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cember 9. 1825, died in Washington, D. C., June 16, 1899: married, in Gloucester, Octo- ber 6, 1846, Joseph Warren Story, killed in battle at Whitehall, North Carolina, December 16. 1862. Children: Anna Warren Story, born in South Boston, February 10, 1848: Clarence Bruce Story, born in Gloucester, No- vember 28, 1858. 10. Caroline Amelia Bruce, born in Hingham, November 10, 1829, died in Gloucester, May 3. 1894: married October 8. 1846, George P. Rust, of Gloucester. Chil- dren: Harriet Proctor Rust, born in East Gloucester, December 13, 1847, died May II, 1902: Caroline Augusta Rust, born in Glou- cester, June 21. 1858: George Everett Rust, born Gloucester, September 29. 1860, died Oc- tober 18, 1861; Marion Bruce Rust, born in Gloucester, March 5, 1864: Mabel Rust, born in Gloucester, March 29. 1867: Francis Lor- ing Rust, born in Salem, May 8, 1870, died December 19, 1870.
(V) Matthew Loring, son of Samuel and Jane ( Goold ) Loring, born in Hull, Massachu- setts, January 17. 1751, died in Boston, No- vember 7. 1829. He was Matthew Loring the cordwainer, and was a member of that 'guild' in the town and city where the scene of his life was laid ; and it was he who at the public demonstration in honor of the visit of General Washington in Boston in 1789 carried the famous cordwainer banner in the procession of trades which graced the occasion. The banner. artistically painted in oil and supporting the cordwainer arms, was last displayed in Boston during old home week in 1907, having been loaned for the event by Mrs. Clara Loring Pew. of Gloucester, one of the descendants of Matthew Loring. Matthew Loring. the cordwainer, was a soldier of the revolution. and entered the service as a drummer in Cap- tain Freedom Chamberlain's company of mili- tia which marched from Pembroke, Massachu- setts, March 5. 1776, to take possession of Dorchester Heights. He served five days, which was the time of service of the company. He served as a bombardier in the American artillery company commanded by Captain Winthrop Gray, Colonel Craft's battalion, in the service of the Massachusetts Bay colony. He also served on board the brigantine "Haz- zard." Simon Samson commander, which was fitted out by the Massachusetts colony. He was in the service as a drummer from Sep- tember 30, 1777, to May 30, 1778, and also was a member of the famous "Boston Tea Party."
Matthew Loring married three times. His
first wife, whom he married January 1, 1786, Nancy Agnes Floiad ( Floyd ), born in Boston. May 18, 1767, died there March 28, 1798, hav- ing borne her husband five children. He mar- ried second, June 17, 1799. Sarah Blake, born April 4, 1763, died October 30, 1800, having borne him one child. For his third wife he mar- ried, June 6, 1801, Mercy Bates, born in Bath, Maine, June 16, 1765, died February 3, 1834, leaving three children. Matthew Loring had nine children : 1. Sarah, born in Boston, Oc- tober 20, 1787, died there August 24, 1812; married August, 1810, Thomas Newcomb. 2. Ebenezer, born in Boston, January 23, 1790, died July 22, 1791. 3. Nancy, born in Boston, September 11, 1792, died February 1, 1817. 4. William Price, born in Boston, January 28. 1795. died February 1, 1878; married in Hav- erhill, May 27, 1825, Eliza Harding, born in Haverhill, May 27, 1798, died August 12, 1865. Her father, Jesse Harding, was born in Charlestown, November 17, 1774, and died in Haverhill, July 2, 1855. He married Hannah Webster, born September 23. 1769, died Sep- tember 15, 1851. Children: Mary Harding. born August 7. 1796; Eliza Harding, born May 27, 1798, died August 12, 1865, married William Price Loring; Newell Harding, born October 20, 1799: Ellen Harding, born March 10, 1801, died May 28, 1845; Abigail Harding, born February 27, 1803: Sarah Harding, born February 15, 1805. died 1866; Harriet Harding, born October 19. 1806, died February 3. 1845: William Harding, born February 20, 1807, died December 24. 1813: Alinnen Harding, born April 2. 1811, died January 18, 1825. Children of William Price Loring and Eliza Harding: i. Sarah Ayres Loring, born Feb- ruary 8, 1826, died January 14, 1905 ; married July 11, 1850, by Rev. Lemuel Capen, George W. Sprague (and had Emma Josephine Sprague, born September 15. 1852, married June 7. 1876, James Alfred Mitchell, and had Alfred York Mitchell, born June 4, 1878, and Myra Agnes Mitchell, born April 5, 1884; George W. Sprague, junior, born June 6, 1856, died June 8, 1856; Carrie Matilda Sprague, born March 21, 1858, married October 22, 1884. Dr. Charles K. Cutter, and had Loring Edmunds Cutter, born June 19, 1886, died August 28. 1887, and Enid Josephine Cutter, born Septem- ber 5. 1888: Agnes Francelia Sprague, born June 15, 1860, married May 25, 1892, Henry G. Robbins and had Howard Sprague Robbins, born April 16, 1898, died April 19, 1898) ; ii. Abigail Loring, born 1827. lived twelve
Merry Bates Loring
Matthew Poring
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hours ; iii. Charles Harding Loring, born Feb- ruary 26, 1828, died February 5, 1907. married May 19. 1852. Ruth Dingley Malben ( and ha 1 Mary Malben Loring, born November. 13. 1861, died March 6, 1887). iv. William Fran- cis Loring, born September 27, 1830, died Oc- tober 18. 1847. v. Emily Webster Loring, born May 1. 1833, married, February 20, 1864. George H. Hastings, junior, (and had Frank Loring Hastings and George H. Hastings, junior, twins, born July 22. 1868, both died 1868; Elizabeth Goodrich Hastings, born .Aug- ust 21. 1870. married September 11, 1901. Arthur Clifford Moore : Charles Loring Hast- ings, born October 10, 1871. married October 26. 1898. Alice Hayward Bacon, who died Oc- tober 31. 1903). vi. Josephine Loring, born February 7, 1836, died October 6, 1838. 5. Jane B., born in Boston May 15. 1707. died November 7, 1813. 6. Hannah Blake, born in Boston. October 22. 1800, died November 28. 1868: married December 12, 1824. Theo- dore Abbott. 7. Joseph B., born in Boston. May 15. 1802. died February 9. 1842 ; married first. February 17, 1834, Vicy M. Jones: sec- ond, - 8. Caroline M., born in Boston, December 8, 1806, died July 4. 1862. 9. Fran- cis Maguire, born in Boston, August 27. 1811. died in Gloucester, .August 19. 1888; married June 29, 1834, Eliza Beal Bruce (see ante ). born Hull, Massachusetts, April 11. 1813, died Gloucester, May 5. 1883. Children: Francis W. Loring, born Makden. December 25. 1835. died same day ; Harriet Augusta Loring, born Worcester. December 25. 1836, died Methuen. June 28, 1838: Winslow F. Loring, born Meth- uen. November 16, 1838. died same day ; Clara Maria Loring, born Gloucester, November 3. 1840. married January 26, 1802. Charles Hiram Pew (see Pew family ) ; Josephine Adelaide Loring, born Gloucester. May 6. 1844. died Sepember 20, 1844.
Thomas Hobson (1), English HOBSON progenitor of this family, was of Yorkshire. England. He removed from the West Riding of that county, and lived at Wistow, near Alby, for a time, selling his lands there finally and settling at U'sflet, a town adjoining Whitgift, England. Children: 1. Henry, mentioned below. 2. Peter. 3. Robert. 4. Nicholas.
( II) Henry Hobson, son of Thomas Hob- son (1), was born in Yorkshire, England ; married first, Joan Carr; second, Mary Wawdman. He resided at Usflet. Children of Henry and Joan Hobson: 1. "Elizabeth. 2.
Ann. 3. Mary. 4. Henry. Children of second wife: 5. Thomas. 6. John. 7. Sarah. 8. Susan. 9. William, the American emigrant, mentioned below. 10. Mary. 11. Jane.
( III) William Hobson, son of Henry Hob- (2). was the immigrant ancestor. He married, November 12, 1652. Ann Reyner, daughter of Eller Humphrey Reyner. She lied December 2. 1693. Ile settled in Row- ley. Massachusetts, in 1652. He had been in the civil war, and suffered from a broken knee received in battle near Willoughby. He bought
the four-acre house-lot laid out to Captain Brigham. He was buried July 17, 1659. Chil- dren : 1. Humphrey, born June 2. 1655 ; mar- ried. July 25, 1083. Elizabeth, daughter of Ezekiel Northend: he died August 8, 1684. and his widow married, October 10, 1686, Ezekiel Mighill. 2. John, born April 16, 1657 : mentioned below. 3. William, born May 24. 1659 ; married Sarah Jewett.
(IV) John Hobson, son of William Hob- son ( 3). was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, April 16, 1657; married. December 4, 1679. Sarah Varnum, daughter of Samuel Varnum, of Chelmsford Ile was buried August 25. 1683. His widow married second, Philip Nel- son, Jr. Their only child known: 1. John. mentioned below.
(V) John Hobson, son of John Hobson (4), was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, No- vember 10. 1680: married. September 7, 1699. Dorcas Pearson, daughter of John Pearson. She died November 23. 1756. He married second. April 29. 1757. Elizabeth (Story ) Hidden. widow of Ebenezer Hidden. She (lied September 28. 1766, aged about eighty- five years. He was a justice of the peace : deputy to the general court many years; in 1741 speaker of the house of representatives. lle died March 20. 1770, aged ninety years. Children, born in Rowley: 1. Hepzibah, born June 13. 1700: married, November 10, 1724. Jeremiah Dow, of Ipswich. 2. Humphrey, born October 1. 1702: died June. 1704-5 3. Moses, born December 29. 1704; mentioned below. 4. John, born January 19. 1706-7 : died July 22. 1719.
(VI) Moses Hobson, son of Hon. John Hobson (5), was born in Rowley. December 20, 1704: married December 1. 1725, Lydia Lancaster, daughter of Samuel and Hannah ( Platts ) Lancaster. Children, born in Row- ley and baptized in the church there: 1. Su- sanna, baptized January 22. 1726-7 : died July 24, 1728. 2. John, baptized December 1, 1728; mentioned below. 3. Samuel. baptized July
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11, 1731 : died September 17, 1739. 4. Daniel, baptized September 3, 1732; died August 2, 1739. 5. Moses, baptized June 2. 1734: died January 13, 1734-5. 6. Moses, baptized De- cember 14. 1735 ; died September 15, 1739. 7. Susanna, born October 2, 1737 ; died August 19, 1752. 8. David, baptized March 11, 1738-9; married Elizabeth Clark. 9. Lydia, baptized May 23. 1742: died October 18, 1742. 10. Lydia, baptized February 17, 1744-5 : married, April 9, 1765. Moses Dole, of Newbury. H. Hannah, baptized July 13, 1746; married, January 12, 1768, Nathaniel Merrill, of At- kinson, New Hampshire.
(\'ll) John Hobson, son of Moses Hob- son (6). was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, December 1, 1728. He married there, Martha Pool.
(VIII) Moses Hobson, only child of John llobson (7), was born in Rowley, 1754. He was a soldier in the revolution, a private in Captain Thomas Mighill's (Rowley) com- pany of minute-men who marched on the Lexington alarm; also private in Captain Thomas Mighill's company, Colonel Loammi Baldwin's regiment (late Colonel Samuel Ger- rish's) ( Thirty-eighth ) in the summer of 1775. His name appears on a list of casual- ties in September, 1775. He married Sarah Jewett, and settled in Rowley. Children, born at Rowley: Nathan, mentioned below ; Eli- phalet, Moses. Aaron, twin of Moses, and Jewett.
(IX ) Nathan Hobson. son of Moses Hob- son (8), was born in Rowley, where he spent his entire life. He was the proprietor of a general store, manufactured shoes, and owned and operated a farm, deriving a profitable income from these various occupations. He affiliated with the Congregational church. He married Mary Pierce: children, all born at Rowley: 1. William P., born 1812, mentioned below. 2. Elnathan, born 1817. 3. Ebenezer, born 1825. 4. Mary Ann. married William Hutchinson. 5. Sallie, married Aaron Black- ington. 6. Ruth, married Mark Perley. 7. Julia, married Moses T. Whittier. 8. Pris- cilla J., unmarried. living in 1908, at age of eighty-cight years. 9. Elizabeth Ann, mar- ried Solomon Nelson. 10. Emily, died un- married. These children are probably not named in order of birth.
(X) William Pierce Hobson, son of Nathan Hobson (9), was born in Rowley, 1812. reared and educated in his native town. He was a shoe manufacturer throughout the active years of his life. first in Rowley, later
in Georgetown, and subsequently in Haver- hill, removing thence in 1850, and there he operated until his retirement from business several years prior to his decease, which oc- curred March 16, 1901. He was a Republican in politics, and he and his family attended the Congregational church. He married Harriet Lambert, born 1812. died April 1, 1897, daugh- ter of John and Sarah ( Bradstreet ) Lambert. of Rowley. Children: 1. Mary Frances, born July 23. 1839, widow of Henry Harrison Johnson, a resident of Haverhill : children : William Henry and Caroline Lambert John- son. 2. John 1 .. , mentioned below.
(XI) John Lambert Hobson, only son of William P. and Harriet (Lambert ) Hobson, was born in Rowley, October 5, 1841. He attended the schools of Georgetown until ten years of age, after which he was a pupil in the schools of Haverhill, preparing for college in the Haverhill high school. When his studies were completed, at the age of nineteen, he en- tered the Merrimack Bank as a clerk, remain- ing for a period of four years. When the in- ternal revenue bureau of the sixth congres- sional district was established, with central office located in Haverhill. Mr. Hobson was appointed deputy of the first sub-district. which position he held about two and a half years. In June, 1868, he was elected cashier of the Merrimack National Bank, serving in that capacity until August, 1881. In June of that year E. J. M. Hale died, and Mr. Hobson was appointed trustee of his estate and con- tinned as such until July, 1907, when he re- signed, since which time he has practically led a retired life. He was instrumental in the formation of the Haverhill Paper Company, served as director and later became president of the company. In 1855 the parties who controlled the Haverhill Paper Company or- ganized the Glue Manufacturing Company of Berlin, New Hampshire, and Mr. Hobson was chosen president of that company. They con- tinued to operate the two mills until January, 1898, when the two plants were sold and transferred to the International Paper Com- pany. Mr. Hobson has been a director of the Merrimack National Bank ever since he was cashier, and is now ( 1908) vice-president of the institution, having served in that capacity for several years. He is also trustee of the Haverhill Savings Bank, was a member of the Haverhill school board at the time that the Currier school and high school were built, is a member of the Haverhill Board of Trade. is a stockholder in the Haverhill Building As-
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sociation, and a member of the Pentucket Club. He is a Republican in politics, and cast his first vote for John A. AAndrew for governor.
Mr. Hobson married, November 1. 1871. Ida F., daughter of Ira and Maria A. (Mc- Intire ) Noyes. Children: 1. Arthur L., born October 18. 1872, a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, treasurer of the St. Croix Paper Company: married Alice C. Gale. daughter of General S. 11. Gale, of Exeter. New Hampshire ; they are the parents of four children: John L., MMlice G., Arthur 1 .. and Catherine B. Hobson. 2. Mary Agnes, born February 29, 1884: married, October 30. 1907. Colonel Harvey Clinton Taylor, son of Martin Taylor, of Haverhill; they reside at Ports- mouth. New Hampshire. He is a member of the staff of Governor C. M. Floyd.
The surname is an ancient
FORBES Scotch family name, originally a place-name, according to the
best authorities. For many centuries the family has been numerous and prominent in Scotland. The surname Fobes appears to be a variation in spelling of the surname Forbes. The early generations of the family at Bridge- water, Massachusetts, all held to the spelling Fobes, occasionally Vobes, as Fales was occa- sionally spelled Vales. As the later genera- tions have taken to the ancient form of Forbes. again, we have followed that spelling through the sketch. No connection is found to exist between the Fobes and Forbes or For- bush families of Westborough, descendants of Daniel Forbes, an early settler of Cambridge, and it is quite likely that the Bridgewater family was from an English branch of the family. A search of English records, how- ever. does not reveal the surname Vobes or Fobes. That spelling seems to be an American form. The immigrant came earlier than any Scotch pioneers and settled in a community that was almost if not entirely of English stock. The name of Forbes is found in the Scotch counties of Aberdeen and Argyle be- fore the year 1200. It is one of the most honorable and distinguished names of Scot- land. Of the noble family of this name Burke says: "The surname of Forbes was assumed from the lands of Forbes, Aberdeen county, granted by Alexander II ( 1249) about the middle of the thirteenth century, to the pro- genitors of this noble family."
(I) John De Forbes, first of the family on record, was a man of rank and importance in the reign of King William the Lion, 1214.
(II) Fergus De Forbes, son of John ( 1). was his heir.
(III) Alexander De Forbes, eldest son of Fergus (2), was his successor. He lost his life in defence of the castle of Urquhart, in Murray, against Edward I. The fortress was taken by storm after a gallant resistance and the whole garrison put to the sword, none escaping but the wife of the governor, who fed to Ireland and there gave birth soon after- ward to a son.
( IV ) Alexander Forbes, posthumous son of Alexander (3), returned to Scotland and at- taching himself to the fortunes of Robert Bruce, obtained grants of land equivalent to those of which his father had been despoiled. Ile fell at the battle of Dublin, 1332.
(V) Sir John Forbes, Knight, son of Alex- ander Forbes (4). married Elizabeth, daughter of Kennedy of Dunure, an ancestor of the noble house of Cassilis, by whom he had four sons-Sir Alexander : Duncan. the celebrated lord-president of the court of session: John ; Duncan-George.
(\'1) Sir Alexander Forbes, son of Sir John Forbes (5), went to France to oppose the English under Henry V. with one hundred horses and forty lances. He was elevated to the peerage of Scotland by James Il. prior to 1436. by the title of Baron Forbes. He mar- ried Lady Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of George, Earl of Angus, and granddaughter of Robert 11, King of Scotland. Ile died in 1448.
(\'ll) James Forbes, the second baron, son of Sir Alexander (6), married Lady Egidia Keith and had one daughter and three sons. llis son Duncan was ancestor of the Forbes of Pitsligo. His son Patrick was the ancestor of the Forbes who were earls of Granard in Ire- . land. Burke gives sixteen barons in this line. some of them very distinguished men. John, sixth baron, was executed for high treason, July 17, 1537. Alexander, tenth baron, adopted the profession of arms and served with con- siderable renown under Gustavus Adolphus of 'Sweden, attaining the rank of lieutenant-gen- eral. He was sent to Ireland in 1643 by his own government for the purpose of suppress- ing the rebellion there. William, twelfth baron, was in the privy council of King William. The barony of Forbes is the first on the Union roll, and as such takes rank before all the lords of parliament. The arms are: Azure, three bears' heads, couped argent, muzzle, gules. Crest : A stag's head, attired proper. Motto: "Grace me guide." Seat, Castle Forbes. Aber- deenshire.
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(I) John Forbes, ( Fobes or Vobes, as the name was variously spelled ), was the immi- grant ancestor of this branch of the family in America. He was a proprietor in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and is mentioned in the court records as early as August 5, 1636. He was a tailor by trade. He was "able to bear arms" in 1643. He removed to Bridgewater and owned land at Powder Point in 1636. He died about 1661, leaving a proved nuncupative will, July 31, 1662, witnessed by William Brett and Arthur Harris. He bequeaths to wife and two eldest sons; to daughter Mary; his brother Experience Mitchell to help the wife and chil- dren. Children: 1. John, died at Sandwich, 1661. 2. Edward, mentioned below. 3. Mary, 4. Caleb, settled in Norwich. 5. William, mar- ried Elizabeth, daughter of Constant South- worth, about 1667, and settled at Little Camp : was in King Philip's War under Captain Church. 6. Joshua, fell with Captain Michael Pierce, near Attleborough, 1676. 7. Elizabeth.
(II) Edward Forbes, son of John Forbes (1), died 1732: married Elizabeth, daughter of John Howland. Children, born at Bridge- water : 1. Elizabeth, born 1677; married Joseph Keith. 2. John, born 1679. 3. Mary, born 1681. 4. Bethia, born 1683: married, 1703, Samuel Keith. 5. Hannah, born 1686; married, 1710, Timothy Keith. 6. Ephraim, born 1688. 7. Joshua, mentioned below. 8. Benjamin. 9. William.
(IHF) Joshua Forbes, son of Edward Forbes (2), born in Bridgewater, 1689, died 1762; married first, 1711, Abigail, daughter of Peter Dunbar : married second, 1754.
Mercy Churchill, of Plympton. Children, born at Bridgewater, all by first wife: 1. Bethia, born . 1712. 2. Hannah, born 1713. 3. Joshua, born 1715 ; mentioned below. 4. Mary, born 1717 : married Robert Washburn. 5. Leah, born 1720; married Israel Washburn. 6. Betty, born 1724. 7. Abigail, born 1728; married, 1753. Daniel Snow.
(IV) Joshua Forbes, son of Joshua Forbes (3). born 1715 : married. 1740, Esther, daugh- ter of Nicholas Porter, of Abington. Chil- dren, born at Bridgewater: 1. Azariah, born 1741. 2. Daniel, born 1742. 3. Ruth, born 1744: married, 1763, Ebenezer Alden, of Middleborough. 4. Abigail, born 1747; mar- ried. 1772, Joseph Cowen. 5. Joshua, born 1744. 6. Caleb, born 1750; married Susanna, daughter of Ebenezer Keith, of Lyme, Con- necticut. 7. Robert, born 1753. 8. Solomon, mentioned below.
(V) Solomon Forbes, son of Joshua Forbes
(4), was born in 1756, and was a soldier in the revolution, the name being spelled Fobes. He was in Captain Joseph Keith's company. Colonel Cotton's regiment, September 25 to October 3, 1777, and marched to Tiverton on a secret expedition. Children : 1. Laban, mentioned below. 2. Martin.
(VI) Laban Forbes, son of Solomon Forbes (5), was born April 22, 1797, and died September 14, 1871. He married, in 1816, Hannah Richmond. and had children : I. Mary Ann, born January 17, 1817. 2. Laban Porter, born April 18, 1826; see forward. 3. Martha Washington, born February 22, 1828. 4. Hannah Morton. 5. Helen M.
(VII) Laban Porter Forbes, son of Laban Forbes (6), was born April 18, 1826, and died Jannary 11, 1895. He married January 22, 1852, Hannah (Snow ) Perkins, daughter of John Perkins, M. D., and Sarah ( Snow ) Per- kins, of Middleborough, Massachusetts. Chil- dren : 1. Rev. John P., born March 25. 1855. mentioned below. 2. George Walter Snow, born November 14, 1861 ; died February 17, 1896.
(VII) Rev. John Perkins Forbes, son of Laban Porter Forbes (7), was born in Middle- borough, Massachusetts, March 25, 1855. He received his early schooling in Middleborough and Worcester, Massachusetts, and later studied with private tutors. He studied law at Worcester, but finally chose the ministry for his profession, entering the Harvard Divinity School in 1877, where he pursued a special course of study. He was ordained minister of the U'nitarian Church, September 11, 1878, in Westborough, Massachusetts, continuing until 1882, when he accepted a pastorate at Arling- ton, Massachusetts. In 1887 he resigned as minister at Arlington and became minister of the Unitarian Church at Taunton, Massachu- setts. From 1887 to 1898 he preached at Taunton. His next charge was in Brook- lyn, New York, where he is minister of the Church of the Saviour, his present pas- torate. For a number of years he has been a director of the American Unitarian Asso- ciation, and has recently been appointed one of the Billings lecturers for the association in the middle west and south. He married, June 22, 1876, Maria Almy Sawyer, born March 17, 1855, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca ( Lund) Sawyer, of Sterling, Massachusetts. Their only child is Roger Sawyer, mentioned below.
(IX) Rev. Roger Sawyer Forbes, son of Rev. John Perkins Forbes (8), was born in
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Westborough, October 24, 1878. He attended Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts, and Phillips Academy at Andover, Massachu- setts, where he was graduated in 1896. lle graduated at Harvard College in 1900, and at the Harvard Divinity School in 1903. He was ordained and installed as minister of the Uni- tarian Church at Dedham, Massachusetts, De- cember 2, 1903. In February, 1908. he accepted a call to the ministry of the First Parish Church of Dorchester, his present charge.
Mr. Forbes married. November 13, 1907. Mary Angeline Low, born March 27, 1873. daughter of Chauncey E. and Mary T. ( Froth- ingham ) Low, of Brooklyn, New York.
PATCH (1) Nicholas Patch, immigrant ancestor, was baptized June 26, 1597, in South Petherton, Som- erset, near Burlescomb, England. He was the son of Nicholas and Jane Patch. He and his brother. Edmund Patch. settled in Salem. Massachusetts. They had also a brother John. Edmund's daughter Elizabeth is given the honor by genealogists of being the first female child born of English parents in Salem and of the Massachusetts colony. Nicholas Patch was a proprietor in Salem in 1637. coming to Salem the year before. He was admitted a freeman in 1639. Ile joined the Beverly church April 14, 1650. He was a farmer, and prominent in the church and town. He was one of the founders of Beverly. Massachu- setts, where he died November. 1673. He married Elizabeth Brackenburg, daughter of Richard Brackenburg. She was born 1629, died January 14, 1716. It seems that some authorities believe that Elizabeth Patch, the first female child born in Salem, was Eliza- beth ( Brackenburg) Patch, instead of the Elizabeth stated above. Children of Nicholas and Elizabeth Patch: 1. James, born in Eng- land. 2. John, ancestor of the Beverly fami- lies. 3. Thomas, born in Salem in 1640. men- tioned below.
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