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Alexander Forbes 1572–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1572

Birth Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 March 1628

Death Location: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Strachan

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In 1572, Alexander Forbes entered the world in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Forbes And Elizabeth Of Thornton Strachan. Alexander Forbes passed away in 1628 in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1572, Alexander Forbes entered the world in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Forbes And Elizabeth Of Thornton Strachan.
  • Alexander Forbes passed away in 1628 in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Forbes's Ancestors

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Alexander Forbes
1572–1628
Birth Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Forbes
1530–1614
Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (of Thornton) Strachan
1545–1599
Thornton, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick Forbes
1510–1554
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Lumsden
1510–1565
Ayrshire, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1572
1572
Birth of Alexander Forbes in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1628
28 March 1628
Age 56
Death of Alexander Forbes in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1628
    Event Place: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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