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John W. Forbes

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John W. Forbes

Birth
Canada
Death
5 Mar 1909 (aged 72)
Alaska, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
OAKHILL--10-24-08
Memorial ID
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John W. Forbes was born 19 Mar 1836, Canada to John and Mary (Stanley) Forbes.

John served during the Civil War with Company C, 1st Michigan Mechanics and Engineers earning the rank of Sargent.

John married Ann Jenette Richards.

Their daughter:
1) Mary/Mae Jeanette was born 1870, Paris Township, Kent County, Michigan to John W. Forbes and his wife Ann J. Richards. At age 20, Mae married 27 Nov 1890, Caledonia, Kent County, Michigan to Harry Hazel Croninger, age 21, b. 1869, Cascade, Kent County, Michigan to William B. and Mary J. (Workman) Croninger.

John appears in the United States 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, Kent County, Michigan

John died at Alaska, Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan, aged 72 years, 11 months, 5 days. His wife, Ann Jennette survived him. Interment at Valley City Cemetery, later known as Oakhill Cemetery.
John W. Forbes was born 19 Mar 1836, Canada to John and Mary (Stanley) Forbes.

John served during the Civil War with Company C, 1st Michigan Mechanics and Engineers earning the rank of Sargent.

John married Ann Jenette Richards.

Their daughter:
1) Mary/Mae Jeanette was born 1870, Paris Township, Kent County, Michigan to John W. Forbes and his wife Ann J. Richards. At age 20, Mae married 27 Nov 1890, Caledonia, Kent County, Michigan to Harry Hazel Croninger, age 21, b. 1869, Cascade, Kent County, Michigan to William B. and Mary J. (Workman) Croninger.

John appears in the United States 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, Kent County, Michigan

John died at Alaska, Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan, aged 72 years, 11 months, 5 days. His wife, Ann Jennette survived him. Interment at Valley City Cemetery, later known as Oakhill Cemetery.


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