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John Forbes 1758–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1758

Birth Location: Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 December 1824

Death Location: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: George Forbes

Mother: Jean Forbes

Spouse(s): Katherine Morison

Children(s): Helen Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Barbara Forbes, Jane Forbes, Katharine Forbes, James Forbes, William Forbes, George Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Theodore Forbes

John Forbes was born in 1758 in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Forbes And Jean Forbes. John Forbes married Katherine Morison, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Barbara Mary Forbes, George Forbes, Helen Forbes, James Forbes, Jane Forbes, Katharine Forbes, Theodore Forbes, William Forbes. John Forbes passed away in 1824 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Forbes was born in 1758 in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Forbes And Jean Forbes.
  • John Forbes married Katherine Morison, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Barbara Mary Forbes, George Forbes, Helen Forbes, James Forbes, Jane Forbes, Katharine Forbes, Theodore Forbes, William Forbes.
  • John Forbes passed away in 1824 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1758–1824
Birth Place: Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Forbes
1715–1794
Pitfichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jean Forbes
1719–1763
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Forbes
1680–1716
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Susanna Forbes
1680–1760
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen Forbes
1693–
Blackton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
"Sir Baronet"
1627–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Baronet
1600–1676

John Forbes's Descendants

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John Forbes (27 June 1758–6 December 1824) m. Katherine Morison (25 April 1757–5 January 1832)
  1. 1. Helen Forbes 1791–
  2. 2. Andrew Forbes 1794–
  3. 3. Barbara (Mary) Forbes 1790–1855
  4. 4. Jane Forbes 1792–
  5. 5. Katharine Forbes 1784–1855
  6. 6. James Forbes 1796–
  7. 7. William Forbes 1787–
  8. 8. George Forbes 1785–
  9. 9. Alexander Forbes 1786–1841
  10. 10. Theodore Forbes 1788–1820 m. Eliza Kevork 1790–
    1. 1. Katherine (Scott) Forbes 1812–1893 m. James Crombie 1810–1878
      1. 1. Jane Crombie 1843–1917
      2. 2. Annabella (Forbes) Littlejohn 1842–1902
      3. 3. John Crombie 1839–1898
      4. 4. Theodore Crombie 1845–1922
      5. 5. Catherine (Harvey) Crombie 1840–1905
      6. 6. Margaret (Isabella) Crombie 1849–1926
      7. 7. Johan Hall 1848–1922

John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1758
27 June 1758
Birth of John Forbes in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1824
6 December 1824
Age 66
Death of John Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1758
    Event Place: Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1824
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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