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Lt. Col. John Forbes 1670–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1670

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 September 1707

Death Location: Pittencrieff Estate, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Culloden

Mother: Anne Dunbar

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Graham

Children(s): Arthur Forbes

Lt. Col. John Forbes was born in 1670 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Forbes Forbes Of Culloden And Anne Grange Dunbar. Lt. Col. John Forbes married Elizabeth Graham, and had children including Arthur Forbes. Lt. Col. John Forbes passed away in 1707 in Pittencrieff Estate, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Lt. Col. John Forbes was born in 1670 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Forbes Forbes Of Culloden And Anne Grange Dunbar.
  • Lt. Col. John Forbes married Elizabeth Graham, and had children including Arthur Forbes.
  • Lt. Col. John Forbes passed away in 1707 in Pittencrieff Estate, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lt. Forbes's Ancestors

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Lt. Forbes
1670–1707
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Forbes Forbes of Culloden
1609–1688
Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Anne (Grange) Dunbar
1625–
Grange, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (of Grange) Dunbar
1590–1642
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Jean (Helen Cockburn of) Langton
1603–1678
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cockburn
1585–1628
Helen Elphinstone
1578–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Elphinstone
1552–1638

Lt. Forbes's Descendants

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Lt. (Col. John) Forbes (18 Oct 1670–5 September 1707) m. Elizabeth Graham (1655–)
  1. 1. Arthur Forbes 1703–1763 m. Maria Rawdon 1704–1750
    1. 1. Arthur (Forbes) 🌳 1731–1796 m. Katherine McDowell 1732–1766
      1. 1. Rachel* (Forbes) 💗 1762–1827 m. James* (Scott) Capt. 1741–1819
        1. 1. Arthur (Scott) # 1786–1856 m. Mary Morrison 1793–1852
        2. 2. Francis* (Scott) # 1782–1846 m. Elizabeth* Axtell 1789–1864
        3. 3. Robert Scott 1788–1873
        4. 4. Hugh (Scott) # 1780–1849 m. Sarah Rowland 1793–1860
        5. 5. Adam (Scott) # 1781–1858 m. Sarah Larimore 1792–
        6. 6. John (Scott) # 1784–1850 m. Hannah Moore 1790–1830
        7. 7. Margaret (Elizabeth) Scott 1792–1870 m. Paschal (Lewis) Moor 1789–1873
        8. 8. Catherine Scott 1790– m. Scott Scott
      2. 2. Sarah Forbes 1753–1830 m. John McClain 1750–1797
        1. 1. Joseph McClain 1796–1869 m. Elizabeth Brotherton 1794–1860
        2. 2. Alexander McClain 1767–1831
        3. 3. John McClain 1781–1858 m. Rachel Tucker 1779–1867
        4. 4. James McClain 1765–
        5. 5. Rachel McClain 1792–1845 m. Abraham Cook 1792–1840
        6. 6. Sarah McClain 1777–1851 m. Tempest Tucker 1776–1854
        7. 7. Elizabeth McClain 1773–1850 m. unknown Jameson 1770–1797 m. John Pool 1760–1826
        8. 8. Arthur McClain 1779–1837 m. Anna Carmichael 1782–1820
        9. 9. William McClain 1769–1835
        10. 10. Mary McClain 1771–
        11. 11. Nancy McClain 1785–1871 m. Luther Axtell 1783–1868
      3. 3. William Forbes 1755–
      4. 4. Hugh Forbes 1755–1835
      5. 5. Alexander Forbes 1759–
      6. 6. Nancy Forbes 1760–1792
      7. 7. Elizabeth Forbes 1764–1819
      8. 8. John Forbes 1766–

Lt. Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1670
18 Oct 1670
Birth of Lt. Col. John Forbes in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1707
5 September 1707
Age 37
Death of Lt. Col. John Forbes in Pittencrieff Estate, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pittencrieff Estate, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1670
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1707
    Event Place: Pittencrieff Estate, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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