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Robert Forbes 1757 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 September 1757

Birth Location: Aberdeen City, Scotland

Death Date: 27 February 1832

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Jannett Forbes

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Robert Forbes was born in 1757 in Aberdeen City, Scotland, the child of William Forbes and Jannett (Janet) Forbes. Robert Forbes passed away in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Forbes was born in 1757 in Aberdeen City, Scotland, the child of William Forbes and Jannett (Janet) Forbes.
  • Robert Forbes passed away in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Robert Forbes's Ancestors

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Robert Forbes
1757 – 1832
Birth Place: Aberdeen City, Scotland
Parents
William Forbes
1708 – 1762
Colquhonny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jannett ((Janet)) Forbes
1723 – 1803
Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Forbes, 16th Lord) Forbes
1689 – 1761
Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Abbott
1690 – 1748
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Forbes
1655 – 1716
Anna Brodie
1661 – 1710
James
Margaret
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Forbes
1622 – 1698
Jean Cawdor
1630 – 1666
James Brodie
1637 – 1708
Lady Kerr
1640 – 1706

Robert Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1757
7 September 1757
Birth of Robert Forbes in Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeen City, Scotland
1832
27 February 1832
Age 75
Death of Robert Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 September 1757
    Event Place: Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1832
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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