Robert Wasson Forbes

ID #1544, (1822-1907)
Robert Wasson Forbes|b. 27 Mar 1822\nd. 11 Feb 1907|p1544.htm|William Jehiel Forbes|b. 14 Dec 1794\nd. 20 Dec 1839|p626.htm|Charlotte Antoinette Root|b. 9 Feb 1798\nd. 5 May 1888|p627.htm|Jehiel Forbes|b. 9 Aug 1768\nd. 17 Jul 1858|p5379.htm|Huldah Bradley|b. 16 Jun 1770\nd. 19 May 1829|p1405.htm|Joel Root|b. 31 Aug 1770\nd. 12 Jan 1847|p5380.htm|Eleanor Strong|b. 17 Apr 1771\nd. 5 Jul 1853|p5381.htm|
FatherWilliam Jehiel Forbes b. 14 Dec 1794, d. 20 Dec 1839
MotherCharlotte Antoinette Root b. 9 Feb 1798, d. 5 May 1888
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Linda Sargent.
     Robert Wasson Forbes was born on 27 March 1822, in New Haven, CT. He married Hannah M Edwards on Wednesday, 3 October 1855. Robert lived in Brooklyn, NY. He was a shipping merchant.1 He died on 11 February 1907 at age 84 and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, CT.2

Census

1850New York City, NYRobert Wasson Forbes appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census of New York City, NY, enumerated 1850.3
1870Brooklyn, NYHe and Hannah M Edwards appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Brooklyn, NY, enumerated 1870, Enumerated with 5 servants (including a dressmaker & her daughter).4
1880Brooklyn, NYRobert Wasson Forbes and Hannah M Edwards appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Brooklyn, NY, enumerated 1880, Enumerated with 3 servants. 70 Willow St.1
1900Brooklyn, NYRobert Wasson Forbes and Hannah M Edwards appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Brooklyn, NY, enumerated 1900.5

Family

Hannah M Edwards b. 5 Aug 1833, d. 7 Mar 1901
Children

Sources of Information

  1. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. household, 1880 US Census, Brooklyn, NY, viewed on Ancestry.com July 2007.
  2. Grove Street Cemetery, database, http://grovestreetcemetery.org, viewed July 2007.
  3. Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 15 Western Half, New York, New York; Roll: M432_552; Page: 81; Image: 163. household, 1850 US Census, New York City Ward 15, NY.
  4. Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings, New York; Roll: M593_946; Page: 67; Image: 135. household, 1870 US Census, Brooklyn, NY, Ancestry.com July 2007.
  5. Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings, New York; Roll: T623 1043; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 3. household, 1900 US Census, Brooklyn, NY.

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