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Benjamin Franklin Forbes Sr.

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Benjamin Franklin Forbes Sr.

Birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Death
24 May 1918 (aged 94)
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec.4 / Lot 31
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Dear son of Joseph & Hannah (Draw) Forbes. Married Rhoda Elizabeth Schultz. Father of Benjamin Jr. b 1867 Michigan d 16 Jun 1875 Michigan. Ida M b Oct 1864 d 23 Jan 1940 (m Henry W Carr 6 Jun 1888 Saginaw, Saginaw Co, Michigan). Orlando b 27 Jan 1861 Michigan d 29 Nov 1943 Saginaw, Saginaw Co. Michigan. Frederick E b 27 Aug 1869 Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan d 24 Dec 1944 Detroit Wayne Co Michigan (m Anna Rebecca Franklin 11 Jul 1892 Midland Co Michigan) Joseph, John, Asa, William A. b Feb 1852 Sheddos, Ontario d 28 Jun 1930 Caro Tuscola Co Michigan (m1 Katie ? m2 Clara Harris 27 Oct 1920 Caro Tuscola Co Michigan)

*Suggested edit: Benjamin's parents were Joseph Henry Forbes (1793-1873) and Jane McPherson (1792-1872), both of Gainsborough, Lincoln, Ontario (where they were living in 1827 when Benjamin was born). Benjamin's first wife was Eliza Jane Harris (1824-1897); they married in Dereham, Oxford, Ontario on 3 October 1846. They separated around 1860 and Benjamin went to Michigan with Rhoda E Schultz, with whom he had several children.
(Benjamin is my great-great-grandfather)
Contributor: Doug Forbes (49835213)
Dear son of Joseph & Hannah (Draw) Forbes. Married Rhoda Elizabeth Schultz. Father of Benjamin Jr. b 1867 Michigan d 16 Jun 1875 Michigan. Ida M b Oct 1864 d 23 Jan 1940 (m Henry W Carr 6 Jun 1888 Saginaw, Saginaw Co, Michigan). Orlando b 27 Jan 1861 Michigan d 29 Nov 1943 Saginaw, Saginaw Co. Michigan. Frederick E b 27 Aug 1869 Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan d 24 Dec 1944 Detroit Wayne Co Michigan (m Anna Rebecca Franklin 11 Jul 1892 Midland Co Michigan) Joseph, John, Asa, William A. b Feb 1852 Sheddos, Ontario d 28 Jun 1930 Caro Tuscola Co Michigan (m1 Katie ? m2 Clara Harris 27 Oct 1920 Caro Tuscola Co Michigan)

*Suggested edit: Benjamin's parents were Joseph Henry Forbes (1793-1873) and Jane McPherson (1792-1872), both of Gainsborough, Lincoln, Ontario (where they were living in 1827 when Benjamin was born). Benjamin's first wife was Eliza Jane Harris (1824-1897); they married in Dereham, Oxford, Ontario on 3 October 1846. They separated around 1860 and Benjamin went to Michigan with Rhoda E Schultz, with whom he had several children.
(Benjamin is my great-great-grandfather)
Contributor: Doug Forbes (49835213)

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