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James Forbes 1424 – 1462 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1424

Birth Location: Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Sep 1462

Death Location: Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s):

The story of James Forbes began in 1424 in Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. James Forbes married Lady Egidia (Geilis) Keith. James Forbes passed away in 1462 in Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France.

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Biography

  • The story of James Forbes began in 1424 in Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • James Forbes married Lady Egidia (Geilis) Keith.
  • James Forbes passed away in 1462 in Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Forbes's Ancestors

Self
James Forbes
1424 – 1462
Birth Place: Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes
1377 – 1448
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mary) Douglas
1398 – 1460
Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John ('Black Lip') Forbes
1350 – 1406
Forbes Aberdeenshire Scotland
Elizabeth ((Margaret)) Kennedy
1350 – 1425
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
William Edmonstone
1384 – 1460
MRS (WILLIAM) EDMONSTONE
Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1302 – 1387
Margaret Aberdeen
John Carrick
1310 – 1385
Mary Montgomery
1310 – 1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown
Gilbert Carrick
1280 – 1358
Agnes Maxwell
1291 – 1345
Neil Montgomery
1276 – 1296
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1287 –

James Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1424
Jan 1424
Birth of James Forbes in Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1462
30 Sep 1462
Age 38
Death of James Forbes in Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
1462
Aug 1462
Age 38
Burial of James Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1424
    Event Place: Druminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1462
    Event Place: Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1462
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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