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John Forbes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Blackness, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: 1857 (48-49) (apoplexy)
Place of Burial: Buenos Aires, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Immediate Family:

Husband of Ann Simpson
Father of Charlotte Watson; Alexander Forbes; Jane Melville; Peter Forbes and Catherine Forbes

Occupation: Brass finisher
Managed by: Private User
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John Forbes's Timeline

1808
1808
Blackness, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
1830
April 18, 1830
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
1833
August 5, 1833
1835
April 24, 1835
Reisgill, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
1837
February 22, 1837
Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

!BIRTH:
Birth of Peter Forbes
Search results of relevant birth record obtained at the website hereafter:
www.familysearch.org
Author: IGI Individual Record FamilySearch, International Genealogical Index, British Isles
Actual text:
"Peter Forbes
Sex: Male
Event:
Birth:
Date: 22 FEB 1837
Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Parents:
Father: John Forbes
Mother: Ann Simpson”
Source of information:
Batch No. - Dates Source Call No. - Type - Printout Call No.
C110384 - 1820 - 1855 - 0990522 - Film - 6902337
Sheet: 00.

1840
January 16, 1840
1857
September 3, 1857
Age 49
Victoria Protestant Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

!BURIAL
There is a burial entry for a John Forbes at the British Settlers site (to be checked out)
Burials in the Victoria Cemetery, 1856 to 1857
Source: St John's Cathedral archives, items 35-25-03 and 30-25-05
Actual text:
Date Name Age Born in Occupation Died of--
9/3/1857- Forbes, John - 49 - Glasgow, Scotland - Brass finisher - Apoplexy
Abode: Buenos Aires
Officiating Minister: George Ogilvi

1857
Age 49