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Marion Mariota Forbes 1534 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Beatrix Abernethy

Spouse(s): Alexander Gordon, James Grose, Alexander Gordon

Children(s): Katherine Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Katherine Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon, James Gordon, James Gordon, Katherine Gordon, James Gordon

In 1534, Marion Mariota Forbes entered the world in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, born to Alexander Forbes and Beatrix Abernethy. Marion Mariota Forbes married Alexander Gordon, James Grose, Alexander Gordon, and had children including Katherine Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Katherine Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon, James Gordon, James Gordon, Katherine Gordon, James Gordon. Marion Mariota Forbes passed away in 1580 in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1534, Marion Mariota Forbes entered the world in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, born to Alexander Forbes and Beatrix Abernethy.
  • Marion Mariota Forbes married Alexander Gordon, James Grose, Alexander Gordon, and had children including Katherine Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Katherine Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon, James Gordon, James Gordon, Katherine Gordon, James Gordon.
  • Marion Mariota Forbes passed away in 1580 in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Forbes
1510 – 1562
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
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Beatrix Abernethy
1505 – 1570
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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James Grose
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Alexander Gordon
1580 – 1649
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Katherine Gordon
1550 – 1644
Birth Location: Fiddes, , , Scotland
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Alexander Gordon
1550 – 1619
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Katherine Gordon
1550 – 1644
Birth Location: Fiddes, , , Scotland
KG
James Gordon
1560 – 1642
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
JG
John Gordon
1567 – 1620
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
JG
James Gordon
1624 – 1695
Birth Location: Salterhill, Draine, Morayshire, Scotland
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James Gordon
1624 – 1695
Birth Location: Salterhill, Draine, Morayshire, Scotland
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Katherine Gordon
1550 – 1644
Birth Location: Fiddes, , , Scotland
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James Gordon
1624 – 1695
Birth Location: Salterhill, Draine, Morayshire, Scotland
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Marion Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Marion Forbes
1534 – 1580
Birth Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes
1510 – 1562
Pitsligo, Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
Beatrix Abernethy
1505 – 1570
Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Forbes
1487 – 1556
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JEAN KEITH
1484 – 1530
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Alexander Abernethy
1485 – 1527
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1482 – 1530
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marion Forbes's Descendants

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Marion (Mariota) Forbes (1534 – 1580) m. Alexander Gordon (1532 – Nov 1609) m. James Grose (1532 – Nov 1609) m. Alexander Gordon (1580 – 1649)
  1. 1. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)
  2. 2. Alexander Gordon (1550 – 1619)
  3. 3. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)
  4. 4. James Gordon (1560 – 1642)
  5. 5. John Gordon (1567 – 1620)
  6. 6. James Gordon (1624 – 1695) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1630 – 1655) m. Mary Simpson (1620 – 1690)
    1. 1. James Gordon (1645 – 1707) m. Jane Campbell (1658 – 1750)
      1. 1. James Gordon (1680 – 1749) m. Sarah Greenway (1680 – 1758)
        1. 1. William Gordon (1698 – 14 Nov 1720)
        2. 2. John (George) Gordon (1700 – 1766) m. Mary (Sarah) Chapman (1707 – Apr 1795)
        3. 3. Thomas Gordon (1701 – 1783)
        4. 4. Moses Gordon (1702 – )
        5. 5. Nathaniel Gordon (1703 – )
        6. 6. Chapman (I) Gordon (1704 – )
        7. 7. James Gordon (1714 – 2 Jan 1768)
        8. 8. Samuel Gordon (1717 – 1794)
        9. 9. John Gordon (1720 – 1780)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gordon (1645 – 1710)
  7. 7. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)

Marion Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Marion Mariota Forbes in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1580
1580
Age 46
Death of Marion Mariota Forbes in Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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