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Margaret Short Forbes 1632–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 July 1632

Birth Location: Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 May 1706

Death Location: Shap, Westmoreland, England

Father: Sir Iii

Mother: Lady Burnett

Spouse(s): John Alexander

Children(s): John Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Isabella Alexander, Dorothy Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Johne Alexander, George Alexander, David Alexander, Jean Alexander, Joseph Alexander, Robert Alexander, Nathaniel Alexander, Deliverance Alexander, Sarah Alexander, Capt Alexander, Margaret Alexander, John Alexander

Margaret Short Forbes was born in 1632 in Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Purvis Forbes Iii 2Nd Baron Monymusk Iii And Lady Jane Burnett. Margaret Short Forbes married John Alexander, and had children including Capt Ebenezer Alexander, David Alexander, Deliverance Alexander, Dorothy Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, George A Alexander, Isabella Alexander, Jean Margaret Oglvie Alexander, John Alexander, John Claverhouse Alexander, Johne Alexander, Joseph Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Margaret Elizabeth Alexander, Nathaniel Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sarah Alexander. Margaret Short Forbes passed away in 1706 in Shap, Westmoreland, England.

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  • Margaret Short Forbes was born in 1632 in Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Purvis Forbes Iii 2Nd Baron Monymusk Iii And Lady Jane Burnett.
  • Margaret Short Forbes married John Alexander, and had children including Capt Ebenezer Alexander, David Alexander, Deliverance Alexander, Dorothy Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, George A Alexander, Isabella Alexander, Jean Margaret Oglvie Alexander, John Alexander, John Claverhouse Alexander, Johne Alexander, Joseph Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Margaret Elizabeth Alexander, Nathaniel Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sarah Alexander.
  • Margaret Short Forbes passed away in 1706 in Shap, Westmoreland, England.

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Margaret Forbes's Ancestors

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Margaret Forbes
1632–1706
Birth Place: Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Purvis Forbes III, 2nd Baron Monymusk Iii
1601–1676
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Jane) Burnett
1603–1677
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Purvis Forbes II, 1st Baron) Monymusk
1575–1661
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Wishart - Countess) Forbes
1577–1678
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Thomas (Alexander Burnett 1st Baronet of) Keys
1580–1653
St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Douglas of) Glenbervie
1588–1621
Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Forbes's Descendants

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Margaret (Short) Forbes (12 July 1632–8 May 1706) m. John Alexander (1622–11 December 1696)
  1. 1. John Alexander 1650–1696 m. Marion Peadie 1648–
    1. 1. Hugh Alexander 1690–1760
    2. 2. Gilbert Alexander 1684–
    3. 3. Gilbert Alexander 1684–
    4. 4. Hugh Alexander 1679–
    5. 5. James Alexander 1688–
    6. 6. James Alexander 1688–
    7. 7. John Alexander 1682–
    8. 8. John Alexander 1682–
    9. 9. John Alexander 1682–
    10. 10. John Alexander 1682–
    11. 11. Nathaniel Alexander 1689–1761
    12. 12. William Alexander 1690–
    13. 13. William Alexander 1685–1759
    14. 14. William Alexander 1686–
    15. 15. William Alexander 1685–1759
  2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Alexander 1653–1716
  3. 3. Isabella Alexander 1647–
  4. 4. Dorothy Alexander 1660–1733
  5. 5. Elizabeth Alexander 1649–1725
  6. 6. Johne Alexander 1650–1696
  7. 7. George (A) Alexander 1652–1713
  8. 8. David Alexander 1653–
  9. 9. Jean (Margaret Oglvie) Alexander 1653–1716
  10. 10. Joseph Alexander 1670–1740
  11. 11. Robert Alexander 1663–1690
  12. 12. Nathaniel Alexander 1659–
  13. 13. Deliverance Alexander 1672–1770
  14. 14. Sarah Alexander 1688–1728
  15. 15. Capt (Ebenezer) Alexander 1684–1768
  16. 16. Margaret Alexander 1649–1685
  17. 17. John (Claverhouse) Alexander 1648–1689

Margaret Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1632
12 July 1632
Birth of Margaret Short Forbes in Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1706
8 May 1706
Age 74
Death of Margaret Short Forbes in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Echt, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1706
8 May 1706
Age 74
Burial of Margaret Short Forbes in Shap, Westmoreland, England
Shap, Westmoreland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 July 1632
    Event Place: Blackford Fyvie Oyne Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1706
    Event Place: Echt, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 May 1706
    Event Place: Shap, Westmoreland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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