Catharine Brown (Chamberlin) Forbes (1819 - abt. 1910)

Born 4 Jul 1819 in Brainerd, Tennessee

Ancestors

Died about 1910 at about age 90 in Tennessee

Biography

Catharine was born in 1819. She was the daughter of William Chamberlin and Flora Hoyt. She married William Elijah Forbes in New York, probably in 1846. They had two children, Catharine and Emily. She passed away about 1910.

Sources

• Barber, Eunice Miena. The Wright-Chamberlin Genealogy; from Emigrant Ancestors to Present Generations. United States: Vail-Ballou Company. (1914). An online copy is available at Google Books [1]. Lists Catharine Brown, b 4 Jul 1819, at Brainerd, Tennessee, as a child of William and Flora (Hoyt) Chamberlin {pg 244). Other siblings are listed there as well.
• 1850 Federal Census lists Wm E Forbes, age 32, and wife Catherine E, age 36, living in Brooklyn, Ward 1, Kings County, New York. Children listed are Catherine M, age 12, and Emily S, age 7. Also listed is Sarah Forbes, age 60, assumed to be the mother of William E
• 1860 Federal Census lists William E Forbes, age 44, and wife Catharine, age 41, living in Brooklyn, Ward 3, District 2, Kings County, New York. Children listed are Kitty M, age 21, and Emily S, age 17. Also listed is Sarah Forbes, age 81, assumed to be the mother of William E