Francis Murray Forbes, Sr.

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Francis Murray Forbes, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death: November 24, 1961 (87)
Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Francis Blackwell "Frank" Forbes and Isabel Forbes
Husband of Marjorie Forbes
Father of Francis Murray Forbes, Jr.; Marjorie Forbes; Alexander Cochrane Forbes; Dorothy Murray Forbes and Cynthia Forbes Forbes
Brother of Isobel de Mimont; Ethel Anna Forbes; Charles Stewart Forbes and James Grant Forbes

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About Francis Murray Forbes, Sr.

  • Francis and Marjorie were married on 3 June 1903 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The marriage record provided their ages, occupations, and birthplaces (Francis, age 28 [born ca. 1875], born in Paris, France, and employed as a real estate broker; Marjorie, age 24 [born ca. 1879], born in Boston, Massachusetts); and the names of their parents: Francis Blackwell Forbes and Isabel Clarke, and Alexander Cochrane and Mary Sullivan. See "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFH-4WS : 24 January 2020), Francis Murray Forbes, 1903.
  • Francis' birth and death information are available at https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-5c4c643c7c7828a4485f67729...
  • Francis' passport application form (dated 27 September 1924) provided his photograph and the following information (see ""United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJG-PCXS : 16 March 2018), F Murray Forbes, 1924; citing Passport Application, Massachusetts, United States, source certificate #479637, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2644, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.):
    • He was born on 31 August 1874 in Paris, France, and that his father, Francis Blackwell Forbes, was born in New York.
    • His permanent residence was in Needham, Massachusetts, and he worked as a realtor in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • For his current journey, he planned to visit England (to help his son with his education) and France, by departing from the Port of New York aboard the ship Olympia on 14 October 1924
    • He was 50 years; was 5-feet, 8½-inches tall; had a high forehead, greenish eyes, a straight nose, a small mouth, an oval chin, gray hair, an oval face, and a florid complexion.
  • Francis' death information is available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169415646/francis-murray-forbes
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Francis Murray Forbes, Sr.'s Timeline

1874
August 31, 1874
Paris, Île-de-France, France
1904
April 21, 1904
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1906
August 3, 1906
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1909
November 3, 1909
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1913
November 5, 1913
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1918
December 15, 1918
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1961
November 24, 1961
Age 87
Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States