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Lady Marion Merziota Forbes 1534–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1534

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Lady Abernethy

Spouse(s): Alexander Lesmoir

Children(s): Katherine Burnett, Catherine Lesmoir, John Gordon

The story of Lady Marion Merziota Forbes began in 1534 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Lady Marion Merziota Forbes married Alexander Gordon Iii Of Lesmoir, and had children including Catherine Gordon Of Lesmoir, John Gordon, Katherine Gordon Burnet Burnett. Lady Marion Merziota Forbes passed away in 1580 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Marion Merziota Forbes began in 1534 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Marion Merziota Forbes married Alexander Gordon Iii Of Lesmoir, and had children including Catherine Gordon Of Lesmoir, John Gordon, Katherine Gordon Burnet Burnett.
  • Lady Marion Merziota Forbes passed away in 1580 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Forbes's Ancestors

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Lady Forbes
1534–1580
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes,"The Red Laird", 6th Laird of Pitsligo Forbes
1510–1562
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrix) Abernethy
1505–1570
Auchindoir Tornoglois Monimvsk, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Abernethy \ IV Lord) Saltoun
1485–1527
Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Isabel (Margaret Stewart) (Abernethy)
1470–1530
Great-Grandparents
James Saltoun
1454–1505
James Stewart
1442–1499
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Saltoun
1400–1461
Sir Stewart
1383–1451
Joan Beaufort
1402–1445

Lady Forbes's Descendants

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Lady (Marion Merziota) Forbes (Abt. 1534–1580) m. Alexander (Gordon III of) Lesmoir (1532–Nov 1609)
  1. 1. Katherine ((Gordon) Burnet \) Burnett 1561–1644 m. Sir (Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett) MP 1560–1619
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Burnett 1580–1653 m. Margaret ((Douglas) (Johnston)) Burnett 1588–1621
      1. 1. Alexander Burnett 1611–1643 m. Jean (\ Jane (Arbuthnot)) Burnett)l 1618–1700
        1. 1. Margaret (Burnett) (Gordon) 1635–1690 m. Sir (Patrick Gordon \ "9th Laird Of) Hallhead" 1630–1683
      2. 2. Katherine Gordon 1610–1698
  2. 2. Catherine (Gordon of) Lesmoir 1550–1644
  3. 3. John Gordon 1567–1620

Lady Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1534
Abt. 1534
Birth of Lady Marion Merziota Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1580
Abt. 1580
Age 46
Death of Lady Marion Merziota Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 46
Death of Lady Marion Merziota Forbes in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1534
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1580
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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