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Hester Ann <I>Arnold</I> Forbes

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Hester Ann Arnold Forbes

Birth
Muhlenburg, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Jun 1928 (aged 68)
Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Born Union Twp. Died at Raven Creek on the Kearkuff property right adjacent to cemetery. Married Wilson A. Forbes. Daughter of Jefferson Arnold (1830-1904) and Phoebe Spencer (1830-1904). Paternal grandparents were Warren Marvin Arnold and Mary Fink. Maternal grandparents were Daniel Spencer, Jr. and Susanna Amey.

Birth date on headstone is off by one-year. It's 1859, not 1860 as shown on the headstone. The 1860 Union Twp. census enumeration shows Jefferson Arnold's household recorded on 9 Jun 1860, and Hester is shown as six months old.
[1860 PENNSYLVANIA, Series: M653 Roll: 1133 Page: 921]
Born Union Twp. Died at Raven Creek on the Kearkuff property right adjacent to cemetery. Married Wilson A. Forbes. Daughter of Jefferson Arnold (1830-1904) and Phoebe Spencer (1830-1904). Paternal grandparents were Warren Marvin Arnold and Mary Fink. Maternal grandparents were Daniel Spencer, Jr. and Susanna Amey.

Birth date on headstone is off by one-year. It's 1859, not 1860 as shown on the headstone. The 1860 Union Twp. census enumeration shows Jefferson Arnold's household recorded on 9 Jun 1860, and Hester is shown as six months old.
[1860 PENNSYLVANIA, Series: M653 Roll: 1133 Page: 921]


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  • Created by: Ken Forbes
  • Added: Dec 14, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8182135/hester_ann-forbes: accessed ), memorial page for Hester Ann Arnold Forbes (12 Nov 1859–19 Jun 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8182135, citing Raven Creek Cemetery, Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Ken Forbes (contributor 46558713).