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Simeon Brooks Forbes 1815–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Butler, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1862

Death Location: Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Rebekah Robison

Spouse(s): Margaret Wells

Children(s): Eliza Forbes

Simeon Brooks Forbes was born in 1815 in Butler, Ohio, USA, the child of William James Forbes And Rebekah Robison. Simeon Brooks Forbes married Margaret Wells, and had children including Eliza Ann Forbes. Simeon Brooks Forbes passed away in 1862 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Simeon Brooks Forbes was born in 1815 in Butler, Ohio, USA, the child of William James Forbes And Rebekah Robison.
  • Simeon Brooks Forbes married Margaret Wells, and had children including Eliza Ann Forbes.
  • Simeon Brooks Forbes passed away in 1862 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

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Simeon Forbes's Ancestors

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Simeon Forbes
1815–1862
Birth Place: Butler, Ohio, USA
Parents
William James Forbes
1777–1833
Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States
Rebekah Robison
1781–1871
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, USA
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Simeon Forbes's Descendants

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Simeon (Brooks) Forbes (1815–11 May 1862) m. Margaret Wells (1822–1889)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Forbes 1848–1932 m. Andrew (Jackson) Guffey 1837–1900
    1. 1. Sylverine (Delilah) Guffy 1880–1964 m. Silas (Leonard) Smith 1873–1931
      1. 1. Albert (L) Smith 1911– m. Leona (A) Smith 1919–

Simeon Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Simeon Brooks Forbes in Butler, Ohio, USA
Butler, Ohio, USA
1862
11 May 1862
Age 47
Death of Simeon Brooks Forbes in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Butler, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1862
    Event Place: Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

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