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Rev. Arthur Forbes 1620–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1620

Birth Location: Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Newstone, County Meath, Ireland

Father: Sir Iii

Mother: Lady Burnett

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The story of Rev. Arthur Forbes began in 1620 in Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Rev. Arthur Forbes passed away in 1679 in Newstone, County Meath, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. Arthur Forbes began in 1620 in Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Rev. Arthur Forbes passed away in 1679 in Newstone, County Meath, Ireland.

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Rev. Forbes's Ancestors

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Rev. Forbes
1620–1679
Birth Place: Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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
Great-Grandparents
William I
1540–1618
Dame Kilquhanity
1540–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1620
abt 1620
Birth of Rev. Arthur Forbes in Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1679
1679
Age 59
Death of Rev. Arthur Forbes in Newstone, County Meath, Ireland
Newstone, County Meath, Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1620
    Event Place: Knappernay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Newstone, County Meath, Ireland

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