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Simon Forbes 1812–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1891

Death Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Forbes

Mother: Margaret Sellers

Spouse(s): Rachel Richardson

Children(s): Anna Forbes

Simon Forbes was born in 1812 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Forbes And Margaret Sellars Sellers. Simon Forbes married Rachel Richardson, and had children including Anna Annie Forbes. Simon Forbes passed away in 1891 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Simon Forbes was born in 1812 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Forbes And Margaret Sellars Sellers.
  • Simon Forbes married Rachel Richardson, and had children including Anna Annie Forbes.
  • Simon Forbes passed away in 1891 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Simon Forbes's Ancestors

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Simon Forbes
1812–1891
Birth Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
David Forbes
1772–1852
Lee, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Sellars) Sellers
1773–1858
Ireland
Grandparents
William (Forbes, Final Laird of) Skellater
1733–1819
Newe Skellater Newe Invernettie Skellater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sophia (Forbes of) Newe
1736–1804
Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Scotland
John (William) Sellers
1749–1814
Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
MARY ALLRED
1755–1838
Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Newe
1708–1775
anne grant
1715–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Forbes's Descendants

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Simon Forbes (1812–3 May 1891) m. Rachel Richardson (20 Jan 1812–06 Aug 1898)
  1. 1. Anna ("Annie") Forbes 1847–1929

Simon Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Simon Forbes in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1891
3 May 1891
Age 79
Death of Simon Forbes in Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1891
    Event Place: Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

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