FORBES, ALEXANDER STANTON (or F.) (1819-1848). Second lieutenant, Second Regiment, New York Volunteers.
Forbes was born in Montreal, Canada. Although the bronze plaque at his grave and his Find A Grave biography list his birth year as 1819, that may be incorrect. According to Vital and Church Records from Quebec, Canada, Alexander was born on December 10, 1818 and baptized on January 1, 1819 at St. Andrew’s Church in Quebec City. His parents were John and Sarah Forbes and his religion is listed as Presbyterian. ...
Alexander’s estate was probated on November 25, 1848. His widow, Sarah Ann Forbes (née Kingsland), attested that he did not have a will; she was named the administrator of her husband’s estate. He was also survived by daughters, Virginia, born in 1846, and Adelaide, an infant, his brothers John William and George D., and his mother, also named Sarah. Probate records note that he died after a three-day bout with yellow fever and had been an innkeeper in New York City. Other records note that he had rallied after being sick for about a week, then took sick again and died shortly thereafter. ...
