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Capt Samuel Forbes

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Capt Samuel Forbes

Birth
Death
26 Apr 1757 (aged 53–54)
East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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First mentioned in the town records in 1728 and was "employed in ship building, on the point below the mill." (the East Haven Register compiled by Rev Stephen Dodd pub. 1824)
It has always been a tradition in the family that he was a Scotchman. (History of East Haven by Sarah Eva Hughes pub 1908)

Jacobus pg608- bpt Sept 1703 at Hartford, d 26 April 1757; Capt., son of John & Mary (Griffin) Forbes; Married 8 Dec 1781
First mentioned in the town records in 1728 and was "employed in ship building, on the point below the mill." (the East Haven Register compiled by Rev Stephen Dodd pub. 1824)
It has always been a tradition in the family that he was a Scotchman. (History of East Haven by Sarah Eva Hughes pub 1908)

Jacobus pg608- bpt Sept 1703 at Hartford, d 26 April 1757; Capt., son of John & Mary (Griffin) Forbes; Married 8 Dec 1781

Inscription

Here Lies Ye Body
of Cap. Samuel
Forbes he died
Aprl Ye 20th 1757
in Ye 54th Year
of his Age



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  • Created by: Suzanne
  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106708942/samuel-forbes: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Samuel Forbes (1703–26 Apr 1757), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106708942, citing Old Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Suzanne (contributor 47992853).