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FORBES, James of Savoch, then 1st of Thornton
(About 1640-1713)
RAMSAY, Margaret
(About 1650-)
STRACHAN, James 3rd Baronet of Thornton, Minister of Keith parish, Sir
(About 1634-1715)
ROSE, Katharine
(About 1640-1689)
FORBES, Thomas 2nd of Thornton
(About 1675-)
STRACHAN, Mary
(About 1678-)
FORBES, Helen
(1714-1743)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORBES, James of Pitmedden, Physician in Aberdeen, Dr

FORBES, Helen 1

  • Born: 1714
  • Marriage (1): FORBES, James of Pitmedden, Physician in Aberdeen, Dr 1
  • Died: 11 May 1743 2
  • Buried: Saint Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen, Scotland 2

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Helen married Dr James FORBES of Pitmedden, Physician in Aberdeen, son of Reverend Mr William FORBES Mediciner, then Minister of Tarves parish and Janet GREGORY.1 (Dr James FORBES of Pitmedden, Physician in Aberdeen was baptised on 4 December 1701 in Leslie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died on 19 July 1774 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Dr James Forbes, physician in Aberdeen, son of Rev. William Forbes, of Tarves, was also for some time proprietor of Pitmedden. He died on 19th July, 1774, aged 73 years. He was twice married- first to Helen, daughter of James Forbes of Thornton"

from Aberdeen Epitaphs




"Thomas (Forbes), 2nd Laird of Thornton, married a second wife, by whom he had one daughter, Helen, born 1714, married Dr. James Forbes, physician in Aberdeen, and died in 1743 without issue."

from House of Forbes 1

Sources


1 e-books, Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions by John A. Henderson (1907).

2 e-books, A Short Memoir of James Young and Rachel Cruickshank and of their Descendants by A.W.S. Johnson (1860).

3 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 6 Aberdeen & Moray by Hew Scott.

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