Gillespie's Ancestors

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William Gillespie
1778 – 1783
Birth Place: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
William Gillespie
1755 – 1798
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Christian McDonald
1756 –
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Arthur) Gillespie
1718 – 1766
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes WYBER
1734 – 1797
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
James Lang
1717 –
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Agnes EDGAR
1715 –
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Bennie
1694 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Bennie
1666 – 1775
Jonnet Allan
1672 – 1712

William Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1778
29 Nov 1778
Birth of William Gillespie in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1783
abt 1783
Age 5
Death of William Gillespie in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1783
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland

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