Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » William Gordon 17th Earl of Sutherland (1708-1750)

Personal data William Gordon 17th Earl of Sutherland 

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  • Alternative name: William Sutherland 17th Earl Of Sutherland
  • He was born on October 2, 1708 in Darnock Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • He died on December 7, 1750 in Montauban, Dep Tarn At Garonne, France, he was 42 years old.
  • A child of William Gordon and Catherine Morison
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of William Gordon 17th Earl of Sutherland

He is married to Elizabeth Wemyss.

They got married on April 17, 1734 at Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland (Contract), he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William Gordon  1735-1766 
  2. Elizabeth Gordon  < 1744-1803 


Notes about William Gordon 17th Earl of Sutherland

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((2)) William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland (b 02.10.1708, d 07.12.1750) m. (mcrt 17.04.1734) Elizabeth Wemyss (d 20.02.1747, dau of David, 4th Earl of Wemyss) ((A)) William Gordon, 18th Earl of Sutherland (b 28.05.1735, d 16.06.1766) m. (14.04.1761) Mary Maxwell (d 01.06.1766, dau of William Maxwell of Preston) ((i)) Catherine Gordon (b 24.05.1764, d 03.01.1766) ((ii)) Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of Sutherland (b 24.05.1765, d 29.01.1839) m. George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford, 1st Duke of Sutherland (b 09.01.1758, d 19.07.1833) ((B)) Elizabeth Gordon (d 24.01.1803) m. (29.08.1757) James Wemyss of Wemyss (b 23.02.1726, d 10.05.1786)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Gordon

John Gordon
± 1655-1733
Helen Cochrane
± 1665-< 1690
William Morison
1663-1739
Janet Rocheid
± 1665-1713
William Gordon
< 1683-1720

William Gordon
1708-1750

1734

Elizabeth Wemyss
1718-1747

William Gordon
1735-1766
Elizabeth Gordon
< 1744-1803

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Relationship William Gordon 17th Earl of Sutherland

Sources

  1. "Ballard-Willis Family Tree," database, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com , Ballard-Willis Family Tree, Mark W. Ballard

Historical events

Birthday October 2, 1708

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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1708: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
    • March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
    • September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
    • October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.

Day of marriage April 17, 1734

  • The temperature on April 17, 1734 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1734: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.

Day of death December 7, 1750

  • The temperature on December 7, 1750 was about 4.0 °C. There was 24 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1750: Source: Wikipedia
    • November 11 » Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.
    • November 11 » The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
    • November 24 » Tarabai, regent of the Maratha Empire, imprisons Rajaram II of Satara for refusing to remove Balaji Baji Rao from the post of peshwa.


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