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James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes 1725 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 July 1804

Death Location: Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Lord (Forbush)

Mother: Mary Dumbar

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Duchess Forbes

In 1725, James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes entered the world in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Lord James, 15th Baron, Forbes (Forbush) and Mary Dumbar. James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes had children including Duchess of Atholl Honorable Marjory Forbes. James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes passed away in 1804 in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1725, James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes entered the world in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Lord James, 15th Baron, Forbes (Forbush) and Mary Dumbar.
  • James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes had children including Duchess of Atholl Honorable Marjory Forbes.
  • James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes passed away in 1804 in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord (Forbush)
1685 – 1761
Birth Location: Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Dumbar
1702 – 1748
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Duchess Forbes
1724 – 1842
Birth Location: Castle Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland
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James Forbes's Ancestors

Self
James Forbes
1725 – 1804
Birth Place: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord James, 15th Baron, Forbes (Forbush)
1685 – 1761
Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Dumbar
1702 – 1748
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Baron Forbes) Forbes
1656 – 1716
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ANNE BRODIE
1661 – 1710
Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland
John Dumbar
1665 – 1745
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Sophia ERSKINE
1650 – 1734
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Forbes's Descendants

1.
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James (Forbes, 17th Lord) Forbes (1725 – 29 July 1804)
  1. 1. Duchess (of Atholl Honorable Marjory) Forbes (1724 – 4 OCT 1842)
    1. 1. Hugh (McKenzie) Imigrant (1745 – 1775) m. Annie (Bridget) Erkskine (1762 – 1815)
      1. 1. John (L) McKenzie (1775 – 1837)
        1. 1. Burgess (Isaac) McKenzie (1802 – 10 October 1865) m. Mary ((Polly)) Wininger (1804 – after 1860)

James Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1804
29 July 1804
Age 79
Death of James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1804
    Event Place: Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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