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Alexander Anderson 1535 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: North Ferry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Forres

Mother: Elspet (URQUHART)

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Early life: Alexander Anderson arrived in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1535, born to John Andersone Cordwainer & Burgess of Forres and Elspet Murray (URQUHART). Alexander Anderson concluded life in North Ferry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1626.

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John Forres
1505 – 1598
Birth Location: Dummois, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elspet (URQUHART)
1500 – 1589
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1535
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1626
    Event Place: North Ferry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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