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Simon Brooks Forbes 1814–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: OH

Death Date: 11 May 1862

Death Location: Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Rebekah Forbes

Spouse(s): Marget Wells

Children(s): Maria Forbes, Sarah Forbes, Eliza Forbes, Charles Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Josephene Waterberry

In 1814, Simon Brooks Forbes entered the world in OH, born to William James Forbes And Rebekah Forbes. Simon Brooks Forbes married Marget Wells, and had children including Charles W Forbes, Eliza A Forbes, Josephene L Waterberry, Margaret E Forbes, Maria Louise Forbes, Sarah J Forbes. Simon Brooks Forbes passed away in 1862 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Simon Brooks Forbes entered the world in OH, born to William James Forbes And Rebekah Forbes.
  • Simon Brooks Forbes married Marget Wells, and had children including Charles W Forbes, Eliza A Forbes, Josephene L Waterberry, Margaret E Forbes, Maria Louise Forbes, Sarah J Forbes.
  • Simon Brooks Forbes passed away in 1862 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forbes
1777–1833
Birth Location: Augusta, Oneida, New York, USA
WF
Rebekah Forbes
1782–1871
Birth Location: Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
RF

Spouses(s)

Marget Wells
1822–1888
Birth Location: Ohio
MW

Children(s)

Maria Forbes
1852–1920
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MF
Sarah Forbes
1840–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
SF
Eliza Forbes
1848–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
EF
Charles Forbes
1850–
Birth Location: Iowa
CF
Margaret Forbes
1843–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
MF
Josephene Waterberry
1854–1927
Birth Location: Charles City Iowa
JW

Simon Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Simon Forbes
1814–1862
Birth Place: OH
Parents
William James Forbes
1777–1833
Augusta, Oneida, New York, USA
Rebekah Forbes
1782–1871
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Forbes
1750–1789
New York City,,New York,USA
Leah (De) Groot
1750–1815
New York, United States
Charles (H) Robison
1740–1826
Atlantic Ocean
Sara Knapp
1757–1807
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Forbes
1719–1758
Hester Day
1724–1753
Peter DeGroot
1730–1800
Sarah Walshaw
1719–1740
Abraham War
1737–1810
Martha Comstock
1738–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Forbes
1678–1744
Maria Palding
1695–1736
Arie DeGroot
1696–1745
Sara Kouwenhoven
1709–1785
Charles Walshaw
1692–1780
Maria Hepworth
1698–1731
Ezra Knapp
1709–1779
Sarah Adams
1717–1792
Samuel Comstock
1701–1747
Dorothy Rogers
1709–1779

Simon Forbes's Descendants

1.
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Simon (Brooks) Forbes (1814–11 May 1862) m. Marget Wells (Abt. 1822–Abt. 1888)
  1. 1. Maria (Louise) Forbes 1852–1920 m. Philip Workman 1839–1910
    1. 1. Ida (May) Workman 1868–1966 m. John Mackey 1853–1933
      1. 1. Maude (Paralee) Mackey 1891–1982 m. Orville Bates 1890–1988
        1. 1. Guy (Bernard) Bates 1917–1986 m. Bernice Moe 1918– m. Helen (Margaret) Clifford 1922–2004
        2. 2. Orville (Dean Bates) Jr 1923–1923
      2. 2. Normand (Guy) Mackey 1894–1982
      3. 3. Jessie (May Mackey) Orr 1899–1926 m. Norval (William) Orr 1899–1980
        1. 1. Darel (William) Orr 1920–2008
      4. 4. Albert (James) Mackey 1905–1953 m. Cora Hileman 1904–
      5. 5. Violet (Orletta) Mustoe 1910–2000
    2. 2. Walter (O) Workman 1890–
    3. 3. Kate (G) Workman 1892–1989
    4. 4. Sarah (V) Workman 1880–1963
    5. 5. Morgan (P) Workman 1883–
    6. 6. Mabel (M) Workman 1885–
    7. 7. Nellie (E) Workman 1887–
    8. 8. Norman Workman 1870–
    9. 9. Mary (F.) Workman 1866–
    10. 10. Warren Workman 1877–
  2. 2. Sarah (J) Forbes 1840–
  3. 3. Eliza (A) Forbes 1848–
  4. 4. Charles (W) Forbes 1850–
  5. 5. Margaret (E) Forbes 1843–
  6. 6. Josephene (L) Waterberry 1854–1927

Simon Forbes's Timeline

8 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Simon Brooks Forbes in OH
OH
1815
1815
Age 1
Birth of Simon Brooks Forbes in Butler, Ohio, USA
Butler, Ohio, USA
1815
Abt. 1815
Age 1
Birth of Simon Brooks Forbes in Butler Co., Ohio
Butler Co., Ohio
1820
1820
Age 6
Birth of Simon Brooks Forbes in Illinois
Illinois
1839
27 Jan 1839
Age 25
Simon Brooks Forbes was married in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
1850
1850
Age 36
Simon Brooks Forbes resided here in Fayette, Iowa, USA
Fayette, Iowa, USA
1856
1856
Age 42
Simon Brooks Forbes resided here in Dover, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Dover, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1862
11 May 1862
Age 48
Death of Simon Brooks Forbes in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Butler, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 137a
    [4] Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1815
    Event Place: Butler Co., Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: OH

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1839
    Event Place: Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 137a

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Dover, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clinton Co, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clinton, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1862
    Event Place: Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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