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John Forbes 1800 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Harrell, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Father: David Sr.

Mother: Margurite Sellars

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In 1800, John Forbes entered the world in Burke, North Carolina, United States, born to David Forbes, Sr. and Margurite Margaret Sellars. John Forbes passed away in 1885 in Harrell, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1800, John Forbes entered the world in Burke, North Carolina, United States, born to David Forbes, Sr. and Margurite Margaret Sellars.
  • John Forbes passed away in 1885 in Harrell, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1800 – 1885
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
Parents
David Forbes, Sr.
1772 – 1852
Lee, Virginia, United States
Margurite (Margaret) Sellars
1773 – 1860
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM FORBES
1733 – 1819
Newe Skellater Newe Invernettie Skellater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sophia Forbes
1736 – 1804
Scotland
John (William) Sellers
1750 – 1814
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Allred
1750 – 1838
Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Skellater
1715 – 1767
Christian Gordon
1711 – 1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of John Forbes in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Burke, North Carolina, United States
1885
1885
Age 85
Death of John Forbes in Harrell, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Harrell, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Harrell, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

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