The Forbes papers, 1723-1931 [microform].

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House

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Forbes family.

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"From the arrival of the first Forbes in East Florida in 1764 to the present, members of the family have been active in many extraordinarily diversified vocations and avocations. Though based in Boston, the Forbes have ranged far and wide over the globe, living and working in China, the Philippines, South America, Europe and other parts of the United States. The Forbes family is adorned with sea captains, China merchants, railway builders, utility executives, consuls, clergymen, territorial gove...