White-Forbes family.
Nancy Avery White (1783-1864?) was the daughter of the Reverend Joseph Avery (1751-1824), minister of Holden, Mass. In 1807, she married William White (1782-1848) of Roxbury, Mass., and lived there for several years before settling in Westborough, Mass. In 1842, their daughter Catharine (1815-1902) married Ephraim Trowbridge Forbes (1815- ), a Westborough millowner who was active in town affairs. Their son, William Trowbridge Forbes (1850-1931), was a successful attorney who became Judge of the Court of Probate and Insolvency for Worcester County in 1888. He was the father of the notable author Esther Forbes.
From the description of Diaries, 1808-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207179843
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| creatorOf | White-Forbes family. Diaries, 1808-1902. | American Antiquarian Society |
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| associatedWith | Forbes, Catharine White, 1815-1902. | person |
| associatedWith | Forbes, Ephraim Trowbridge, b. 1815. | person |
| associatedWith | Forbes, William T., 1850-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Nancy Avery, 1785-1864? | person |
| associatedWith | White, William, 1782-1848. | person |
| associatedWith | Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825. | person |
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