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James Forbes 1780–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAR 1780

Birth Location: Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire

Death Date: 1 FEB 1822

Death Location: Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Cecilia Wilkie

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James Forbes was born in 1780 in Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire, the child of Alexander Forbes And Cecilia Wilkie. James Forbes passed away in 1822 in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Forbes was born in 1780 in Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire, the child of Alexander Forbes And Cecilia Wilkie.
  • James Forbes passed away in 1822 in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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James Forbes's Ancestors

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James Forbes
1780–1822
Birth Place: Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire
Parents
Alexander Forbes
1750–1842
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Cecilia Wilkie
1755–1831
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Forbes) Jr
1724–1750
Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
Marjory Badenoch
1719–
Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
William Wilkie
1708–
Fordyce, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Cecilia Brown
1718–
Banff, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Sr
1696–
Margaret Smith
1699–
Alexander Badenoch
1696–1748
Isabel Machattie
1690–1724
James Wilkie
1680–1749
Isabel Peterkin
1686–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Badenoch
1670–1747
Helen Robertson
1670–
John Wilkie
1647–1749
Issobell Lauder
1656–
John Peterkin
1665–1724
Folly Frazier
–1758

James Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1780
10 MAR 1780
Birth of James Forbes in Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire
Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire
1780
3 OCT 1780
James Forbes was baptized in Rathven, Banff, Scotland
Rathven, Banff, Scotland
1822
1 FEB 1822
Age 42
Death of James Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1780
    Event Place: Cullen, Fordyce, Banffshire
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1780
    Event Place: Rathven, Banff, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1822
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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