Deacon John Forbes/Fobes is the same person, not his brother. The listing for Deacon John as his sibling needs to be eliminated. See memorial ID 222534098, which needs to be merged with this memorial ID.∼Deacon John married Ruth Brewster on 14 January 1718. They had 10 children, including Mary Gager Forbes, His surname was also written as "Fobes", and his ancestors came from Scotland. He was very active in the area around Preston, and very well thought of.
Deacon John Forbes/Fobes is the same person, not his brother. The listing for Deacon John as his sibling needs to be eliminated. See memorial ID 222534098, which needs to be merged with this memorial ID.∼Deacon John married Ruth Brewster on 14 January 1718. They had 10 children, including Mary Gager Forbes, His surname was also written as "Fobes", and his ancestors came from Scotland. He was very active in the area around Preston, and very well thought of.
Inscription
:Here lies interred the body of Deacon John Fobes who died Febry the 18th 1739 in the 44th year of his age" "Prepare for Deateh Before it coms"
Gravesite Details
Taken from "Cemetery Inscriptions in the Town of Preston" researched by Marion Hall
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