Person:William Forbes (27)

Watchers
m. 2 Feb 1818
  1. John Doget Forbes1819 - 1874
  2. Mary Forbes1821 -
  3. William B Forbes1823 - 1909
  4. Hannah ForbesAbt 1825 - Aft 1881
  5. Renew Forbes1829 - Aft 1869
  6. Sarah Forbes1832 - 1912
  7. Abner D ForbesAbt 1834 - 1909
  8. Elizabeth ForbesAbt 1841 - 1923
m. 1848
m. 15 Apr 1852
  1. Charles Francis Forbes1856 - 1898
  2. Henry Leicester Forbes1866 - 1903
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] 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
  1.   Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915. (FamilySearch Record Search)
    [1].

    "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," William Forbes, 1852

  2.   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

  3. Canada. Canadian Births and Baptisms 1661-1959. (FamilySearch Record Search)
    [3].

    "Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," William Forbes, 1823

  4. Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
    [4].

    "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," William Forbes, 1909

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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. 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

  11. 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

  12. Find a Grave: William Forbes
    [11].