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John Forbes 1461 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1461

Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 1547

Death Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Christine Gordon

Spouse(s): Katherine Stewart, Christian Lundin, Christian Lundin

Children(s):

In 1461, John Forbes entered the world in Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William "Gray Willie" Forbes Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes and Christine Seaton Gordon. John Forbes married Katherine Stewart, Christian Lundin, Christian Lundin. John Forbes passed away in 1547 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1461, John Forbes entered the world in Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William "Gray Willie" Forbes Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes and Christine Seaton Gordon.
  • John Forbes married Katherine Stewart, Christian Lundin, Christian Lundin.
  • John Forbes passed away in 1547 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1461 – 1547
Birth Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William "Gray Willie" Forbes Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes
1442 – 1483
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christine (Seaton) Gordon
1443 – 1500
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Seton
1382 – 1418
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Crichton Countess) Huntly
1410 – 1479
Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Seton
1343 – 1424
Janet Fleming
1351 – 1430
William Crichton
1383 – 1454
Agnes Allan
1331 – 1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Seton)
1315 – 1347
Margaret Seton
1314 – 1414
John Crichton
1330 – 1423
Christian Gremislaw
1356 – 1420

John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1461
1461
Birth of John Forbes in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
1547
ABT 1547
Age 86
Death of John Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1547
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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