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John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes 1546–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Jan 1616

Death Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Jane Elphinstone, Elizabeth Burnet

Children(s): Laird Forbes

In 1546, John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes entered the world in Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William 2 Of Newe Forbes And Lady Margaret Elizabeth Gordon Keith. John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes married Elizabeth Burnet, Jane Jean Elphinstone, and had children including Laird Lt Gen Alexander Forbes, William Forbes Of Culquhonny. John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes passed away in 1616 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1546, John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes entered the world in Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William 2 Of Newe Forbes And Lady Margaret Elizabeth Gordon Keith.
  • John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes married Elizabeth Burnet, Jane Jean Elphinstone, and had children including Laird Lt Gen Alexander Forbes, William Forbes Of Culquhonny.
  • John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes passed away in 1616 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1546–1616
Birth Place: Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William 2° of Newe Forbes
1519–1571
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Gordon) Keith
1522–1604
Grandparents
Alexander (1st Laird of Ewes 'Pitsligo') Forbes
1494–1561
Daach, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Viscount (John of Botary) Gordon
1499–1551
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John Forbes's Descendants

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John (Bluebonnet 3° of Newe) Forbes (1546–28 Jan 1616) m. Jane (Jean) Elphinstone (17 Feb 1582–1628) m. Elizabeth Burnet (–30 July 1615)
  1. 1. Laird (LT. Gen. Alexander) Forbes 1610–1662 m. Lady (Jean de Keith) Campbell 1614–1659
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Isabel) Forbes 1638–1738 m. Robert (Burnett of) Lethentie 1625–1714
      1. 1. Isabella Burnett 1650–1750 m. William Montgomery 1660–1721
        1. 1. Robert Montgomery 1687–1766 m. Elizabeth (Sarah Ann Stacy) Montgomery 1679–1744

John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes in Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1616
28 Jan 1616
Age 70
Death of John Bluebonnet 3° of Newe Forbes in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1616
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

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