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John Forbes 1384 – 1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1384

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: ABT 1454

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

Spouse(s): Mariote Preston

Children(s):

John Forbes was born in 1384 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John with the Black Lips Forbes and Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy. John Forbes married Mariote Preston. John Forbes passed away in 1454 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Forbes was born in 1384 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John with the Black Lips Forbes and Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy.
  • John Forbes married Mariote Preston.
  • John Forbes passed away in 1454 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Forbes's Ancestors

Self
John Forbes
1384 – 1454
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John with the Black Lips Forbes
1332 – 1406
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Margaret) Kennedy
1336 – 1385
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (de) Forbes
1302 – 1361
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Wake, Countess Of) Kent
1297 – 1349
Liddel, Cumberland, England
John Kennedy
1310 – 1385
Carrick, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (De Carrick) Montgomerie
1310 – 1400
Castle Carrick, Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander DeForbes
1286 – 1332
Mrs DeForbes
1290 – 1350
John Wake,
1268 – 1300
Lady Wake
1272 – 1309
Gilbert Kennedy
1290 – 1385
Neil Montgomery
1276 –
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1287 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander DeForbes
1256 – 1304
Mrs DeForbes
1256 –
William Fiennes
1245 – 1302
Blanche Brienne
1245 – 1302
Gilbert Carrick
1253 – 1306
Alan Montgomery
1257 – 1297

John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1384
ABT 1384
Birth of John Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1454
ABT 1454
Age 70
Death of John Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1384
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1454
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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