Husband Richard Forbes 1 2
Born: 1 Mar 1821 - County Cork, Ireland 2
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Died: 20 Sep 1912 3
Buried: - Boyd Cemetery, New Vernon Twp, Mercer Co, PA
Father: George Forbes (Abt 1780-1847/1848) 4
Mother: Sarah Haggertie ( -1873) 4
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Miranda Lusher (1842-1930) 5 - 8 Feb 1881 2
• Burial: : Boyd Cemetery, New Vernon Twp, Mercer Co, PA.
Wife Hannah Goswell 1
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Children
• They had no children.
General Notes: Husband - Richard Forbes
History of Mercer County, 1888, pg 1111
RICHARD FORBES, farmer, post-office Sandy Lake, was born March 1, 1821, in County Cork, Ireland, to George and Sarah (Haggertie) Forbes, natives of the same county, and who immigrated to this county in 1821. They settled first in what is Wilmington Township, and later in Hickory, about three miles from Sharon, where they lived until about 1827, when they moved to the farm where our subject now lives. Here the father bought 400 acres, and here he died in 1847. His widow died September 9, 1873, and had blessed her husband with eight children: Ellen, married John McBride; Thomas; Mary, married John Slater; George; Alice, married Thomas Sweesy; Elizabeth, married William Sweesy; Richard; Jane, married John Burrows; all are dead but Elizabeth and Richard. The parents were members of the Boyd Church, and are buried in the Presbyterian church-yard at Sandy Lake. Our subject was educated in the common schools, and has always been a tiller of the soil. He was married to Hannah Goswell, who died, leaving no issue. He was again married to Maranda Lusher, born December 17, 1842, daughter of Jonathan and Eliza (Smith) Lusher, natives of this State. Her father was an early settler of Venango County. He had twelve children: Jacob, Sarah, John, Martha, Harry, Catharine, Maranda, Lizzie, Peter, Almira, Miles and David. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes have two children: Willie and Harry. When the family settled on this farm it was all in the woods, except a small patch where stood a cabin, on the site of which is an old mill. Wild animals were plenty, and our subject has killed many rattlesnakes. He is the possessor of 280 acres of the best of land, and has recently erected a fine brick building at a cost of over $3,000. He has always been a stanch Democrat, and read the Western Press while William S. Garvin was editor of the paper. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is one of the enterprising farmers of the township.