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Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest 1602–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1602

Birth Location: Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1638

Death Location: Bargrennan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Forester

Mother: Jonet Livingston

Spouse(s): Margaret Leischman

Children(s): Jonet Forrester

The story of Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest began in 1602 in Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest married Margaret 10Ggm Leischman, and had children including Jonet Forrester. Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest passed away in 1638 in Bargrennan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest began in 1602 in Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest married Margaret 10Ggm Leischman, and had children including Jonet Forrester.
  • Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest passed away in 1638 in Bargrennan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Forester
1570–1665
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
RF
Jonet Livingston
1573–1634
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL

Spouses(s)

Margaret Leischman
1607–1649
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
ML

Children(s)

Jonet Forrester
1631–1669
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JF

Alexander forest's Ancestors

Self
Alexander forest
1602–1638
Birth Place: Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert 11GGF Forester
1570–1665
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jonet (Muir Young) Livingston
1573–1634
Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander forest's Descendants

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Alexander (10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the) forest (31 August 1602–1638) m. Margaret (10GGM) Leischman (1607–AFT 4 Dec 1649)
  1. 1. Jonet Forrester 1631–1669 m. John Cuthell 1631–
    1. 1. Helen Cuthell 1651– m. John Scott 1648–1733
      1. 1. Walter Scott 1682–1762 m. Margaret Din 1708–1758
        1. 1. JOHN Scott 1720–1760
        2. 2. Mary Scott 1734–1800

Alexander forest's Timeline

2 Records

1602
31 August 1602
Birth of Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest in Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1638
1638
Age 36
Death of Alexander 10GGF Forrester, Gairdner of the forest in Bargrennan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bargrennan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1602
    Event Place: Gargunnock or Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Bargrennan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
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