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Facts and Events
Name |
William B Forbes |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[3] |
22 Dec 1823 |
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Immigration[5] |
1843 |
From Nova Scotia |
Marriage |
1848 |
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesto Cordelia A. _____ |
Marriage |
15 Apr 1852 |
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Lovell Curtis |
Census[8] |
1855 |
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United StatesShoemaker |
Census[11] |
1860 |
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United StatesShoemaker |
Military[10] |
6 Sep 1864 |
Enrolled in 3rd regiment of Heavy Artillery Mass. Occupation: Stitcher |
Census[9] |
1865 |
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
Military[10] |
14 Jun 1865 |
Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesMilitary Discharge |
Census[7] |
1870 |
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United StatesWorks in shoe factory |
Census[6] |
1880 |
Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United StatesShoe Manufacturing |
Census[5] |
1900 |
Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
Death[4] |
19 Jul 1909 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States |
Burial[12] |
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Mount Pleasant Cemetry, Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States |
Born in Nova Scotia, moved to Massachusetts, where he was married. Served in the Civil war, in the Mass 3rd Heavy Artillery. Died in Massachusetts.
References
- Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915. (FamilySearch Record Search)
[1].
"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," William Forbes, 1852
- Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910. (FamilySearch Record Search)
[2].
"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," William Forbes in entry for Charles Francis Forbes and Mary Jane Poole, 1883
- ↑ Canada. Canadian Births and Baptisms 1661-1959. (FamilySearch Record Search)
[3].
"Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," William Forbes, 1823
- ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
[4].
"Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," William Forbes, 1909
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
[5].
"United States Census, 1900," William Forbes in household of Henry L Forbes, ED 1145 Rockland town (north part), Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- ↑ Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
[6].
"United States Census, 1880," William B. Firbs, Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States His mother is listed here as Eliza Curtis. This is not his birth mother, but his morther-in-law, Elizabeth (Holbrook) Curtis.
- ↑ Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
[7].
"United States Census, 1870," William Forbes in household of William Forbes, Massachusetts, United States
- ↑ Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts state census, 1855-1865. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
[8].
"Massachusetts, State Census, 1855," William Forbes in household of William Forbes, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- ↑ Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts state census, 1855-1865. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
[9].
"Massachusetts, State Census, 1865," William Forbes in household of John Carter, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Military discharge Papers for William Forbes.
"Know we that William Forbes a Private of Captain Benjamin A. Ball's Company, (A) 3rd Regiment of Heavy Artillery Mass Volunteers, who was enrolled on the 6th day of September one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-four to serve 1 year years or during the war, is hereby DISCHARGED from the service of the United States this Fourteenth day of June, 1865, at Washington, DC by reason of [*]30th 1865 Middle Military Dist[*] (No objection to his being re=enlisted is known to exist*) Said William Forbes was born in Truro in the state of Nova Scotia, is 40 years of age, 5 feet 9 3/4 inches high, Dark complexion, hazle eyes, Black hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Stitcher Given at Washington this Fourteenth day of June 1865. James Se[*] [*] Commanding the Reg't [*]" sic
- ↑ Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
[10].
"United States Census, 1860," William Forbes, , Plymouth, Massachusetts
- ↑ Find a Grave: William Forbes
[11].
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