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History of the Livingston family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04825 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: circa 1585-1763 Pagination: 32p. 20.6 x 13.0 Order a Copy

The manuscript traces the Livingston family back to its first descendents in Scotland. It was thought that the first member of the Livingston family was a Hungarian man who arrived in Scotland in 1070.

Livingston Family

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