FORBES, Mary Ann ^{1 2}

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Mary married Reverend Mr George FORBES of Blelack and of Inverernan, Minister of Strathdon parish, son of Reverend Mr George FORBES Minister of Leochel and Cushnie parish and Katherine STEWART, on 16 April 1809 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Reverend Mr George FORBES of Blelack and of Inverernan, Minister of Strathdon parish was born on 8 April 1778, baptised on 12 April 1778 in Leochel and Cushnie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ³ and died on 16 February 1834 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"FORBES
GEORGE
MARY FORBES/
16/04/1809
242 10 / 93
TARLAND AND MIGVIE"

"FORBES
GEORGE
MARY ANN/FORBES FR724 (FR724)
16/04/1809
240 20 / 263
STRATHDON AND CORGARFF"

from Index of Marriages




(at Strathdon in 1804)

"George Forbes of Blelack and Inverernan, born 8th April 1778, second (see Note below) son of George F., min. of Leochel; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (31st March 1797); licen. by Presb. of Alford 12th July 1803; pres. by George III. 14th Oct. that year; ord. 1st March 1804; D.D. (Marischal College 1814); dem. 1st Feb. 1830; died suddenly 16th Feb. 1834. He marr. 16th April 1809, Mary Ann (died 19th April 1848, aged 68), only daugh. of Captain Alexander Forbes of Inverernan, and had issue Catherine Stewart, born 10th Jan. 1810, died 16th Nov. 1869; Elizabeth Grant, born 8th June 1811 (marr. Robert Meiklejohn, min. of this parish) ; Christian Shepherd, born 10th May 1813, died at Bruges, 21st April 1885; Mary Mitchell, born 10th Sept. 1814 (marr. 15th April 1852, Henry St John Howard, D.D.), died 21st April 1885; Johanna, born 10th Nov. 1815, died in infancy; General Sir John of Inverernan, G.C.B., born 10th June 1817, died 6th July 1906; Georgina, born Oct. 1818, died in infancy; Alexander, W.S., born 6th Oct. 1819, died 27th June 1849; Charles (daugh.), born 15th Nov. 1820."

Note:

George was his parents' fourth son by birth order. Two of his older brothers died at a fairly early age.< ^{1 2}