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JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES 1839 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1839

Birth Location: Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 4 Feb 1922

Death Location: Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Isabell Grant

Spouse(s): Anne MacDonald

Children(s): John Forbes

The story of JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES began in 1839 in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada. JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES married Anne MacDonald, and had children including John Alexander Forbes. JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES passed away in 1922 in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES began in 1839 in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES married Anne MacDonald, and had children including John Alexander Forbes.
  • JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES passed away in 1922 in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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JOHN FORBES's Ancestors

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JOHN FORBES
1839 – 1922
Birth Place: Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Alexander Sandy Forbes
1804 – 1890
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Isabell Grant
1818 – 1867
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN FORBES's Descendants

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JF
JOHN (ALEXANDER) FORBES (24 Feb 1839 – 4 Feb 1922) m. Anne MacDonald (12 Jul 1858 – 19 Feb 1922)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) Forbes (6 Aug 1893 – 29 Oct 1976) m. Florence (May) Rahn (Dec 5, 1897 – 23 Mar 1970)
    1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Forbes (26 Oct 1925 – 30 Jan 2000) m. Wyss
      1. 1. Kate Forbes m. Krakker

JOHN FORBES's Timeline

2 Records

1839
24 Feb 1839
Birth of JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
1922
4 Feb 1922
Age 83
Death of JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

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