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John Forrest(er) Forsyth 1524–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Henry Forrester

Mother: Katherine Levingstoun

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): William Forrest, James DEFORSYTH, David Deforsyth, Marion Forsyth

In 1524, John Forrest(er) Forsyth entered the world in Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Henry Forrester And Katherine Levingstoun. John Forrest(er) Forsyth married Lady Elizabeth Christian Douglas, and had children including David Deforsyth, James De Forsyth Deforsyth, Marion Forrester Forsyth, William Alison Aka Robert F Forrest. John Forrest(er) Forsyth passed away in 1573 in Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1524, John Forrest(er) Forsyth entered the world in Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Henry Forrester And Katherine Levingstoun.
  • John Forrest(er) Forsyth married Lady Elizabeth Christian Douglas, and had children including David Deforsyth, James De Forsyth Deforsyth, Marion Forrester Forsyth, William Alison Aka Robert F Forrest.
  • John Forrest(er) Forsyth passed away in 1573 in Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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John Forsyth's Ancestors

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John Forsyth
1524–1573
Birth Place: Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Forrester
1505–1533
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine Levingstoun
1505–1533
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Europe, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Forrest(er)
1480–1535
Scotland
Helen Smith
1480–
Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forsyth's Descendants

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John (Forrest(er)) Forsyth (1524–1573) m. Lady (Elizabeth Christian) Douglas (1525–01 Jun 1587)
  1. 1. William (Alison aka Robert F) Forrest 1550–1609 m. Catherine (Sophia Elizabeth "Isobel") Yule 1550–1587
    1. 1. James (Thomas Forrester, (Forsythe) Nydie of) Fife 1575–1624 m. Rachael (Jeane) Weir 1577–1624
      1. 1. Thomas (Hew) Forrest 1598–1632 m. Jonet (Wilke) Watt 1595–1627
        1. 1. John (William) Forrester 1621–1670 m. Margrat (Jeane) Young-Wood 1640–1669
  2. 2. James (de FORSYTH) DEFORSYTH 1550–1610
  3. 3. David Deforsyth 1546–1588
  4. 4. Marion (Forrester) Forsyth 1540–1640

John Forsyth's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of John Forrest(er) Forsyth in Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1573
1573
Age 49
Death of John Forrest(er) Forsyth in Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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