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Born: 18 Oct 1821, NY
Parents: John J. Forbes and Lydia Sheridan
Siblings: George W. (1818-1903), Jacob (1820-1901/2), Thomas ( 1824-1894), Mary (1829-?), Herrick Alexander (1838-1893)
Marriage: never married
Death: 15 Apr 1861, Jefferson City-New Orleans, Louisiana
Mexican War Veteran
From Margaret MacDonald:
Private, Capt, Chase’s 15th Infantry.
John died in either Louisiana or Missouri at the outbreak of the Civil War, April 1861, cause unknown. There is some evidence, no proof, that John and his brother Merrick were connected with the Underground Railroad. Their nephew,
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