Edna May Forbes (1914 - 2001)

Born 13 Jul 1914 in Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Paul Theodore Brophy — married 11 Mar 1932 in Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Wife of James Frederick McGrath — married 14 May 1944 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 2001 at age 87 in Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Descendant of Charles the Great, Charlemagne, Patricius Romanorum.

Edna was born in 1914. She was the daughter of Charles Forbes and Nora Houghton. She passed away in 2001.

Birth

Edna May Forbes in Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915

Name: Edna May Forbes

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 13 Jul 1914

Event Place: Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Gender: F

Father's Name: Charles E. Forbes

Mother's Name: Nora Houghton

Marriage

Edna Forbes in New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947

Name: Paul T. Brophy 

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 11 Mar 1932 

Event Place: Brookline, , New Hampshire 

Sex: Male

Age:23

Birth Year (Estimated): 1909

Father's Name: Albert E. Brophy 

Mother's Name: Catherine Sullivan 

Spouse's Name: Edna Forbes

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse's Age: 21

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1911

Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Forbes

Spouse's Mother's Name: Nora Houghton

Record Number: 339

Census

Edna Forbes in United States Census, 1920

Event Type: Census

Name: Edna Forbes

Sex: Female

Age: 5

Event Date: 1920

Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Malden City 6 Part Of Precinct 1 Part Of, ED 281, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Birth Year (Estimated): 1915

Birthplace: Massachusetts

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Household Identifier: 275

Line Number: 32

Sheet Letter: A

Sheet Number: 11

Sheet Number and Letter: 11A

Affiliate Film Number: 713

Affiliate Publication Number: T625

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• Charles E Forbes Head Male 28 Massachusetts
• Nora Forbes Wife Female 27 Massachusetts
• Ellen Forbes Daughter Female 7 Massachusetts
• Edna Forbes Daughter Female 5 Massachusetts
• Dorothy Forbes Daughter Female 3 Massachusetts
• Althea R Forbes Daughter Female 0 Massachusetts

Edna M Forbes in United States Census, 1930

Name: Edna M Forbes

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

Birth Year (Estimated): 1915

Birthplace: Massachusetts

Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• Charles E Forbes Head Male 37 Massachusetts
• Nora V Forbes Wife Female 36 Massachusetts
• Ellen S Forbes Daughter Female 17 Massachusetts
• Edna M Forbes Daughter Female 15 Massachusetts
• Dorothy K Forbes Daughter Female 13 Massachusetts
• Athea R Forbes Daughter Female 10 Massachusetts
• James M Forbes Son Male 5 Massachusetts

Death

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Edna M. McGrath

Social Security Number: 027-14-4918

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1914

Issue year: Before 1951

Issue State: Massachusetts

Last Residence: 02148, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 2001

Burial

Edna M McGrath in Find A Grave Index

NAME: Edna M McGrath

BIRTH: 1914

DEATH: 2001 (aged 86–87)

BURIAL: Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

MEMORIAL ID: 166745535

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXK9-517 : 11 March 2018), Edna May Forbes, 13 Jul 1914, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 759, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,800.

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLCS-LBN : 22 February 2021), Paul T. Brophy and Edna Forbes, 11 Mar 1932; citing Brookline, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,057,585

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1Q-ZB4 : 1 February 2021), Edna Forbes in entry for Charles E Forbes, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQPX-1RF : accessed 15 May 2019), Edna M Forbes in household of Charles E Forbes, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 337, sheet 3B, line 51, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 925; FHL microfilm 2,340,660.

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Number: 027-14-4918; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166745535/edna-m-mcgrath : accessed 30 September 2021), memorial page for Edna M McGrath (1914–2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166745535, citing Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by S. Antar (contributor 47753344) .