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Alexander Forsyth 1689–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1764

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Walter College

Mother: Marguerite Marshall

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In 1689, Alexander Forsyth entered the world in Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Walter Forsyth Provost Glasgow College And Marguerite Marshall. Alexander Forsyth passed away in 1764 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1689, Alexander Forsyth entered the world in Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Walter Forsyth Provost Glasgow College And Marguerite Marshall.
  • Alexander Forsyth passed away in 1764 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Alexander Forsyth's Ancestors

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Alexander Forsyth
1689–1764
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Forsyth Provost Glasgow College
1630–1689
Tailzerton Manor, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marguerite Marshall
1651–1722
Edinburgh Parish Midlothian Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Forsaith) Forsyth
1573–1621
Failzerton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Inconnue Chabot
1590–1635
France
James Forsythe
1627–1654
, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Marguerite Denys
1625–
Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
Great-Grandparents
David Dykes
1541–1594
Lady Ravenel
1544–1592
Issobell Johnstone
1598–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Hallhill
1510–1559
Janet Mcandro
1512–1560
Pierre Luxomborg
1514–1583
Marguerite Savoie
1520–1591
Janet Fergusson\Forguson
1583–

Alexander Forsyth's Timeline

2 Records

1689
1689
Birth of Alexander Forsyth in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1764
1764
Age 75
Death of Alexander Forsyth in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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