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Edward Forbes 1696–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1753

Death Location: Riddle, Camden County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Forbes

Mother: Helen Classon

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Edward Forbes was born in 1696 in Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Forbes And Helen Classon. Edward Forbes passed away in 1753 in Riddle, Camden County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Forbes was born in 1696 in Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Forbes And Helen Classon.
  • Edward Forbes passed away in 1753 in Riddle, Camden County, North Carolina, USA.

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Edward Forbes's Ancestors

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Edward Forbes
1696–1753
Birth Place: Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Forbes
1657–1726
Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Helen Classon
1664–1732
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edward Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Edward Forbes in Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1753
1753
Age 57
Death of Edward Forbes in Riddle, Camden County, North Carolina, USA
Riddle, Camden County, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Riddle, Camden County, North Carolina, USA

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