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James Gordon 1560 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1642

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Father: Alexander Gordon

Mother: Mariota Forbes

Spouse(s): Rebecca Keith

Children(s): Alexander Gordon

It was in 1560 that James Gordon was born in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, a child of Alexander Gordon and Mariota Forbes. James Gordon went on to marry Rebecca Keith and had children such as Alexander Gordon. James Gordon was deceased by 1642 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

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Parents

Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
AG
Mariota Forbes
1534 – 1580
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
MF

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Keith
1550 – 1610
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, , Scotland
RK

Children(s)

Alexander Gordon
1580 – 1649
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
AG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1560
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1642
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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