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Barbara Forbes |
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| Dates | 1625 - 1673 |
| Additional date information | fl 1625 died 1673 |
| Short biography |
philanthropist, early Quaker |
| Biography |
as widow of Mr William Johnston, professor of Mathematics at Marischall College, mortified books to university library 1647. Second husbannd George Keith, an Aberdeen Quaker, she converted to Quakerism. Portrait of her by George Jameson See Memorials to Scottish Women |
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| In BDSW? | No |
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