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Richard Wolfe Forbes 1823 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada

Death Date: 5 June 1885

Death Location: Port-Daniel, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Richard Forbes

Mother: Jane Forbes

Spouse(s): Annabella Smith

Children(s): Robert Forbes

The story of Richard Wolfe Forbes began in 1823 in New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada. Richard Wolfe Forbes married Annabella Smith, and had children including Robert Wallace Forbes. Richard Wolfe Forbes passed away in 1885 in Port-Daniel, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Wolfe Forbes began in 1823 in New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada.
  • Richard Wolfe Forbes married Annabella Smith, and had children including Robert Wallace Forbes.
  • Richard Wolfe Forbes passed away in 1885 in Port-Daniel, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Forbes's Ancestors

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Richard Forbes
1823 – 1885
Birth Place: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada
Parents
Richard Forbes
1796 – 1872
County Cork, Ireland/ Invernesshire, Scotland
Jane (Wolfe) Forbes
1797 – 1830
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
William (of Saroo) Eedy
1765 – 1839
Saroo (Sarue), Co Cork, Ireland
Susan Eedy
1773 – 1857
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Johnathan Eedy*
1744 – 1794
Rebecca Wolfe
1745 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ellen Wren*C
1726 – 1750

Richard Forbes's Descendants

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Richard (Wolfe) Forbes (1823 – 5 June 1885) m. Annabella Smith (22 Oct 1827 – 28 Dec 1870)
  1. 1. Robert (Wallace) Forbes (16 Sep 1862 – 6 Jul 1928) m. Agnes (Beggs Hamilton) Wilson (13 Feb 1866 – 01 Sep 1919)
    1. 1. Gertrude (Eleanor) Forbes (13 Jul 1888 – 18 Sep 1981) m. Thomas (George) Boyle (11 October 1883 – 03 October 1957)
      1. 1. Gertrude (Frances) Boyle (27 May 1909 – 30 Apr 1951) m. Clarence (Irvine) Samis (16 Apr 1903 – 05 Aug 1985)
        1. 1. Joan (Eleanor Claire) Samis (February 5, 1931 – May 10, 1982) m. John (William Alton) McCorriston (26 Jan 1930 – 1996)

Richard Forbes's Timeline

4 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Richard Wolfe Forbes in Irelande
Irelande
1823
1823
Birth of Richard Wolfe Forbes in New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada
New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada
1849
15 Jul 1849
Age 26
Richard Wolfe Forbes was married in New Carlisle, Québec
New Carlisle, Québec
1885
5 June 1885
Age 62
Death of Richard Wolfe Forbes in Port-Daniel, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada
Port-Daniel, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Irelande

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1849
    Event Place: New Carlisle, Québec

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1885
    Event Place: Port-Daniel, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec, Canada

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