Riches to Rags Family Tree » Sir Alexander Finlay Menzies of Weems 54th Menzies Clan Chief & 1st Baronet (1623-1694)
Personal data Sir Alexander Finlay Menzies of Weems 54th Menzies Clan Chief & 1st Baronet
Source 1- He was born in the year 1623 in Lands of Rannoch, Culdare, Perthshire, Scotland.
Attention: Was younger than 16 years (12) when child (Susan Menzies) was born (??-??-1635). - He died on August 24, 1694 in Castle Menzies, Weem, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 71 years old.
Household of Sir Alexander Finlay Menzies of Weems 54th Menzies Clan Chief & 1st Baronet
He is married to Lady (Margaret) Agnes Campbell.
They got married on May 4, 1653 at Scotland, he was 30 years old.
Child(ren):
- Susan Menzies 1635-????
- Jean Menzies 1648-1722
- Captain Robert 'Fiar' of Menzies 1660-1692
- Emilia Menzies ± 1660-????
- Alexander Menzies 1663-????
- James Menzies 1663-1748
- Lady Susanna Menzies ± 1665-????
Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir Alexander Finlay Menzies of Weems
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=1248
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Historical events
Day of marriage May 4, 1653
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1653: Source: Wikipedia
- January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
- February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
- February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
- April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
- June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
- December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Day of death August 24, 1694
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1694: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
- July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
Same birth/death day
- 1647 » Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (b. 1586)
- 1679 » Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (b. 1614)
- 1680 » Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)
- 1680 » Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (b. 1618)
- 1683 » John Owen, English theologian and academic (b. 1616)
- 1759 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P1248.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Sir Alexander Finlay Menzies of Weems 54th Menzies Clan Chief & 1st Baronet (1623-1694)".