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Benjamin Oliver Forbes 1916–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUN 1916

Birth Location: Saskatchewan, Canada

Death Date: 15 DEC 1994

Death Location: Alberta, Canada

Father: Hugh Jr.

Mother: Marie Dahlen

Spouse(s): Lida Stenson

Children(s): Wayne Forbes

Benjamin Oliver Forbes was born in 1916 in Saskatchewan, Canada, the child of Hugh Henry Forbes Jr And Marie Emelie Dahlen. Benjamin Oliver Forbes married Lida Margaret Stenson, and had children including Wayne Kenneth Forbes. Benjamin Oliver Forbes passed away in 1994 in Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Oliver Forbes was born in 1916 in Saskatchewan, Canada, the child of Hugh Henry Forbes Jr And Marie Emelie Dahlen.
  • Benjamin Oliver Forbes married Lida Margaret Stenson, and had children including Wayne Kenneth Forbes.
  • Benjamin Oliver Forbes passed away in 1994 in Alberta, Canada.

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Benjamin Forbes's Ancestors

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Benjamin Forbes
1916–1994
Birth Place: Saskatchewan, Canada
Parents
Hugh Henry Forbes Jr.
1893–1964
Nebraska, United States
Marie (Emelie) Dahlen
1894–1967
Dahlen Township, Nelson, North Dakota, United States
Grandparents
Hugh (Henry Forbes) Sr.
1850–1925
Illinois, United States
Nancy Dulaney
1854–1953
Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dulaney
1829–1908
Catherine Smith
1833–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Dulaney
1784–1873
Marchel Griffith
1790–1873

Benjamin Forbes's Descendants

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Benjamin (Oliver) Forbes (21 JUN 1916–15 DEC 1994) m. Lida (Margaret) Stenson (18 MAY 1917–15 DEC 2002)
  1. 1. Wayne (Kenneth) Forbes 1945–2008

Benjamin Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1916
21 JUN 1916
Birth of Benjamin Oliver Forbes in Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan, Canada
1994
15 DEC 1994
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Oliver Forbes in Alberta, Canada
Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1916
    Event Place: Saskatchewan, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1994
    Event Place: Alberta, Canada

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