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Walter Dickson Forbes 1874–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1874

Birth Location: Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 01 Sep 1949

Death Location: Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Father: Leander Sr

Mother: Sarah Brigham

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Walter Dickson Forbes was born in 1874 in Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada, the child of Leander Edward Forbes Sr And Sarah Salome Brigham. Walter Dickson Forbes passed away in 1949 in Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Dickson Forbes was born in 1874 in Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada, the child of Leander Edward Forbes Sr And Sarah Salome Brigham.
  • Walter Dickson Forbes passed away in 1949 in Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

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Walter Forbes's Ancestors

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Walter Forbes
1874–1949
Birth Place: Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Leander Edward Forbes Sr
1832–1905
Dereham Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Sarah (Salome) Brigham
1841–1924
Durham Canada
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry) Forbes
1796–1873
Augusta, Oneida, New York, USA
Jane ("Jennie") McPherson
1787–1862
Province of Quebec, British North America
Timothy (James Brigham) Jr
1812–1854
Windham County, Vermont, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Long
1814–1852
Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Forbes
1775–1850
Mary Ward
1774–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph II
1753–1811
Leah Groot
1759–1810
Andrew Ward
1717–1775
Neeltje Freeman
1722–1775

Walter Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1874
3 Jun 1874
Birth of Walter Dickson Forbes in Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada
Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada
1949
01 Sep 1949
Age 75
Death of Walter Dickson Forbes in Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Tilsonberg, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, USA

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