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Marion Merziota Forbes 1534 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Beatrix Abernathy

Spouse(s): Lord III

Children(s): Katherine Gordon

The story of Marion Merziota Forbes began in 1534 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Marion Merziota Forbes married Lord Gight, Alexander Gordon III, and had children including Katherine 'of Lesmoir' Gordon. Marion Merziota Forbes passed away in 1580 in Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Marion Merziota Forbes began in 1534 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Marion Merziota Forbes married Lord Gight, Alexander Gordon III, and had children including Katherine 'of Lesmoir' Gordon.
  • Marion Merziota Forbes passed away in 1580 in Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Forbes
1510 – 1562
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Beatrix Abernathy
1505 – 1570
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
BA

Spouses(s)

Lord III
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LI

Children(s)

Katherine Gordon
1560 – 1644
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Marion Forbes's Ancestors

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Marion Forbes
1534 – 1580
Birth Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes,"The Red Laird", 6th Laird of Pitsligo Forbes
1510 – 1562
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Beatrix (Elizabeth) Abernathy
1505 – 1570
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marion Forbes's Descendants

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Marion (Merziota) Forbes (1534 – 1580) m. Lord (Gight, Alexander Gordon) III (1532 – November 1609)
  1. 1. Katherine ('of Lesmoir') Gordon (1560 – 1644) m. Alexander Burnett (ABT 1560 – 14 OCT 1619)
    1. 1. Barbara Burnet (11 Jan 1572 – 1650)
      1. 1. Janet Innes (1635 – 1681) m. *WILLIAM ROSS (1630 – March, 1663)
        1. 1. William Ross (1660 – 12 Jun 1712) m. Hannah (Hungerford) Ross (1 May 1659 – 1719)

Marion Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Marion Merziota Forbes in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 46
Death of Marion Merziota Forbes in Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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