Name: Henry Clay Forbes
Birth Date: 21 May 1835
Birth Place: Oplain River, Illinois
Parents: John and Mary Trowbridge Forbes
Death Date: 04 Jan 1878
Death Place: Kelton, Box Elder, Utah
Arrival: 1858, A Civilian in Johnston's Army, wagon train
Spouse: Orpha Ann Waldo
Marriage Date: 1852
Spouse's Birth Date: 28 Sep 1853
Spouse's Birth Place: Vermont
Spouse's Death Date: abt 1857
Spouse's Death Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
Married 2nd: Esther Seddon Date: abt 1860 , Utah territory Birth: 2 Feb 1844 , Upholland, Lancashire, England Died: 2 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Box Elder, Utah.
Henry married at the age of 17 to his first wife Orpha Waldo , also age 17. One year later their first child was born. Orpha died in 1857 . It is believed that this is what caused Henry to join up with Johnston's Army as a civilian wagon master. It is possible that his wagon was among those burned when Brigham Young's men tried to turn back or delay the army from entering the Valley. During his stay in Camp Floyd , he met and married his 16-year-old second wife, Esther Seddon . In 1861 they traveled back East where their first child was born in Nebraska . Henry joined the Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War in 1862 . He was released in 1865 and returned to his wife in Nebraska . Henry got work building the railroad, which enabled him to bring his family back to Utah. They came to Curlew Valley , near Corrine , where they settled in the little railroad town of Kelton , a few miles from Promontory Point . Times were very difficult and Henry died of spinal fever two months before the birth of his son. His wife also died of the fever after giving birth to their son. The baby died shortly after.
Children of 1st wife: Mary Marie , b. abt 1853 .
Children of 2nd wife:
Rose Ann Forbes , b. 22 Feb 1961 , Nebraska
John Logan , b. 14 Mar 1868 , Nebraska
Esther Elizabeth , 16 Mar 1871 , Kelton, Utah
Susan Dell , b. 2 May 1876 , Kelton, Utah
Mona May , b. 28 Apr 1874 , Kelton, Utah
Henry , b. 6 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Utah
Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2
Thanks to Burnt Almond Fudge (#46857451) for adding this info with his Photo.
Birth Date: 21 May 1835
Birth Place: Oplain River, Illinois
Parents: John and Mary Trowbridge Forbes
Death Date: 04 Jan 1878
Death Place: Kelton, Box Elder, Utah
Arrival: 1858, A Civilian in Johnston's Army, wagon train
Spouse: Orpha Ann Waldo
Marriage Date: 1852
Spouse's Birth Date: 28 Sep 1853
Spouse's Birth Place: Vermont
Spouse's Death Date: abt 1857
Spouse's Death Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
Married 2nd: Esther Seddon Date: abt 1860 , Utah territory Birth: 2 Feb 1844 , Upholland, Lancashire, England Died: 2 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Box Elder, Utah.
Henry married at the age of 17 to his first wife Orpha Waldo , also age 17. One year later their first child was born. Orpha died in 1857 . It is believed that this is what caused Henry to join up with Johnston's Army as a civilian wagon master. It is possible that his wagon was among those burned when Brigham Young's men tried to turn back or delay the army from entering the Valley. During his stay in Camp Floyd , he met and married his 16-year-old second wife, Esther Seddon . In 1861 they traveled back East where their first child was born in Nebraska . Henry joined the Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War in 1862 . He was released in 1865 and returned to his wife in Nebraska . Henry got work building the railroad, which enabled him to bring his family back to Utah. They came to Curlew Valley , near Corrine , where they settled in the little railroad town of Kelton , a few miles from Promontory Point . Times were very difficult and Henry died of spinal fever two months before the birth of his son. His wife also died of the fever after giving birth to their son. The baby died shortly after.
Children of 1st wife: Mary Marie , b. abt 1853 .
Children of 2nd wife:
Rose Ann Forbes , b. 22 Feb 1961 , Nebraska
John Logan , b. 14 Mar 1868 , Nebraska
Esther Elizabeth , 16 Mar 1871 , Kelton, Utah
Susan Dell , b. 2 May 1876 , Kelton, Utah
Mona May , b. 28 Apr 1874 , Kelton, Utah
Henry , b. 6 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Utah
Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2
Thanks to Burnt Almond Fudge (#46857451) for adding this info with his Photo.
Name: Henry Clay Forbes
Birth Date: 21 May 1835
Birth Place: Oplain River, Illinois
Parents: John and Mary Trowbridge Forbes
Death Date: 04 Jan 1878
Death Place: Kelton, Box Elder, Utah
Arrival: 1858, A Civilian in Johnston's Army, wagon train
Spouse: Orpha Ann Waldo
Marriage Date: 1852
Spouse's Birth Date: 28 Sep 1853
Spouse's Birth Place: Vermont
Spouse's Death Date: abt 1857
Spouse's Death Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
Married 2nd: Esther Seddon Date: abt 1860 , Utah territory Birth: 2 Feb 1844 , Upholland, Lancashire, England Died: 2 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Box Elder, Utah.
Henry married at the age of 17 to his first wife Orpha Waldo , also age 17. One year later their first child was born. Orpha died in 1857 . It is believed that this is what caused Henry to join up with Johnston's Army as a civilian wagon master. It is possible that his wagon was among those burned when Brigham Young's men tried to turn back or delay the army from entering the Valley. During his stay in Camp Floyd , he met and married his 16-year-old second wife, Esther Seddon . In 1861 they traveled back East where their first child was born in Nebraska . Henry joined the Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War in 1862 . He was released in 1865 and returned to his wife in Nebraska . Henry got work building the railroad, which enabled him to bring his family back to Utah. They came to Curlew Valley , near Corrine , where they settled in the little railroad town of Kelton , a few miles from Promontory Point . Times were very difficult and Henry died of spinal fever two months before the birth of his son. His wife also died of the fever after giving birth to their son. The baby died shortly after.
Children of 1st wife: Mary Marie , b. abt 1853 .
Children of 2nd wife:
Rose Ann Forbes , b. 22 Feb 1961 , Nebraska
John Logan , b. 14 Mar 1868 , Nebraska
Esther Elizabeth , 16 Mar 1871 , Kelton, Utah
Susan Dell , b. 2 May 1876 , Kelton, Utah
Mona May , b. 28 Apr 1874 , Kelton, Utah
Henry , b. 6 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Utah
Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2
Thanks to Burnt Almond Fudge (#46857451) for adding this info with his Photo.
Birth Date: 21 May 1835
Birth Place: Oplain River, Illinois
Parents: John and Mary Trowbridge Forbes
Death Date: 04 Jan 1878
Death Place: Kelton, Box Elder, Utah
Arrival: 1858, A Civilian in Johnston's Army, wagon train
Spouse: Orpha Ann Waldo
Marriage Date: 1852
Spouse's Birth Date: 28 Sep 1853
Spouse's Birth Place: Vermont
Spouse's Death Date: abt 1857
Spouse's Death Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
Married 2nd: Esther Seddon Date: abt 1860 , Utah territory Birth: 2 Feb 1844 , Upholland, Lancashire, England Died: 2 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Box Elder, Utah.
Henry married at the age of 17 to his first wife Orpha Waldo , also age 17. One year later their first child was born. Orpha died in 1857 . It is believed that this is what caused Henry to join up with Johnston's Army as a civilian wagon master. It is possible that his wagon was among those burned when Brigham Young's men tried to turn back or delay the army from entering the Valley. During his stay in Camp Floyd , he met and married his 16-year-old second wife, Esther Seddon . In 1861 they traveled back East where their first child was born in Nebraska . Henry joined the Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War in 1862 . He was released in 1865 and returned to his wife in Nebraska . Henry got work building the railroad, which enabled him to bring his family back to Utah. They came to Curlew Valley , near Corrine , where they settled in the little railroad town of Kelton , a few miles from Promontory Point . Times were very difficult and Henry died of spinal fever two months before the birth of his son. His wife also died of the fever after giving birth to their son. The baby died shortly after.
Children of 1st wife: Mary Marie , b. abt 1853 .
Children of 2nd wife:
Rose Ann Forbes , b. 22 Feb 1961 , Nebraska
John Logan , b. 14 Mar 1868 , Nebraska
Esther Elizabeth , 16 Mar 1871 , Kelton, Utah
Susan Dell , b. 2 May 1876 , Kelton, Utah
Mona May , b. 28 Apr 1874 , Kelton, Utah
Henry , b. 6 Mar 1878 , Kelton, Utah
Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2
Thanks to Burnt Almond Fudge (#46857451) for adding this info with his Photo.
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