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Alexander Forrest 1596–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Thomas Weir

Mother: Rachael Cuthbertsoune

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Alexander Forrest was born in 1596 in Scotland, the child of Thomas Skinner Weir And Rachael Jeane Cuthbertsoune. Alexander Forrest passed away in 1617 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Forrest was born in 1596 in Scotland, the child of Thomas Skinner Weir And Rachael Jeane Cuthbertsoune.
  • Alexander Forrest passed away in 1617 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Weir
1574–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Rachael Cuthbertsoune
1577–1617
Birth Location: Edinburg, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Forrest's Ancestors

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Alexander Forrest
1596–1617
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Thomas (Skinner) Weir
1574–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Rachael (Jeane) Cuthbertsoune
1577–1617
Edinburg, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Weir
1546–1601
Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Rachel Carmichael
1549–1620
Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Weir
1546–1601
Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Rachel Carmichael
1549–1620
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Weir
1528–1587
Janet Johnston
1530–1546
John Sir
1526–1594
Thomas Weir
1528–1587
Janet Johnston
1530–1546
John Sir
1526–1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Alexander Forrest in Scotland
Scotland
1617
1617
Age 21
Death of Alexander Forrest in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Scotland
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