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Edward Forbes 1651–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Constant Mitchell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): John Fobes, Hannah Forbes, Joshua Forbes, Bethiah Keith, Benjamin Fobes, William Fobes, Elizabeth Keith, Ephraim Fobes

The story of Edward Forbes began in 1651 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Edward Forbes married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including Benjamin Fobes, Bethiah Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Ephraim Fobes, Hannah Forbes, John Fobes, Joshua Forbes, William Fobes. Edward Forbes passed away in 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Forbes began in 1651 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Edward Forbes married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including Benjamin Fobes, Bethiah Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Ephraim Fobes, Hannah Forbes, John Fobes, Joshua Forbes, William Fobes.
  • Edward Forbes passed away in 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forbes
1600–1661
Birth Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JF
Constant Mitchell
1614–1663
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
CM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Howard
1647–1737
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Children(s)

John Fobes
1679–1725
Birth Location: Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
JF
Hannah Forbes
1686–1765
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
HF
Joshua Forbes
1689–1767
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
JF
Bethiah Keith
1683–1770
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
BK
Benjamin Fobes
1692–1770
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
BF
William Fobes
1698–1764
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
WF
Elizabeth Keith
1677–1758
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EK
Ephraim Fobes
1688–1756
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EF

Edward Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Edward Forbes
1651–1732
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Forbes
1600–1661
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Constant Mitchell
1614–1663
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Mitchell
1566–1628
Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Vochin
1563–1620
Cambridge, England Or Leyden, Holland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Forbes's Descendants

1.
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Edward Forbes (1651–1732) m. Elizabeth Howard (1647–25 September 1737)
  1. 1. John Fobes 1679–1725
  2. 2. Hannah Forbes 1686–1765
  3. 3. Joshua Forbes 1689–1767 m. Abigail Dunbar 1691–1750
    1. 1. Leah Fobes 1720–1789 m. Israel Washburn 1718–1796
      1. 1. Israel Washburn 1754–1840 m. Abiah King 1762–1842
        1. 1. Reuel Washburn 1793–1878 m. Delia Washburn 1801–1886
      2. 2. Seth Washburn 1761–1837
      3. 3. Nehemiah Washburn 1759–1818
      4. 4. Olive Andrews 1752–1846 m. Reuben Andrews 1752–1804
        1. 1. Olive Andrews 1789–1861
        2. 2. Carmi Andrews 1781–1863
        3. 3. Dolly Andrews 1785–1859
        4. 4. Florilla Andrews 1793–1873 m. Thomas (Paine) Brown 1794–1865
        5. 5. Minerva Andrews 1783–1821
        6. 6. Orin Andrews 1796–1873 m. Prudence Andrews 1803–1883
        7. 7. Roana Andrews 1799–1832
        8. 8. Sebrany Andrews 1790–1858 m. Simeon Robinson 1788–1857
      5. 5. Oliver Washburn 1764–1823 m. Sally Lascom 1765–1839
  4. 4. Bethiah Keith 1683–1770 m. Samuel Keith 1677–1759
    1. 1. Robert Keith 1718–1796
  5. 5. Benjamin Fobes 1692–1770
  6. 6. William Fobes 1698–1764
  7. 7. Elizabeth Keith 1677–1758 m. Joseph Keith 1675–1730
    1. 1. Anna Keith 1695–1775
  8. 8. Ephraim Fobes 1688–1756 m. Martha Snell 1692–1750
    1. 1. Hannah (Fobes) Forbes 1731–1807
    2. 2. Bethiah Soper 1725–1755 m. Edmund Soper 1731–1776
      1. 1. Eunice Soper 1761–1774
      2. 2. Theophilus Soper 1763–1784
      3. 3. Martha Soper –1789
      4. 4. Jesse (Curtis) Soper –1790
      5. 5. Fanny Boardman –1801
      6. 6. Relief Clark 1765–1830
      7. 7. Betsy Crosby 1755–1782
    3. 3. Ephraim Fobes 1716–1802 m. Susanna Fobes 1718–1802
      1. 1. Ephraim Fobes 1748–1811
      2. 2. Eliab Fobes 1739–1778 m. Mehetabel Ames 1740–
        1. 1. Chloe Fobes 1766–
        2. 2. Eliab Fobes 1770–1810 m. Mary Lawrence 1770–1857
        3. 3. Hannah Fobes 1772–
        4. 4. Keziah Fobes 1760–
        5. 5. Martha Fobes 1762–1803 m. Oliver Washburn 1763–1818
        6. 6. Mehetable Fobes 1768–
        7. 7. Susanna Fobes 1774–
        8. 8. Thomas Fobes 1764–
      3. 3. Thomas Fobes 1750–1751
      4. 4. Silence Conant 1745–1830
      5. 5. Abigail Morey 1745–1825
    4. 4. Mary Field 1722–1795 m. Jabez Field 1713–1804
      1. 1. Richard Field 1751–1804 m. Rebecca Field 1759–1831
        1. 1. Sally Sims 1780–1853 m. William (Clark) Sims 1780–1857
        2. 2. Lois Judkins 1786–1830
        3. 3. Susan Osgood 1788–1828
        4. 4. Rebecca Phelps 1800–1845 m. Cady Phelps 1800–
      2. 2. Barzillai Field 1760–1839 m. Martha Field 1775–1843
        1. 1. Clarissa Field 1806–1831
        2. 2. John Field 1796–1866
        3. 3. Chloe Field 1799–
        4. 4. Lucius Field 1811–
        5. 5. Mary Field 1802–
      3. 3. Bethuel Field 1763–1849
      4. 4. Daniel Field 1758–1837 m. Hannah Field 1762–1791
        1. 1. Zopha Field 1789–1863
        2. 2. Waldo Field 1791–1826 m. Abigail Marshall 1795– m. Sally Perkins 1796–
        3. 3. Martha Sylvester 1786–1845 m. Gustavus Sylvester 1786–1848
      5. 5. Ephraim Field 1755–
      6. 6. Jabez (Fobes) Field 1747–1826
      7. 7. Susanna Field 1748–
      8. 8. Waldo (Fobes) Field 1769–
      9. 9. William Field 1753–1808 m. Jemima Field 1767–1839
        1. 1. Ozias Field 1798–1866 m. Charlotte (E.) Whiting 1815–

Edward Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Edward Forbes in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1681
5 August 1681
Age 30
Edward Forbes was married in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1732
1732
Age 81
Death of Edward Forbes in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 August 1681
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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