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Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes 1608–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 10 July 1661

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Patrick Forbes

Mother: Jean Barclay

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Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes was born in 1608 in Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the child of Patrick Forbes And Jean Barclay. Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes passed away in 1661 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes was born in 1608 in Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the child of Patrick Forbes And Jean Barclay.
  • Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes passed away in 1661 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Colonel Forbes's Ancestors

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Colonel Forbes
1608–1661
Birth Place: Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
Patrick Forbes
1564–1634
Corse
Jean Barclay
1572–1640
Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Strachan ((Strachauchin), Sir James Forbes, Dame Elizabeth) Corse
1530–1614
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Strachan
1544–1571
Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary Erskine
1537–1575
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Corse
1510–1554
Majorie ,Lady
1510–1565
Alexander Strachan
1515–1560
Margaret Still
1506–1574
John Erskine
1487–1555
Janet Pitcairn
1517–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Forthirbirss
1490–1530
Elisabeth Panter
1480–1545
Elizabeth Strachan
1511–1542
John Member
1501–1587
Margaretha Livingstone
1502–
James BETHUNE
1479–1522
Helen MELVILLE
1471–
Lord Erskine
1487–1555
Katherine Monypenny
1480–1555

Colonel Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes in Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
1661
10 July 1661
Age 53
Death of Colonel John (Fobes) Forbes in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1661
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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