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Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie 1551 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Balquhain Aberdeenshire

Death Date: 1622

Death Location: Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland

Father: Sir Leslie

Mother: Jean Forbes

Spouse(s): Thomas Chief

Children(s): Sir Dempster

In 1551, Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie entered the world in Balquhain Aberdeenshire, born to Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie and Jean (Janet) Forbes. Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie married Thomas Dempster, Baron of Muiresk, Auchterless, & Killesmont; Sheriff of Banff & Buchan, 11th Chief, and had children including Sir John Henry Dempster. Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie passed away in 1622 in Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1551, Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie entered the world in Balquhain Aberdeenshire, born to Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie and Jean (Janet) Forbes.
  • Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie married Thomas Dempster, Baron of Muiresk, Auchterless, & Killesmont; Sheriff of Banff & Buchan, 11th Chief, and had children including Sir John Henry Dempster.
  • Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie passed away in 1622 in Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leslie
1522 – 1570
Birth Location: Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Jean Forbes
1516 – 1554
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JF

Spouses(s)

Thomas Chief
1551 – 1620
Birth Location: Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland
TC

Children(s)

Sir Dempster
1570 – 1630
Birth Location: Pitliver, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Jean Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Jean Leslie
1551 – 1622
Birth Place: Balquhain Aberdeenshire
Parents
Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie
1522 – 1570
Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jean ((Janet)) Forbes
1516 – 1554
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laird (John Leslie, 8th Baron of) Balquhain
1500 – 1558
Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Leslie of) Ardoyne
1503 – 1543
New Leslie,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Elisabeth Barlow
1500 – 1518
Asbury Hall, Asbury, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ogilvy
1476 – 1518
Elisabeth Ogilvy
1475 – 1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Leslie's Descendants

1.
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Jean ((Jane) of Balquhain) Leslie (1551 – 1622) m. Thomas (Dempster, Baron of Muiresk, Auchterless, & Killesmont; Sheriff of Banff & Buchan, 11th) Chief (1551 – 20 Apr 1620)
  1. 1. Sir (John Henry) Dempster (1570 – Abt. 1630) m. Beatrix (Finfrock -) Dempster (1572 – 15 Aug 1588)
    1. 1. Bethiah ((Beatrix)) Dempster (1588 – 1634) m. Sir (James Magnus Baird (1st of) Newbyth) (abt 1590 – 05 Dec 1655)
      1. 1. Katrein Baird (1620 – 1673)
        1. 1. James Rayburne (1585 – ) m. Jonet Dalrymple (1540 – )

Jean Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie in Balquhain Aberdeenshire
Balquhain Aberdeenshire
1622
1622
Age 71
Death of Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie in Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland
Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Balquhain Aberdeenshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scotland
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