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Franklin Forbes 1811–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1811

Birth Location: West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1877

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Eli Forbes

Mother: Clarissa Nichols

Spouse(s): Martha Cushing

Children(s): Evelyn Forbes, Caroline Forbes, Clarissa Forbes, James Forbes, Eli Forbes, Edmund Forbes, Annie Forbes, Duncan Forbes, Jessie Forbes

In 1811, Franklin Forbes entered the world in West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Eli Forbes And Clarissa Nichols. Franklin Forbes married Martha Ann Stearns Cushing, and had children including Annie Stearus Forbes, Caroline Cushing Forbes, Clarissa Nichols Forbes, Duncan Forbes, Edmund Cushing Forbes, Eli Forbes, Evelyn D Forbes, James Cushing Forbes, Jessie Forbes. Franklin Forbes passed away in 1877 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Franklin Forbes entered the world in West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Eli Forbes And Clarissa Nichols.
  • Franklin Forbes married Martha Ann Stearns Cushing, and had children including Annie Stearus Forbes, Caroline Cushing Forbes, Clarissa Nichols Forbes, Duncan Forbes, Edmund Cushing Forbes, Eli Forbes, Evelyn D Forbes, James Cushing Forbes, Jessie Forbes.
  • Franklin Forbes passed away in 1877 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli Forbes
1777–1823
Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Clarissa Nichols
1784–1849
Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Spouses(s)

Martha Cushing
1818–1905
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Evelyn Forbes
1862–1943
Birth Location: Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Caroline Forbes
1838–1889
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Clarissa Forbes
1841–1876
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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James Forbes
1844–1855
Birth Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Eli Forbes
1848–
Birth Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Edmund Forbes
1851–1918
Birth Location: Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Annie Forbes
1854–1888
Birth Location: Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Duncan Forbes
1857–1859
Birth Location: Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Jessie Forbes
1858–1861
Birth Location: Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Franklin Forbes's Ancestors

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Franklin Forbes
1811–1877
Birth Place: West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Eli Forbes
1777–1823
Westborough, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Clarissa Nichols
1784–1849
Westborough, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Grandparents
Elisha Forbes
1745–1805
Westboro, Massachusetts
Hannah Flagg
1744–1844
Grafton, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Forbes
1710–1780
Abigail Severns
1712–1748
Nathaniel Flagg
1716–1786
Elizabeth Bliss
1722–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Forbes
1684–1768
Hannah Holloway
1684–1768
Eleazer Flagg
1687–1745
Deborah Tompkins
1689–1753

Franklin Forbes's Descendants

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Franklin Forbes (08 Mar 1811–24 Dec 1877) m. Martha (Ann Stearns) Cushing (09 Oct 1818–14 May 1905)
  1. 1. Evelyn (D) Forbes 1862–1943 m. John (Eliot) Thayer 1862–1933
    1. 1. John (Eliot Thayer) Jr. 1888–
    2. 2. Evelyn Thayer 1889–
    3. 3. Nora (F) Thayer 1889–1988
    4. 4. Natalie Thayer 1895–
    5. 5. Duncan (Forbes) Thayer 1900–1957 m. Priscilla (Pinkney) McHenry 1906–1975
      1. 1. Priscilla (Stewart) Thayer 1929–2006
  2. 2. Caroline (Cushing) Forbes 1838–1889
  3. 3. Clarissa (Nichols) Forbes 1841–1876
  4. 4. James (Cushing) Forbes 1844–1855
  5. 5. Eli Forbes 1848–
  6. 6. Edmund (Cushing) Forbes 1851–1918
  7. 7. Annie (Stearus) Forbes 1854–1888
  8. 8. Duncan Forbes 1857–1859
  9. 9. Jessie Forbes 1858–1861

Franklin Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1811
08 Mar 1811
Birth of Franklin Forbes in West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1877
24 Dec 1877
Age 66
Death of Franklin Forbes in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1811
    Event Place: West Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
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