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Alexander Forbes 1539–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1539

Birth Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Keith

Spouse(s): Alison Anderson

Children(s): John (Forbes)

Alexander Forbes was born in 1539 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Lord William Forbes And Elizabeth Keith. Alexander Forbes married Alison Cordiner Anderson, and had children including John Forbush Forbes, William Forbes. Alexander Forbes passed away in 1598 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Forbes was born in 1539 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Lord William Forbes And Elizabeth Keith.
  • Alexander Forbes married Alison Cordiner Anderson, and had children including John Forbush Forbes, William Forbes.
  • Alexander Forbes passed away in 1598 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Forbes
1513–1593
Birth Location: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Keith
1522–1604
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alison Anderson
1535–1620
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John (Forbes)
1565–1612
Birth Location: Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Forbes
1539–1598
Birth Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Forbes
1513–1593
Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Keith
1522–1604
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Forbes
1461–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Lundie
1463–1510
Lundin, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Forbes
1442–1483
Christian Gordon
1443–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Forbes's Descendants

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Alexander Forbes (25 November 1539–1598) m. Alison (Cordiner) Anderson (1535–1620)
  1. 1. John (Forbush) (Forbes) 1565–1612 m. Elizabeth Keith 1565–1621
    1. 1. Daniel (Duncan) Forbes 1583–1624 m. Margaret Sutherland 1588–1651
      1. 1. Captain (James Forbes) Sr. 1620–1692 m. Catherine Fothergill 1623–1693
        1. 1. James (Forbes) III 1676–1753 m. Sarah Williams 1680–1724
        2. 2. John Forbes 1664–1713
      2. 2. Daniel Forbush 1620–1687
      3. 3. John (Forbes Baronet) Culloden 1620–1687
      4. 4. Thomas FORBES 1610–
    2. 2. Patrick Forbes 1607–1643

Alexander Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1539
25 November 1539
Birth of Alexander Forbes in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1598
1598
Age 59
Death of Alexander Forbes in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1539
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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