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William Charles Forbes 1798 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Red Hill (Mitchell County), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Sr.

Mother: Margurite Sellars

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Children(s):

The story of William Charles Forbes began in 1798 in Tennessee, USA. William Charles Forbes passed away in 1860 in Red Hill (Mitchell County), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Charles Forbes began in 1798 in Tennessee, USA.
  • William Charles Forbes passed away in 1860 in Red Hill (Mitchell County), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1798 – 1860
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
David Forbes, Sr.
1772 – 1852
Lee, Virginia, United States
Margurite (Margaret) Sellars
1773 – 1860
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM FORBES
1733 – 1819
Newe Skellater Newe Invernettie Skellater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sophia Forbes
1736 – 1804
Scotland
John (William) Sellers
1750 – 1814
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Allred
1750 – 1838
Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Skellater
1715 – 1767
Christian Gordon
1711 – 1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of William Charles Forbes in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
Death of William Charles Forbes in Red Hill (Mitchell County), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Red Hill (Mitchell County), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Red Hill (Mitchell County), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

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