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Alexander Young 1768 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 3, 1768

Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: After 1841

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Alexander Young

Mother: Elisabeth Godle

Spouse(s): Margaret Downie

Children(s): Alexander Young, Elizabeth Young, Elizabeth Young, David Young, William Young, George Young, John Young, Jean Young, James Young, Thomas Young

Alexander Young was born in 1768 in Spott, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Young and Elisabeth (Bessie) Godle. Alexander Young later married Margaret Ann Downie, and together they raised children including Alexander Young, Elizabeth Young, Elizabeth Young, David Young, William Young, George Young, John Young, Jean Young, James Young and Thomas Young. In 1841, Alexander Young passed away in Scotland.

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Parents

Alexander Young
1731 –
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elisabeth Godle
1732 – 1795
Birth Location: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Downie
1774 – 1857
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Young
1790 – 1874
Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian
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Elizabeth Young
1792 – 1857
Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
EY
Elizabeth Young
1792 –
Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
EY
David Young
1796 – 1876
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Young
1796 – 1870
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, , Scotland
WY
George Young
1798 – 1868
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, , Scotland
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John Young
1801 – 1896
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, , Scotland
JY
Jean Young
1805 – 1877
Birth Location: Spott East Lothian Scotland
JY
James Young
1808 –
Birth Location: Spott East Lothian Scotland
JY
Thomas Young
1810 – 1870
Birth Location: Spott East Lothian Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: April 3, 1768
    Event Place: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 03 Apr 1768
    Event Place: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: After 1841
    Event Place: Scotland

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