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Richard Smith Forbes 1796–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Co Cork Ireland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1872

Death Location: Stonehaven, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Richard Forbes

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jane Wolfe, Anne Edy

Children(s): Thomas Forbes, Susan Forbes, David Forbes, Harriet Forbes, Emily Forbes, Frances Forbes, Mary Forbes, Catherine Forbes, Rachel Forbes, William Forbes, Rebecca Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Richard Forbes, John Forbes, Eliza Ellis

In 1796, Richard Smith Forbes entered the world in Co Cork Ireland, born to Richard Forbes And Smith. In 1861, Richard Smith Forbes resided in New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Richard Smith Forbes married Anne Edy, Jane Wolfe, and had children including Catherine Forbes, David Daniel Forbes, Eliza Ellis, Elizabeth Forbes, Emily Forbes, Frances Forbes, Harriet Forbes, John Wolfe Forbes, Mary Ann Forbes, Rachel Forbes, Rebecca Forbes, Richard Wolfe Forbes, Susan Jane Forbes, Thomas H Forbes, William Henry Forbes. Richard Smith Forbes passed away in 1872 in Stonehaven, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Richard Smith Forbes entered the world in Co Cork Ireland, born to Richard Forbes And Smith.
  • In 1861, Richard Smith Forbes resided in New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Richard Smith Forbes married Anne Edy, Jane Wolfe, and had children including Catherine Forbes, David Daniel Forbes, Eliza Ellis, Elizabeth Forbes, Emily Forbes, Frances Forbes, Harriet Forbes, John Wolfe Forbes, Mary Ann Forbes, Rachel Forbes, Rebecca Forbes, Richard Wolfe Forbes, Susan Jane Forbes, Thomas H Forbes, William Henry Forbes.
  • Richard Smith Forbes passed away in 1872 in Stonehaven, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Forbes
1775–1865
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Wolfe
1797–1830
Birth Location: Bandon or Dunmanway, Ireland
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Anne Edy
1813–1879
Birth Location: Co Cork, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Forbes
1819–1875
Birth Location: Ireland
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Susan Forbes
1832–1905
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
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David Forbes
1848–1930
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Harriet Forbes
1845–1933
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
HF
Emily Forbes
1853–1881
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Frances Forbes
1850–1885
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
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Mary Forbes
1834–1926
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Catherine Forbes
1843–1914
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Rachel Forbes
1841–1886
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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William Forbes
1832–1886
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Rebecca Forbes
1838–1862
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
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Elizabeth Forbes
1820–1907
Birth Location: Ireland
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Richard Forbes
1823–1886
Birth Location: Port Daniel, Quebec, Canada.
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John Forbes
1830–1830
Birth Location: New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada
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Eliza Ellis
1819–1911
Birth Location: Ireland
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Richard Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Richard Forbes
1796–1872
Birth Place: Co Cork Ireland
Parents
Richard Forbes
1775–1865
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Forbes's Descendants

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Richard (Smith) Forbes (1796–27 Apr 1872) m. Jane Wolfe (1797–1830) m. Anne Edy (1813–4 Feb 1879)
  1. 1. Thomas (H) Forbes 1819–1875 m. Annie (L. Duthie) Hill 1819–1883 m. Annie (L. Duthie) Hill 1819–1883
    1. 1. Richard Forbes 1843–1923 m. Catherine (Lordan) Forbes 1847–
      1. 1. Joseph Forbes 1881– m. Ellen Regan 1880–
        1. 1. Ellen Forbes 1911–2011 m. Jacky ((John)) Sheehan 1910–1950
        2. 2. Richard Forbes 1908–
      2. 2. Edward (J) Forbes 1879–1968 m. Katherine Forbes 1897–1979 m. Catherine ((Kitty)) Sullivan 1885–1944
        1. 1. Allan (Edward) Forbes 1926–2013 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Wassum 1934–2010
        2. 2. Allan (Edward) Forbes 1926–2013 m. Betty Wassum 1934–2010
      3. 3. Mary Forbes 1883–
      4. 4. Ellen Forbes 1875–
      5. 5. James Forbes 1874– m. Mary Forbes 1874–
        1. 1. Richard Forbes 1898–
        2. 2. Daniel Forbes 1899–
      6. 6. Margaret Forbes 1870–
        1. 1. William (Aloysius) Maynard 1897–1981
      7. 7. Daniel Forbes 1872–1939
        1. 1. Eileen (Elizabeth) Forbes 1918–2013
        2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Forbes 1921–2008
        3. 3. John (Joseph) Forbes 1912–1946
      8. 8. John Forbes 1867– m. Mary Coakley 1864– m. Mary Coakley 1876–
        1. 1. John (Richard) Forbes 1900–1976
        2. 2. Abram Forbes 1902–1903
        3. 3. Catherine (Mary) Forbes 1899–1977
      9. 9. Hannah Forbes 1888–
      10. 10. Richard Forbes 1889–
      11. 11. William Forbes 1892–
      12. 12. Margaret Forbes 1871–1962
      13. 13. Mary (Theresa) Forbes 1889–1957
        1. 1. Joseph (Michael Walsh) Jr. 1919–2000
        2. 2. Edward (Francis) Walsh 1922–2007
        3. 3. Joseph (Michael Walsh) Jr. 1919–2000
        4. 4. Edward (Francis) Walsh 1922–2007
      14. 14. Daniel Forbes 1881–1934
        1. 1. John (Joseph) Forbes 1912–1946
        2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Forbes 1921–2008
        3. 3. Edward (Thomas) Forbes 1921–2008
        4. 4. Eileen (Elizabeth) Forbes 1918–2013
        5. 5. John (Joseph) Forbes 1912–1946
      15. 15. John Forbes –1949
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Shields 1921–1994
    2. 2. David Forbes 1846–
    3. 3. Thomas Forbes 1853–
    4. 4. Jane Forbes 1843–1868
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) FORBES 1846–1885
      1. 1. Edward (Nicholas) Good 1881–1962
    6. 6. Elisabeth Forbes 1849–1882
    7. 7. Richard (Wolf) Forbes 1851–1877
    8. 8. Abel (Wolfe) Forbes 1857–1939
    9. 9. William (John) FORBES 1859–1929
    10. 10. Thomas (Henry) Forbes 1852–1935
    11. 11. Anne Forbes 1855–1855
    12. 12. Abraham (W) Forbes 1858–
    13. 13. Thomas (L.) FORBES 1859–
    14. 14. David FORBES 1844–1870
    15. 15. William (John) Forbes 1859–1927
  2. 2. Susan (Jane) Forbes 1832–1905
  3. 3. David (Daniel) Forbes 1848–1930
  4. 4. Harriet Forbes 1845–1933 m. Ellis Jennings 1842–1920
  5. 5. Emily Forbes 1853–1881
  6. 6. Frances Forbes 1850–1885
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Forbes 1834–1926
  8. 8. Catherine Forbes 1843–1914
  9. 9. Rachel Forbes 1841–1886
  10. 10. William (Henry) Forbes 1832–1886
  11. 11. Rebecca Forbes 1838–1862
  12. 12. Elizabeth Forbes 1820–1907
  13. 13. Richard (Wolfe) Forbes 1823–1886
  14. 14. John (Wolfe) Forbes 1830–1830
  15. 15. Eliza Ellis 1819–1911

Richard Forbes's Timeline

6 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Richard Smith Forbes in Co Cork Ireland
Co Cork Ireland
1832
1832-1860
Age 36
Richard Smith Forbes was married in Gloucester, comté (Bureau de Santé de Bathurst), Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
Gloucester, comté (Bureau de Santé de Bathurst), Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
1861
1861
Age 65
Richard Smith Forbes resided here in New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
1871
1871
Age 75
Richard Smith Forbes resided here in New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
1872
23 Apr 1872
Age 76
Death of Richard Smith Forbes in New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada
New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada
1872
27 Apr 1872
Age 76
Death of Richard Smith Forbes in New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada
New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Co Cork Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Census of Canada
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1832-1860
    Event Place: Gloucester, comté (Bureau de Santé de Bathurst), Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
    Record Source: Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Census of Canada
    [2] Canada, City and Area Directories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1872
    Event Place: New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1872
    Event Place: New Bandon, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonehaven, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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