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JAMES Forsythe 1626–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland

Father: Robert Forsythe

Mother: Rachel Kerr

Spouse(s): Margaret Cowan

Children(s): Jane Forsythe

In 1626, JAMES Forsythe entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Robert Forsythe And Rachel Kerr. JAMES Forsythe married Margaret Cowan, and had children including Jane Forsythe. JAMES Forsythe passed away in 1656 in St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1626, JAMES Forsythe entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Robert Forsythe And Rachel Kerr.
  • JAMES Forsythe married Margaret Cowan, and had children including Jane Forsythe.
  • JAMES Forsythe passed away in 1656 in St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JAMES Forsythe's Ancestors

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JAMES Forsythe
1626–1656
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Forsythe
1600–1630
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Rachel Kerr
1604–1638
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Forsythe
1570–1596
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Anna Aile
1576–1600
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edward Ker
1570–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jane Carr
1606–
Great-Grandparents
William Forsythe
1550–1610
William Ker
1548–1590
Margaret Dundasend
1550–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forsyth
1524–1573
Christian Douglas
1525–
Robert Kerr
1518–1588
Dame Home
1515–1586

JAMES Forsythe's Descendants

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JAMES Forsythe (1626–1656) m. Margaret Cowan (1641–1667)
  1. 1. Jane Forsythe 1660–1690 m. John Boyd 1656–1736
    1. 1. William Boyd 1690–1760 m. Mary Millar 1785–
      1. 1. William Boyd 1712–1760 m. Elizabeth Lloyd 1715–
        1. 1. Joseph Boyd 1740–1781 m. Elizabeth Wallace 1746–1802

JAMES Forsythe's Timeline

3 Records

1626
1626
Birth of JAMES Forsythe in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1656
1656
Age 30
Death of JAMES Forsythe in St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland
St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland
1657
26 Jun 1657
Age 31
JAMES Forsythe was married in Bannockburn, Clackmannan, Scotland
Bannockburn, Clackmannan, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1657
    Event Place: Bannockburn, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland

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