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Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes 1613 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1613

Birth Location: Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Jul 1644

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Janet Ogilvy

Spouse(s): John Gordon

Children(s): George Gordon

In 1613, Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes entered the world in Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland, born to William Forbes and Janet Ogilvy. Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes married John Gordon, and had children including George Gordon. Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes passed away in 1644 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1613, Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes entered the world in Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland, born to William Forbes and Janet Ogilvy.
  • Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes married John Gordon, and had children including George Gordon.
  • Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes passed away in 1644 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Forbes's Ancestors

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Lady Forbes
1613 – 1644
Birth Place: Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Forbes
1585 – 1634
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Janet Ogilvy
1590 –
Dunlugas/boyne, Banff, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Forbes
1560 – 1596
Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland
Janet Gordon
1565 – 1606
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
James Ogilvy
1541 – 1606
Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Elisabeth Gordon
1490 – 1550
, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Ogilvie
1521 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Forbes's Descendants

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Lady (Mary (Maria)) Forbes (1613 – 19 Jul 1644) m. John Gordon (1608 – 19 July 1644)
  1. 1. George Gordon (1637 – 1720) m. Anne Lockhart (1645 – July 1707)
    1. 1. George Gordon (6 August 1674 – September 1699)
    2. 2. Anna Gordon (18 July 1675 – 16 December 1708)
    3. 3. William Gordon (21 December 1679 – 30 March 1745)
    4. 4. Margaret Gordon (1683 – April 1738)
    5. 5. Charles Gordon ( – 1771)

Lady Forbes's Timeline

5 Records

1613
1613
Birth of Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes in Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland
Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland
1630
1630
Age 17
Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes was married in Haddo Tolquhoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Haddo Tolquhoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1634
1634
Age 21
Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes was married in Tolquhoun, , Aberdeen, Scotland
Tolquhoun, , Aberdeen, Scotland
1639
24 JAN 1639
Age 26
Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes was married in Sutherland, Scotland
Sutherland, Scotland
1644
19 Jul 1644
Age 31
Death of Lady Mary (Maria) Forbes in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: Tolquhon Castle (Prestons Tower), Pitmedden, Aberdeeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Haddo Tolquhoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Tolquhoun, , Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1639
    Event Place: Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1644
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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