Person:Abner Forbes (1)
Abner Forbes
b.29 Feb 1772 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.28 Dec 1828 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 25 Jul 1771
  1. Abner Forbes1772 - 1828
  2. Libeus Forbes1774 - 1844
  3. Dr. Jotham Forbes1776 - 1828
  4. Absalom Forbes, Jr.1778 - 1853
Spouse and Children
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m. 24 Sep 1797
  1. Charles Forbes1798 - 1849
  2. Elizabeth West Forbes1800 - 1822
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Sep 1805
  1. Sarah Forbes1807 - 1824
  2. Edward Forbes1808 -
  3. Martha Hall Forbes1810 - 1827
  4. Frances Spooner Forbes1812 -
  5. Anna Maria Forbes1814 - 1851
  6. Arabella Forbes1816 - 1886
  7. Spooner Forbes1818 - 1886
  8. Susan Forbes1820 - 1822
  9. Abner Forbes1822 - 1873
  10. Sarah Elizabeth Forbes1824 -
  11. Gustavus Forbes1826 - 1910
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Facts and Events
Name Abner Forbes
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Feb 1772 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 24 Sep 1797 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesto Elizabeth West
Marriage 4 Sep 1805 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesto Sarah Spooner
Occupation[5] 1822 Windsor, Vermont, United StatesASSISTANT JUDGE
Occupation[5] 1825 Windsor, Vermont, United StatesCHIEF JUDGE
Military[4] General
Residence[4] Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death[2][3] 28 Dec 1828 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States

BIOGRAPHY: Source: American Ancestry, Vol. 12, pages 168-169 "...removed to Windsor, Vt., 1788, col. 1800-1805, brig.-gen. 1805-1810, pres. Windsor bank, state's prison commissioner, legislator, mem. of governor's council, judge, last chief justice of Windsor co. court under the old judiciary system, trustee of Middlebury coll., Newton theol. inst. and Columbian coll., vice-pres. of Vt. Temperance Soc., Vt. Colonization Soc. and Vt. Bible Soc., a man of distinguished and courtly bearing and possessing influence in state affairs and soc., a liberal benefactor of missions and charitable insts., one of the foremost laymen in the Baptist denomination in the U.S. "

References
  1. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital records of Northbridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916)
    p. 43.

    FOBES, Abner, s. of Absalom and Martha, in Uxbridge (Sutton dup.), [born] Feb. 29, 1772.
    [Note: Not recorded in either Sutton or Uxbridge. Sutton used based location of parents marriage, and on Source:Fobes, Lawrence G. Fobes : The Fobes Family in America : The Descendants of John Fobes, Immigrant in 1636 to Duxbury, Mass., p. 39.]

  2. ↑ Vermont, United States. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954: Database with images. (FamilySearch. Citing Secretary of State. State Capitol Building, Montpelier.)
    [1].

    Name: Forbes, Hon. Abner
    Age: 57 [birth about 1771]
    Name of Spouse: Elizabeth Forbes
    Date of Death: December 28, 1828
    Name of Cemetery: Old South
    Attest: Karl W Perkins, Town Clerk of Windsor, Vt., 27 Jul 1921

  3. ↑ Find A Grave: Old South Church Cemetery, Windsor, VT, in Find A Grave
    Gen Abner Forbes.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 #12 Fobes, Abner (Son oF William, his Grandfather), in Mitchell, Nahum. History of the early settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive family register. (Boston, MA: Kidde and Wright, 1840)
    Pgs 8 (corrections) and 161.

    12. Abner (s. of William 7.) m. Phebe D. of Benj. Leach, and had Absalom 1751 ... Absalom lived in Uxbridge and d. in the revolutionary war, and Judge General Abner Fobes of Windsor Vt. is his son. ... Charles s. of Judge General Abner, lived in Louisville Kentucky.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 COURTS AND COUNTY BUILDINGS , in Child, Hamilton. Gazetteer and business directory of Windsor County, Vt., for 1883-84. (Syracuse, New York: H. Child, 1884)
    Pg 34 [2].
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