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Margaret Forrester 1575–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Strathendry, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Kirkness, , , Scotland

Father: Sir Forester

Mother: Isobel Lady

Spouse(s): Sir Kynnesswood

Children(s): Sir Douglas

In 1575, Margaret Forrester entered the world in Strathendry, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir Thomas Ii Of Strathendry Forester And Isobel Learmonth Lady. Margaret Forrester married Sir George Douglas 1St Of Kirkness And Kynnesswood, and had children including Sir Archibald Douglas. Margaret Forrester passed away in 1609 in Kirkness, , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1575, Margaret Forrester entered the world in Strathendry, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir Thomas Ii Of Strathendry Forester And Isobel Learmonth Lady.
  • Margaret Forrester married Sir George Douglas 1St Of Kirkness And Kynnesswood, and had children including Sir Archibald Douglas.
  • Margaret Forrester passed away in 1609 in Kirkness, , , Scotland.

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Margaret Forrester's Ancestors

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Margaret Forrester
1575–1609
Birth Place: Strathendry, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas II of Strathendry, Forester
1550–1625
Strathendry, Fife, , Scotland
Isobel (Learmonth) Lady
1556–1606
Crail, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Forrester's Descendants

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Margaret Forrester (1575–1609) m. Sir (George Douglas 1st of Kirkness and) Kynnesswood (1560–09 Dec 1609)
  1. 1. Sir (Archibald) Douglas 1600–1620 m. Lady (Elizabeth Katherine) Broun 1604–1645
    1. 1. Sir (William Douglas, 3rd Baron of Kirkness) III 1621–1650 m. Margaretha Stewart 1620–1671
      1. 1. William (Duke of Queensberry) Douglas 1649–1669 m. Isabelle Douglas 1642–1691 m. Lady (Isabel(le) Elizabeth (Graham)) KENNEDY 1642–1668
        1. 1. William (Ayton Douglas Balsalloch II Earl of March, Duke of Queensberry; Earl of) Balveny 1668–1745 m. Grishilda McKeand 1672–1741 m. Grishield (\ Grishild \ Grissell - Janet Witherspoon) McKeand 1671–1741
        2. 2. Lady (Anne Douglas of) Wemyss 1659–1700
        3. 3. Henrietta Douglas 1662–1711
        4. 4. James (Douglas 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Duke of) Dover 1662–1712
        5. 5. Samuel (I Marquess of Marksbury) Douglas 1663–1745
        6. 6. Lord (George) Douglas 1657–1694
        7. 7. Margaret Douglas 1660–1731
        8. 8. Robert Douglas 1664–1687
        9. 9. Isobel (David Templeton:) Douglass, 1655–1715
        10. 10. James Douglas 1672–1711
        11. 11. Samuel Marksberry-England 1680–1745

Margaret Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Margaret Forrester in Strathendry, Fife, Scotland
Strathendry, Fife, Scotland
1609
1609
Age 34
Death of Margaret Forrester in Kirkness, , , Scotland
Kirkness, , , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Strathendry, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Kirkness, , , Scotland

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