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John Alexander Forbes 1893 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1893

Birth Location: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 29 Oct 1976

Death Location: Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Father: JOHN FORBES

Mother: Anne MacDonald

Spouse(s): Florence Rahn

Children(s): Robert Forbes

John Alexander Forbes was born in 1893 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES and Anne MacDonald. John Alexander Forbes married Florence May Rahn, and had children including Robert Joseph Forbes. John Alexander Forbes passed away in 1976 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • John Alexander Forbes was born in 1893 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES and Anne MacDonald.
  • John Alexander Forbes married Florence May Rahn, and had children including Robert Joseph Forbes.
  • John Alexander Forbes passed away in 1976 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1893 – 1976
Birth Place: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
JOHN ALEXANDER FORBES
1839 – 1922
Beech Hill, Antigonish Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anne MacDonald
1858 – 1922
Antigonisih Nova Scotia
Grandparents
Alexander (Sandy) Forbes
1804 – 1890
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Isabell Grant
1818 – 1867
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Roderick ((Rory Ban)) MacDONALD
1821 – 1909
Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Chisholm
1834 –
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forbes's Descendants

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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

1893
6 Aug 1893
Birth of John Alexander Forbes in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
1976
29 Oct 1976
Age 83
Death of John Alexander Forbes in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1976
    Event Place: Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA

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