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Lord James Forbes 1689–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1761

Death Location: Putachie, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Anne Brodie

Spouse(s): Mary (Foular)

Children(s): James Forbes, Sophia Forbes, Rebecca Forbush, Mary FORBES

In 1689, Lord James Forbes entered the world in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Lord Forbes And Anne Brodie. Lord James Forbes married Mary Forbes Foular, and had children including James Forbes 16Th Baron Forbes, Mary Forbes, Rebecca Forbush, Sophia Forbes. Lord James Forbes passed away in 1761 in Putachie, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1689, Lord James Forbes entered the world in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Lord Forbes And Anne Brodie.
  • Lord James Forbes married Mary Forbes Foular, and had children including James Forbes 16Th Baron Forbes, Mary Forbes, Rebecca Forbush, Sophia Forbes.
  • Lord James Forbes passed away in 1761 in Putachie, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forbes
1656–1716
Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Anne Brodie
1661–1710
Birth Location: Brodie, Moray, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Foular)
1693–1748
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Forbes
1724–1804
Birth Location: Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sophia Forbes
1716–1790
Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Rebecca Forbush
1707–1785
Birth Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary FORBES
1725–1793
Birth Location: Castle Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Lord Forbes's Ancestors

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Lord Forbes
1689–1761
Birth Place: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Lord Forbes
1656–1716
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne Brodie
1661–1710
Brodie, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
Jean Campbell
1630–1666
Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
James BRODIE
1637–1708
Brodie, Morayshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary) Kerr
1640–1708
Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander BRODIE
1617–1680
Elizabeth Innes
1621–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Forbes's Descendants

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Lord (James) Forbes (1689–20 Feb 1761) m. Mary (Forbes) (Foular) (1693–6 Dec 1748)
  1. 1. James (Forbes, 16th Baron) Forbes 1724–1804 m. Catherine Innes 1740–1805
    1. 1. James (Ochoncar) Forbes 1765–1843 m. Elizabeth (Samson Hunter) (Forbes) 1775–1830
      1. 1. Hon. (Caroline Elizabeth) Forbes 1799–1865
      2. 2. Elizabeth Forbes 1819–1908
      3. 3. Mary (Stuart) Forbes 1811–1897
      4. 4. Robert (Millet) Forbes 1808–1883
      5. 5. Hon. (Charlotte Elizabeth) Forbes 1801–1883
      6. 6. James Forbes 1796–1835
      7. 7. Isabella (Drummond) Forbes 1816–1897
    2. 2. Marjory Forbes 1761–1842
    3. 3. Robert (Allaster Cam) Forbes 1767–1795
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Forbes 1765–1803
    5. 5. William Forbes 1771–1792
    6. 6. Andrew Forbes 1767–1808
    7. 7. Helen Forbes 1788–
  2. 2. Sophia Forbes 1716–1790
  3. 3. Rebecca Forbush 1707–1785
  4. 4. Mary FORBES 1725–1793

Lord Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1689
1689
Birth of Lord James Forbes in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1761
20 Feb 1761
Age 72
Death of Lord James Forbes in Putachie, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Putachie, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Putachie, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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