Jeffro Family Tree » Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity (1543-1606)

Personal data Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity 

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  • She was born in the year 1543 in Huntly (Aberdeenshire) Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (??-11-1558) below 16 years (15).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (14) when child (Lady Margaret "Peggy" Forbes, Lady Dumbeth) was born (October 14, 1557) .

  • She died on January 1, 1606 in Ghent, Belgium, she was 63 years old.

Household of Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity

She is married to Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes.

They got married November 1558 at Forbes Castle, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, she was 15 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity

Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity
1543-1606

1558

Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes
1542-1606

Lady Margaret "Peggy" Forbes, Lady Dumbeth
1557-1655

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Historical events

Day of death January 1, 1606

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1606: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
    • February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
    • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
    • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
    • December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
    • December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.


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