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James Forrest Forsythe 1550–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John (Forsyth)

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Euphame (Cowan)

Children(s): Duncan Forsyth

James Forrest Forsythe was born in 1550 in Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Forrest Forsyth And Lady Elizabeth Christian Douglas. James Forrest Forsythe married Euphame Mac Chobhainn Cowan, and had children including Duncan Forsyth. James Forrest Forsythe passed away in 1610 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Forrest Forsythe was born in 1550 in Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Forrest Forsyth And Lady Elizabeth Christian Douglas.
  • James Forrest Forsythe married Euphame Mac Chobhainn Cowan, and had children including Duncan Forsyth.
  • James Forrest Forsythe passed away in 1610 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Forsythe's Ancestors

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James Forsythe
1550–1610
Birth Place: Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Forrest (Forsyth)
1524–1573
Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Christian) Douglas
1525–1587
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Katherine Levingstoun
1505–1533
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Joyce (Jocasta) Culpepper
1480–1531
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Forsythe's Descendants

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James (Forrest) Forsythe (1550–1610) m. Euphame (Mac Chobhainn) (Cowan) (1550–1630)
  1. 1. Duncan Forsyth 1570–1645 m. Jonet Huntar 1580–1650
    1. 1. George Forsyth 1605–1670 m. Agnes McKindlay 1613–1679
      1. 1. Marie Forsyth 1640–1719
        1. 1. John Callender 1667–1765 m. Janet Stevenson 1664–1783

James Forsythe's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of James Forrest Forsythe in Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1610
1610
Age 60
Death of James Forrest Forsythe in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Nydie or Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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