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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, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Constant Mitchell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): John Fobes

The story of Edward Forbes began in 1651 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Edward Forbes married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including John Fobes. Edward Forbes passed away in 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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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 John Fobes.
  • Edward Forbes passed away in 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forbes
1610–1660
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JF
Constant Mitchell
1611–1662
Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
CM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Howard
1676–1758
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Children(s)

John Fobes
1679–1725
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JF

Edward Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Edward Forbes
1651–1732
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Forbes
1610–1660
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Constant Mitchell
1611–1662
Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Forbes's Descendants

1.
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Edward Forbes (1651–1732) m. Elizabeth Howard (20 Mar 1676–12 Feb 1758)
  1. 1. John Fobes 1679–1725 m. Abigail Robinson 1685–1762
    1. 1. Abigail Fobes 1709–1784 m. Josiah (Snell) Jr 1701–1785
      1. 1. Anna Snell 1732–1776 m. Edmund Hayward 1720–1781
        1. 1. Isaiah Hayward 1755– m. Sarah Bartlett 1760–
        2. 2. Mary Hayward 1753– m. Daniel Howard 1746– m. Barnabas Dunbar 1756–1816
        3. 3. Waldo Hayward 1758–1834 m. Lucy Bartlett 1762–1831
        4. 4. Edmund Hayward 1762– m. Sukey Matthews 1771–
        5. 5. Elijiah Hayward 1763– m. Polly Hayden 1771–
        6. 6. Anna Hayward 1766–
        7. 7. Lebbeus Hayward 1768–
        8. 8. Hannah Hayward 1770–
      2. 2. Elijah Snell 1734–1814 m. Susannah Howard 1742–1795
      3. 3. Nathan Snell 1748–1802 m. Betty Howard 1749–1830
      4. 4. Mary Snell 1736–1747
      5. 5. Abigail Snell 1739–1747

Edward Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Edward Forbes in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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