The Forbes family is a wealthy extended American family originating in Boston. Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in Scotland. The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant, } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator fr '''Les Essarts''' is the Forbes family estate at Saint-Briac, France, and the international family seat of the descendants of James Grant Forbes (b Naushon Island, part of the Elizabeth Islands, is seven miles (11 km long just off (SW of Cape Cod, and four Statute miles (6 km NW of Martha's The family's fortune originates from trading between North America and China in the 19th century plus other investments in the same period. The name descends from Scottish immigrants, and can be traced back to Sir John de Forbes in Scotland in the 12th century. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Notable family members are businessman John Murray Forbes (1813–1898), part of the first generation who accumulated wealth, and politician John Forbes Kerry (born 1943). John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant, } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator

Family origins

The Forbes clan roots are in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where Forbes is the name of a parish. Clan Forbes is a Lowland Scottish clan from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches The exact meaning of the name is unknown, but one theory speculates that the name was first assumed by an Irish man named Ochonchar who slew a ferocious bear in the district of Forbear. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Forbear became spelled and pronounced as Forbes. A second theory states that Forbes was originally "Forb-ais" meaning of the land, but this is now non-existent and the name has now become Forbes or Forbis.

The earliest record of the Forbes family is the marriage of Solvathius Forbes to Maravilla, daughter of King Gregory the Great, in 870AD. The earliest confirmed family ancestors are Sir John De Forbes, a man of rank and importance in the 12th Century reign of William I of Scotland, and Sir Fergus De Forbes who was born before 1272. William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough"

The first members of the family to live in the United States was John Forbes (1740–1783), a clergyman, who was married to Dorothy Murray on February 2, 1769 in Milton, Massachusetts, where one of his three sons were born. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the John Forbes ( 1740 - September 17, 1783) was a clergyman and magistrate in East Florida. Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area The family is considered part of the Boston Brahmin, the New England Anglo-Saxon establishment. Boston Brahmins, also called the First Families of Boston and cold roast Boston, are the class of New Englanders who claim hereditary and cultural descent History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the

Bertie Forbes who founded the Forbes magazine was also born in Aberdeenshire as a descendant of the Forbes clan, but is not a relative of John Forbes and the Forbes trading family. Bertie Charles Forbes ( May 14, 1880 &ndash May 6, 1954) was a Scottish financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly

Accumulation of wealth

Trade with China

The Boston trading firm Perkins & Co. sent many young men of their extended family to participate in their business activities abroad. Ralph Forbes being married to Margaret Perkins, their children were encouraged in the business. Following the death overseas of his older brother, Thomas Tunno Forbes, the Perkinses encouraged John Murray Forbes to travel to China, too. There John was mentored by the Chinese merchant Houqua who considered him to be like a son.

Perkins & Co. , like many other Boston trading firms in the early 19th century, sent ships to China to get tea for sale in America (although some was ultimately re-exported to Britain and Europe). Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market To pay for the tea, they imported to China large quantities of silver and also furs, manufactured goods, cloth, wood, opium and any other items that they thought the Chinese market would absorb. Fur is a body hair of any non-human Mammal, also known as the Pelage. Opium is a Narcotic formed from the Latex (ie sap released by lacerating (or "scoring" the immature seed pods of opium poppies ( Active trading houses, particularly those from Boston, usually kept representatives resident in Hong Kong whose main role was to look for and secure quality tea for export at good prices. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders This was John Murray Forbes's main job during the two years he spent in China (Gibson 2001; Malloy 1998). John Murray Forbes's brother, Robert Bennet Forbes, was more intimately involved in the importing side of the business and, at least by their own writings, had a more direct role than did John in the opium trade. Captain Robert Bennet Forbes ( September 18, 1804 &ndash November 23, 1889) was a sea captain China merchant ship owner and (Kerr 1996; Hughes 1899).

Until recently, the Museum of the American China Trade in Milton, Mass. , on Boston's South Shore, was curated by a Forbes great-grandson, Dr. H. A. Crosby Forbes, an expert on Chinese porcelain. The museum, which was housed in Robert Bennet Forbes's 1833 Greek Revival style house, was a monument to the China merchants and the great wealth in Boston that both drove and resulted from the China trade. The China trade museum was merged with the Peabody Essex Museum in 1984 leaving the house in the management of the Forbes House Charitable Trust which operates it now as the Captain Forbes House Museum.

Neither John nor Robert spent more than a relatively short time in China--John was there for two years. Upon his return to Boston, John continued interest in the China trade for a few more years, serving as a business/investment manager for voyages undertaken by Robert and others. Fairly soon, however, he recognized that the China trade was becoming increasingly difficult to pursue profitably and that railroads offered a new and much more lucrative opportunity.

Railroad investment

John Murray Forbes made a considerable fortune from investments in railroads from the 1840s onwards. Some of the population growth of Chicago and Midwestern Plains states in the middle to late 19th century was due to John Murray Forbes' railroad projects in Michigan and Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, from Chicago west to the Mississippi, was built by John Murray Forbes who had a reputation for sound financial management amongst the railroad tycoons of the day (Larson 2001). The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States.

Other sources

In 1879, William Hathaway Forbes, son of John Murray Forbes, risked the fortune to financially back Alexander Graham Bell's telephone company, and become president of the company, a risk which paid off. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Family members also had investments in merchant banking.

Family assets

Some Forbes family members remain generally influential in local or national politics.

John Murray Forbes bought the island of Naushon, one of the Elizabeth Islands NW of Martha's Vineyard and SW of Cape Cod, in the 1840's and he and his descendents have used it as a summer retreat ever since. Naushon Island, part of the Elizabeth Islands, is seven miles (11 km long just off (SW of Cape Cod, and four Statute miles (6 km NW of Martha's The Elizabeth Islands are a chain of small Islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both Cape Cod (or simply the Cape to most New Englanders is a Peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County Massachusetts and forming the easternmost It is currently owned by Naushon Trust, Inc.

Notable family members

Noted as businessmen

• Grandson of John Forbes, John Murray Forbes (1813–1898): Born in France, John Murray Forbes was the first of the family to enter the China trade and later invested in railroads and amassed a large fortune. John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant,
• His brother Robert Bennet Forbes (1804–1889): Owner of the Russell Company, and later associated with Yale University development and endownment. Captain Robert Bennet Forbes ( September 18, 1804 &ndash November 23, 1889) was a sea captain China merchant ship owner and
• His brother, Francis Blackwell Forbes (1839–1908). Francis Blackwell Forbes ( New York, August 11, 1839 - Boston Massachusetts, May 2, 1908) was a China Merchant
• Son of John, William Hathaway Forbes, backer and president of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone company
• Son of Francis, James Grant Forbes (1879–1955)

Noted as politicians and activists

Many Forbes family members are influential in France and Massachusetts, in local or national politics. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout James Grant Forbes ( Shanghai, October 22, 1879 – Paris, April 24, 1955) was an American Businessman, a member The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

• John Forbes (1740–1783): clergyman, first family member to travel to the United States
• Grandson of James, John Forbes Kerry (born 1943): United States Senator and Democratic party candidate in the United States presidential election, 2004. John Forbes ( 1740 - September 17, 1783) was a clergyman and magistrate in East Florida. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Kerry has not worked in the private sector for Forbes family business interests and has spent his career in public service.
• Son of William Hathaway, William Cameron Forbes used his wealth to become Governor General of the Philippines. William Cameron Forbes ( May 21, 1870 &ndash December 24, 1959) and an Investment banker and Diplomat. Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the chief political executive during two pre-independence phases in the history of the Philippines, under Spanish
• Niece of William Cameron, Ruth Forbes Paine Young tapped her Forbes family inheritance to finance the International Peace Academy^[1].
• John Forbes Kerry's first cousin and friend, Brice Lalonde, an environmentalist activist, is a French Green party politician who was a candidate in the French presidential election, 1981 and currently mayor of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer near the Forbes family estate in France. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Brice Lalonde (born Neuilly-sur-Seine, February 10, 1946) is a former Socialist and Green party leader in France, who ran Les Verts (or The Greens are an Ecologist Political party to the Centre-left of the Political spectrum in France. The French presidential election of 1981 was won by François Mitterrand, the first Socialist President of the Fifth Republic. Saint-Briac-sur-Mer (Sant-Briag Gallo: Saent-Beriac) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department in Bretagne fr '''Les Essarts''' is the Forbes family estate at Saint-Briac, France, and the international family seat of the descendants of James Grant Forbes (b

Genealogy

Likely ancestors in Scotland

• Solvathius Forbes (c. 850), married daughter of King Giric of Scotland
  • Christopher Forbes
    • Christopher Forbes
      • Duncan Forbes
        • Ochonchar Forbes
          • Fergus de Forbes
            • Alexander de Forbes
              • Duncan de Forbes

Confirmed ancestors in Scotland

• Sir John De Forbes, a man of rank and importance in the reign of William the Lion, of Scotland
• Sir Fergus De Forbes, (b. Giric mac Dúngail ( Modern Gaelic: Griogair mac Dhunghail) known in English simply as Giric, and nicknamed Mac Rath, ("Son of Fortune" William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough" before 1272)
• Alexander De Forbes, (d. 1303, Loch Ness, Scotland), governor of Urquhart Castle in Moray, defended it 1304 against Edward I
• Alexander De Forbes, (b. Loch Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large deep freshwater Loch in the Scottish Highlands ( extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles Urquhart Castle ( Ordnance Survey) sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost before 1303- killed 1332 while fighting at the side of David II in the Battle of Duplin)
• Sir John of the "Black Lip" Forbes, (b. David II may refer to David II Magistros of Tao-Klarjeti David II of Imereti David II of Kakheti in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), 1332 - d. Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. before November 20, 1406), m. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, to Margaret Kennedy
• Sir William Forbes (Laird of Kynaldy), (1385 - killed January 25, 1445 at the battle of Arbroath), m. A Laird (Lord is a Hereditary title for the owner of a landed estate in Scotland. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Arbroath or Aberbrothock ( Scottish Gaelic: Obair Bhrothaig which translates literally as 'at the mouth of the Brothock' is a former Royal burgh to Agnes Fraser
• Sir Alexander Forbes (Laird of Kynaldy), (d. 1477), m. to Maria Hay
• William Forbes, (b. in Pitsligo, Scotland, before 1477-), m. to Mariot Olgilvy
• William Forbes, (b. in Dauch, Scotland, before 1500-), m. to Elizabeth Forbes
• Alexander, 1st Forbes (Laird of Newe), (d. 1561), m. to Jean Lumsden
• William, 2nd Forbes (Laird of Newe), (d. 1571), m. to Margaret Gordon
• John "Blue Bonnet" 3rd Forbes (Laird of Newe), (d. 1616), m. to Isabel Burnet
• Alexander, 4th Forbes (Laird of Newe), (d. 1654), m. to Janet Robertson
• William, 5th Forbes (Laird of Newe) (d. 1698), m. to Helen Forbes
• John Forbes (b. Descrie, Scotland, 1670 - 1739) m. to Margaret Farquharson
• Archibald Forbes, (b. Deskrie, Scotland, 1713-1793, d. December 3, 1793, New Miln, of Keith, Scotland), m. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Keith, the friendly town, is a small town in the northeast of Scotland with a population of around 5000 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. to Henrietta Grant

Ancestors in the United States

The first members of the family to live in the United States was John Forbes, clergyman, son of Archibald Forbes, although the family retained its connections with Europe and John Murray Forbes was born in France. John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant,

• Reverend John Forbes, (b. John Forbes ( 1740 - September 17, 1783) was a clergyman and magistrate in East Florida. Deskrie, Scotland, 1740 - September 17, 1783), m. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or on February 2, 1769 to Dorothy "Dolly" Murray, (b. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Tower Hill, London, Great Britain, February 4, 1745 - d. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Brush Hill, Milton, Massachusetts June 9, 1811)
  • Colonel James Grant Forbes, (b. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Grant Forbes ( Shanghai, October 22, 1879 – Paris, April 24, 1955) was an American Businessman, a member St. Augustine, East Florida, November 22, 1769), m. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a to Francis Elizabeth Blackwell
    • Reverend John Murray Forbes, (1807-1885), m. John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant, to Anne Howell, (d. 1849)
      • Francis Blackwell Forbes, (1839-1908), m. Francis Blackwell Forbes ( New York, August 11, 1839 - Boston Massachusetts, May 2, 1908) was a China Merchant to Isabel Clarke Forbes, of China and France
        • James Grant Forbes, (b. Francis Blackwell Forbes ( New York, August 11, 1839 - Boston Massachusetts, May 2, 1908) was a China Merchant James Grant Forbes ( Shanghai, October 22, 1879 – Paris, April 24, 1955) was an American Businessman, a member Shanghai, China, October 22, 1879 - d. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paris April 24, 1955), m. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) to Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, (1880-1970)
          • James Forbes
          • Jock Forbes
          • Griselda Forbes
          • Angela Forbes
          • Eileen Forbes
          • Monica Forbes
          • Alistair Forbes
          • Ian Forbes
          • Iris Forbes, m. to Terence Armstrong (1920-1996) (British Arctic researcher)
            • Kevin Armstrong (teacher)
          • Fiona (Forbes) Lalonde m. Alain-Gauthier Lévy, later Lalonde (after name change)
            • Brice Lalonde, a French politician, who ran for President of France as the Green Party candidate in 1981
          • Rosemary Forbes Kerry, (b. Brice Lalonde (born Neuilly-sur-Seine, February 10, 1946) is a former Socialist and Green party leader in France, who ran Rosemary Isabel Forbes Kerry ( Paris, October 27, 1913 - Manchester-by-the-Sea Massachusetts, November 14, 2002) was one Paris, October 27, 1913 - d. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common November 14, 2002), m. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. to Richard Kerry
            • Cameron Kerry
            • Diane Kerry
            • Peggy Kerry, m. to George Kaler
            • John Forbes Kerry, (December 11, 1943 - )
        • Francis Murray Forbes, (founder of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes)
          • Cynthia (Forbes) Lyman, m. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cabot Cabot & Forbes was founded by Francis Murray Forbes in 1897 as a real estate management firm to John Lowell Lyman
            • Griselda Lyman, m. to Duncan Alexander White
            • John L. Lyman Jr, m. to Dorothy Marie Royer
        • Ethel A. Forbes, b. 1880 Shanghai, China
        • Charles Stewart Forbes, b. 1879 Shanghai, China
        • Evelyn Forbes Potter
  • John Murray Forbes, (August 13, 1771 - 1831) Buried in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Ralph Bennett Forbes, (August 1, 1773 - 1824) m. John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant, Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common on October 13, 1801 to Margaret Perkins (sister of Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins)
    • John Murray Forbes of China and Boston, b. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Thomas James Perkins (born 1932) is an American Businessman, capitalist, and was one of the founders of leading Venture capital firm John Murray Forbes ( February 23 1813 &ndash October 12 1898) was an American Railroad Magnate, Merchant, France (1813-1898), m. to Sarah Swain Hathaway, (1813-1900)
      • John Malcolm Forbes, (1847-1904), m. John Malcolm Forbes (1847 &ndash 1904 was a businessman and sportsman to Sarah Coffin Jones, (1852-1891)
        • Cpt. Gerrit Forbes, (1880-1964), m. 1st to Florence Emerson, (1882-1906), m. 2nd to Marthe De La Fruglaye, m. 3rd to Dita Weber
          • Helen Forbes, (1905-1911), (daughter of Gerrit Forbes and Florence Emerson)
          • Edith Forbes, (1906-. . . . ), (daughter of Gerrit Forbes and Florence Emerson)
          • Gordon Donald Forbes, (1915-. . . . ), (son of Gerrit Forbes and Marthe De La Fruglaye)
          • Marguerita Hoima Forbes, (1917-2001), (daughter of Gerrit Forbes and Marthe De La Fruglaye)
      • William Hathaway Forbes, (1840-1896), m. to Edith Emerson, (1841-1928), daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson
        • Ralph Emerson Forbes (d. Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25 1803 &ndash April 27 1882 was an American essayist philosopher poet and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century 1937), m. to Elise Cabot Forbes (daughter of Godfrey Lowell Cabot)
          • Ruth Forbes (1903-1998) m. Godfrey Lowell Cabot ( February 26, 1861 - November 2, 1962) was born in Boston Massachusetts, USA, the son of 1st George Lyman Paine Jr, m. George Lyman Paine Jr ( November 16, 1901 &ndash July 1, 1978) known as Lyman Paine, was an architect and Radical left 3rd Arthur M. Young, inventor of the Bell Helicopter; Ruth founded International Peace Academy and Forbes family fellows
            • Cameron Paine
            • Michael R. This article is about Arthur M Young the inventor and philosopher Paine[1] b. June 25, 1928, NYC, m. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth Hyde Paine, Oswald family benefactors in whose garage family friend Lee Harvey Oswald stored his rifle and in whose home Marina Oswald lived
        • William Cameron Forbes, (1870-1959), Gov. Ruth Hyde Paine (born September 3, 1932) was a friend of Marina Oswald who was living with her at the time of the JFK assassination. Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U Marina Oswald Porter (born Marina Alexandrovna Medvedeva Nikolayevna Prusakova on July 17, 1941) was the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who William Cameron Forbes ( May 21, 1870 &ndash December 24, 1959) and an Investment banker and Diplomat. Gen. Philippines
        • Edith "Violet" Forbes
        • John Murray "Don" Forbes (Jr?)
        • Edward Waldo Forbes
        • Waldo Emerson Forbes
        • Alexander Forbes
      • Alice Hathaway Forbes (1838-)
      • Ellen Randolph Forbes (1838-)
      • Mary Hathaway Forbes (1844-)
      • Sarah Forbes (1853-)
    • Captain Robert Bennett Forbes (1804-1889), m. Captain Robert Bennet Forbes ( September 18, 1804 &ndash November 23, 1889) was a sea captain China merchant ship owner and to Rose Greene Smith (1798-1885)
      • Robert Bennett Forbes (1836-)
      • Edith Forbes (1842-), m. to Charles Eliot Perkins
      • James Murray Forbes (1845-), m. to Alice (Bowditch) Forbes
        • Allan Forbes (1874-)
        • Mary Bowditch Forbes (1878-) (founder of the Mary Bowditch Forbes Collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal )
        • Dorothy Forbes (1880-)
  • Joseph Barlow Forbes (1840-1927)
    • Olive Edith Forbes
      • Paul Dayton Bailey (1906-1987)
        • Thomas Andrew Forbes (1951-2001)
          • Thomas Andrew Forbes II (1967-)
            • Meghan Forbes (1995-)
            • Chelsea Forbes (1999-)
            • Thomas Andrew Forbes III (2004-)

Sources

• Life and Recollections of John Murray Forbes, ed. Joseph Barlow Forbes (1840-1927 was a member of the Forbes family and a pioneering educator in early Utah history Paul Dayton Bailey (1906-1987 was the owner/publisher of Westernlore Press and a writer of many books himself that focussed on the Western American experience and in particular by Sarah Forbes Hughes, Two Volumes, Houghton, Mifflin & Co. , 1899.
• An American Railroad Builder: John Murray Forbes, by Henry Pearson, Houghton, Mifflin & Co. , 1911.
• Forbes: Telephone Pioneer, by Arthur Pier, 1953.
• The Bingham Genealogy Project, by Doug Bingham, http://www.pa.uky.edu/~shapere/dkbingham/d0007/g0000017.html, 2003
• Boston Men on the Northwest Coast: The American Fur Trade, 1788-1844, by Mary Malloy, University of Alaska Press, 1998.
• Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America's Railway Age, John Lauritz Larson, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001.
• Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods: The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841, by James R. Gibson, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001.
• Letters from China: The Canton-Boston Correspondence of Robert Bennet Forbes, 1838-1840, ed. by Phyllis Forbes Kerr, Mystic Seaport Museum, 1996.

References

External links

• The Ancestors of Sen. John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943)
• Website of the Captain Forbes House Museum in Milton, MA

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