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John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes 1563 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 August 1606

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Forbes

Mother: Margaret Gordon

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Children(s):

The story of John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes began in 1563 in Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes passed away in 1606 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes began in 1563 in Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes passed away in 1606 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

Self
John Forbes
1563 – 1606
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes
1542 – 1606
Castle Forbes, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Gordon
1548 –
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (of) Forbes
1516 –
Findlost-Towie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Countess) Huntly
1522 – 1604
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
George Gordon
1513 – 1562
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Keith
1515 – 1563
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1470 – 1521
Janet Grey
1494 – 1539
John Gordon
1477 – 1517
Margaretha Stuart
1498 – 1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew
1446 – 1514
SCOT Argyll\CAMPBELL
1476 – 1529

John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1563
1563
Birth of John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
2 August 1606
Age 43
Death of John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1606
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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