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William Cameron Forbes 1870–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1870

Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 24 December 1959

Death Location: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Edith Forbes

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William Cameron Forbes was born in 1870 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Hathaway Forbes And Edith A Emerson Forbes. William Cameron Forbes passed away in 1959 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Cameron Forbes was born in 1870 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Hathaway Forbes And Edith A Emerson Forbes.
  • William Cameron Forbes passed away in 1959 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1870–1959
Birth Place: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
William Hathaway Forbes
1840–1897
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Edith (A Emerson) Forbes
1841–1929
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (Murray (President of Michigan Central railroad and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Industrialist, Philanthropist, Forbes) (Pearson)
1813–1898
Bordeaux, France
SARAH (SWAIN HATHAWAY [8]) *
1813–1900
New York, New York, USA
Ralph (Waldo) Emerson
1803–1882
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Lidian Emerson
1802–1892
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Forbes
1773–1824
Margaret Forbes
1773–1856
STEPHEN *
1775–1821
Lydia Swain
1786–1830
Rev. (BB)
1769–1811
Ruth Haskins
1768–1853
Charles Jackson
1770–1818
Lucy Jackson
1768–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1743–1776
Phebe Bliss
1741–1825
Thomas Jr
1729–1794
Sarah Taylor
1733–1811
John Cotton
1712–1789
Hannah Sturtevant
1727–1800

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1870
21 May 1870
Birth of William Cameron Forbes in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1959
24 December 1959
Age 89
Death of William Cameron Forbes in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1870
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cushing Daily Citizen; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1959; Publication Place: Cushing, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.44622087,0.5602345,0.6661176&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1959
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cushing Daily Citizen; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1959; Publication Place: Cushing, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.44622087,0.5602345,0.6661176&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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