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Jean Forbes 1541–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1541

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1606

Death Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Keith

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The story of Jean Forbes began in 1541 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jean Forbes passed away in 1606 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Forbes began in 1541 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Jean Forbes passed away in 1606 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.

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Jean Forbes's Ancestors

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Jean Forbes
1541–1606
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Lord Forbes
1518–1594
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Lady) Keith
1522–1604
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Forbes Laird Van) Tolquhoun
1500–1547
Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alison ((Elison) Elizabeth) Anderson
1463–1530
Lundin Links, Fife, Scotland
Robert (Master of Marischal) Keith.
1483–1525
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice) Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John FORBES
1630–1684
Katherine STEWART
–1702
William Keith
1452–1527
Elizabeth Seton
1465–1525
Sir Dalkeith
1454–1512
Lady Morton
1461–1519
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Stewart
1618–1642

Jean Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1541
25 Apr 1541
Birth of Jean Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1606
1606
Age 65
Death of Jean Forbes in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1541
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

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