David Forbush, Deacon

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A042721 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8QN-PQM

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Westborough/aMarriagesF.shtml "(Forbush) David of Upton and Anna Whitney, May 4, 1749. CR" She died, in Grafton, Jan. 4, 1785.

(2nd) https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Grafton/Images/Grafton_M20... "(FORBUSH (See Furbush, also Forehand)) David, and Sarah Temple of Upton, int. Aug. 18, 1785.

Grafton VR has David & Anna with these children: (under Forbush)

• Anna, d. David and Annah, July 7, 1750.
• John, s. David and Annah, Dec. 20, 1751. died Sept. 7, 1757.
• David, s. David and Annah, April 18, 1754. married Deliverance Gooddell, March 20, 1778.
• Jacob, s. David and Annah, Feb. 20, 1756. died March 3, 1756.
• Abigail, d. David and Annah, May 2, 1757.
• Louis, d. David and Annah, Sept. 27, 1759.
• Jonathan, s. David and Annah, Feb. 22, 1762. married Betty Hayden, Nov. 5, 1782. died Feb. 7, 1798.
• Jemima, d. David and Annah, May 21, 1764. married Salvenus Morse, int. Nov. 13, 1790.
• Silas, s. David and Annah, May 19, 1766. married Rhoda Fisk of Upton, int. March 12, 1789.
• Joel, s. David and Annah, July 29, 1768. died Sept. 25, 1776.
• Ruth, d. David and Annah, Nov. 15, 1770.
• Mary, d. David and Annah, Sept. 2, 1776. married Daniel Leland, May 13, 1798.

Grafton VR baptisms (under Furbush):

• Abigail, June 12, 1757.
• Lois, Dec. 9, 1759.
• Jonathan, April 18, 1762.
• Jemima, June 24, 1764.
• Silas, June 22, 1766.
• Joel, Aug. 28, 1768.
• Beulah, Dec. 30, 1770. (Either this is Ruth or a twin to Ruth.) married Silas Hardy of Upton, April 25, 1799.
• Mary, Oct. 13, 1776.

History of Grafton, page 484 details his birth, marriage, and children. <archive.org>