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Robert Wallace Forbes 1862 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Port Daniel , Québec

Death Date: 6 Jul 1928

Death Location: Albemarle Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Richard Forbes

Mother: Annabella Smith

Spouse(s): Agnes Wilson

Children(s): Gertrude Forbes

Robert Wallace Forbes was born in 1862 in Port Daniel , Québec, the child of Richard Wolfe Forbes and Annabella Smith. Robert Wallace Forbes married Agnes Beggs Hamilton Wilson, and had children including Gertrude Eleanor Forbes. Robert Wallace Forbes passed away in 1928 in Albemarle Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Robert Wallace Forbes was born in 1862 in Port Daniel , Québec, the child of Richard Wolfe Forbes and Annabella Smith.
  • Robert Wallace Forbes married Agnes Beggs Hamilton Wilson, and had children including Gertrude Eleanor Forbes.
  • Robert Wallace Forbes passed away in 1928 in Albemarle Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Forbes
1823 – 1885
Birth Location: New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada
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Annabella Smith
1827 – 1870
Birth Location: New Carlisle, Québec
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Wilson
1866 – 1919
Birth Location: Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Gertrude Forbes
1888 – 1981
Birth Location: Albemarle Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
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Robert Forbes's Ancestors

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Robert Forbes
1862 – 1928
Birth Place: Port Daniel , Québec
Parents
Richard Wolfe Forbes
1823 – 1885
New Bandon, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick , Canada
Annabella Smith
1827 – 1870
New Carlisle, Québec
Grandparents
Richard Forbes
1796 – 1872
County Cork, Ireland/ Invernesshire, Scotland
Jane (Wolfe) Forbes
1797 – 1830
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Richard Smith
1788 – 1857
Kent, England
Isabella (Pearson) Billingsley
1790 – 1873
New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Eedy
1765 – 1839
Susan Eedy
1773 – 1857
Richard Billingsley
1757 – 1832
Elizabeth Pearson
1767 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johnathan Eedy*
1744 – 1794
Rebecca Wolfe
1745 –
Isabella Wills
1743 – 1776

Robert Forbes's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Karen (Frances) McCorriston (September 20, 1951 – 7 Jul 2015)
        2. 2. Janet (Barbara) McCorriston (March 19, 1958 – 2013)

Robert Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1862
16 Sep 1862
Birth of Robert Wallace Forbes in Port Daniel , Québec
Port Daniel , Québec
1887
16 Feb 1887
Age 25
Robert Wallace Forbes was married in Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
1928
6 Jul 1928
Age 66
Death of Robert Wallace Forbes in Albemarle Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Albemarle Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Port Daniel , Québec

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Grey Co, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Albemarle Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
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