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Jonathan Forbes 1707 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1707

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Forbes

Mother: Sarah Williams

Spouse(s): Mehitable Cole, Abigail Filley

Children(s): Rebeckah Forbes, James Forbes, Ruth Forbes, Mahitebel Forbes, Jonathan Forbes, Hannah Forbes, Ichabod Forbes, Susanna Forbes

Jonathan Forbes was born in 1707 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of James Forbes and Sarah Olcott Williams. Jonathan Forbes married Mehitable Cole, Abigail Filley, and had children including Rebeckah Forbes, James Forbes, Ruth Forbes, Mahitebel Forbes, Jonathan Forbes, Hannah Forbes, Ichabod Forbes, Susanna Forbes. Jonathan Forbes passed away in 1787 in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Forbes was born in 1707 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of James Forbes and Sarah Olcott Williams.
  • Jonathan Forbes married Mehitable Cole, Abigail Filley, and had children including Rebeckah Forbes, James Forbes, Ruth Forbes, Mahitebel Forbes, Jonathan Forbes, Hannah Forbes, Ichabod Forbes, Susanna Forbes.
  • Jonathan Forbes passed away in 1787 in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Forbes
1676 – 1752
Birth Location: East Hartford, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Williams
1688 – 1729
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mehitable Cole
1722 – 1754
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Abigail Filley
1719 – 1808
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Rebeckah Forbes
1744 – 1801
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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James Forbes
1736 – 1807
Birth Location: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Ruth Forbes
1737 –
Birth Location: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Mahitebel Forbes
1738 – 1770
Birth Location: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MF
Jonathan Forbes
– 1805
Birth Location: –
JF
Hannah Forbes
1741 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Ichabod Forbes
1744 – 1825
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Susanna Forbes
1745 –
Birth Location: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jonathan Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Forbes
1707 – 1787
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
James Forbes
1676 – 1752
East Hartford, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah (Olcott) Williams
1688 – 1729
Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
James Forbes
1635 – 1692
Scotland
Catherine Fothergill
1643 – 1693
Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
William Williams
1652 – 1743
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Sarah Olcott
1655 – 1748
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fothergill
1620 – 1654
Elizabeth Hegdaile
1621 – 1658
William Williams
1622 – 1689
Jane Westover
– 1689
Samuel Olcott
1642 – 1704
Sarah Stocking
1637 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthonye Fothergill
1583 – 1655
Ann Dent
1596 – 1658
John Hegdale
1600 –
Sebell Ffawcyt
William Williams
1588 – 1656
Christian Strudder
1595 – 1625
Gabriel Westover
1593 – 1670
Joane Gifford
1595 – 1692
Thomas Olcott
1612 – 1654
Abigail Porter
1615 – 1693
George Stocking
1579 – 1683
Anna
1600 – 1673

Jonathan Forbes's Descendants

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Jonathan Forbes (13 APR 1707 – 1787) m. Mehitable Cole (ABT 1722 – 8 JUL 1754) m. Abigail Filley (4 JUL 1719 – 1808)
  1. 1. Rebeckah Forbes (29 NOV 1744 – 13 FEB 1801) m. Thomas Hamilton (1740 – 28 OCT 1820)
    1. 1. Thomas Hamilton (ABT 1765 – ABT 1807) m. Content Moore (1772 – 16 OCT 1854)
      1. 1. Rachel Hamilton (JAN 1797 – 28 MAY 1837) m. William (Wallace) Perry (31 MAY 1792 – 14 APR 1851)
        1. 1. Schuyler (B) Perry (1820 – 15 DEC 1897) m. Celina Laysure (1830 – 13 NOV 1874) m. Mary (A) Perry (1825 – 6 NOV 1847)
        2. 2. Oscar (Fred) Perry (19 JAN 1815 – 13 MAY 1894) m. Mahala Smith (3 MAR 1818 – 12 MAY 1856) m. Emily Williams (1820 – 26 JUN 1889)
        3. 3. Thomas (Hamilton) Perry (1816 – 28 JUN 1883) m. Elizabeth Deyo (1816 – 1863) m. Hannah (Minerva) Smith (7 OCT 1822 – 5 FEB 1904)
        4. 4. Harriet (Amanda) Perry (22 MAR 1818 – 8 DEC 1900) m. Levi Chapin (1805 – 14 SEP 1855)
        5. 5. Phineas (M) Perry (30 MAR 1819 – 30 MAR 1898) m. Julia (M) Harris (30 AUG 1824 – 11 FEB 1899)
        6. 6. James (W) Perry (5 JUL 1822 – 10 MAR 1899) m. Polly (Ann) Oviatt (26 NOV 1827 – 19 MAY 1901)
        7. 7. George (B) Perry (7 DEC 1824 – 28 JUN 1904) m. Hetta Warren (OCT 1825 – 11 JUL 1900)
        8. 8. Orvile (L.) Perry (ABT 1826 – 2 MAY 1862) m. Lavina Lesure (28 JUL 1804 – 4 JUN 1890)
        9. 9. Menzo (D.) Perry (ABT 1827 – 13 AUG 1894) m. Cynthia (Maria) Kellogg (NOV 1835 – 4 MAY 1914)
        10. 10. William (Wallace) Perry (7 MAY 1830 – 17 JAN 1893) m. Eunice (B.) Warren (22 JUN 1834 – 15 SEP 1902)
        11. 11. John (Milton) Perry (16 APR 1832 – 10 FEB 1912) m. Wealthy (J) Hovey (1837 – 22 AUG 1861) m. Lydia (Levica) Hall (10 JUN 1842 – 17 DEC 1916)
        12. 12. Harrison (Burgess) Perry (12 SEP 1835 – 31 DEC 1898) m. Emma Hunt (1843 – 22 JAN 1922)
      2. 2. Content Hamilton (1789 – 1858) m. Isaac (Newton) Brown (6 APR 1776 – 21 JAN 1825) m. Daniel (Belden) Paddock (9 FEB 1779 – 23 JUL 1861)
      3. 3. Brinthia Hamilton (1789 – ) m. Daniel Kemp (1785 – )
      4. 4. Elias Hamilton (ABT 1790 – )
      5. 5. Thomas Hamilton (22 JUL 1791 – 3 NOV 1846) m. Mercy (Belinda) Wilbur (22 NOV 1791 – 1 OCT 1853)
      6. 6. Clarissa Hamilton (1792 – 1860) m. Solomon Nichols (1797 – 19 OCT 1873) m. Hirum (Palmer) Perry (1795 – )
      7. 7. Seymore Hamilton (1796 – 1871) m. Sally Underwood (1792 – 1860)
      8. 8. Lucy Hamilton (ABT 1798 – 26 OCT 1876) m. Richard (De) Lamater (1794 – )
      9. 9. Alexander Hamilton (ABT 1800 – 22 SEP 1886) m. Lydia Dutton (ABT 1804 – )
      10. 10. Marvin Hamilton (1805 – 23 JUL 1879) m. Bethany Hamilton (1805 – 25 JUN 1873) m. Eunice (L) Bishop (1820 – )
    2. 2. Lorena (Jane) Hamilton (ABT 1765 – 29 DEC 1833) m. Isaac Williams (7 NOV 1756 – 17 SEP 1853) m. Isaac Williams (5 DEC 1762 – 17 SEP 1853)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1767 – 1820) m. Amasa Howe (28 JUL 1765 – 16 JAN 1853)
    4. 4. Sarah Hamilton (1 JUL 1768 – BEF 1820) m. Noadiah (“Diar”) Cleveland (6 JUN 1756 – 1791)
    5. 5. Diana Hamilton (ABT 1769 – ) m. Samuel Moore (1764 – 12 DEC 1820)
    6. 6. Sarah Hamilton (ABT 1770 – BEF 1820)
    7. 7. Jane Hamilton (ABT 1770 – )
    8. 8. Jonathan Hamilton (ABT 1771 – )
    9. 9. Eunice Hamilton (26 JUL 1778 – 16 MAY 1860) m. Harry Pebbles (ABT 1764 – ) m. James (B) Woodworth (8 JUL 1766 – 2 NOV 1858)
  2. 2. James Forbes (ABT 1736 – 1807)
  3. 3. Ruth Forbes (ABT 1737 – )
  4. 4. Mahitebel Forbes (25 JUN 1738 – 22 FEB 1770) m. Reuben Sweatman (1745 – 1803)
  5. 5. Jonathan Forbes ( – 23 NOV 1805)
  6. 6. Hannah Forbes (17 MAY 1741 – )
  7. 7. Ichabod Forbes (1744 – 15 JAN 1825) m. Marianna Merrill (28 FEB 1748 – 21 FEB 1805)
  8. 8. Susanna Forbes (1745 – )

Jonathan Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1707
13 APR 1707
Birth of Jonathan Forbes in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1707
13 APR 1707
Jonathan Forbes was christened in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1787
1787
Age 80
Death of Jonathan Forbes in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1707
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 APR 1707
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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