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Birth of Robert Bennet Forbes (RBF) 1813-1816 1813-1816 RBF attends Milton Academy for 3 years, leaves to go to work. 1813 1813 Birth of John Murray Forbes (JMF) 1815 1815 T.H. Perkins enters opium trade with brother James. 1817 1817 Robert Bennet Forbes goes to ...
The correspondence of Robert Bennet Forbes (1813-1889), and his son, J. Murray Forbes (1843-1936), carefully preserved but long forgotten, was rediscovered in the attic of the Forbes House atop Milton Hill outside Boston, prior to its opening as a house museum in 1964. Other family members thereafter generously donated additional papers--notably those of Francis Blackwell Forbes (1839-1908).
Forbes, R. B. (Robert Bennet), 1804-1889: Note: R.B. Forbes, 1876 : Link: page images at HathiTrust: No stable link: This is an uncurated book entry from our extended bookshelves, readable online now but without a stable link here. You should not bookmark this page, but you can request that we add this book to our curated collection, which has ...
9 de nov. de 2023 · Robert Bennet Forbes (1804-1889) Ben was the second son of Margaret Perkins and Ralph Bennet Forbes. He began to work for the family’s shipping company Perkins & Co. when he assisted with a voyage to China at the age of 13. After this first trip, he sailed continuously to and from China, and became a Captain at the age of 21.
30 de abr. de 2022 · She died September 18, 1885, having borne her husband three children: Robert Bennet Forbes, born 1837, died June 30, 1891; Edith Forbes, married Charles Eliot Perkins; James Murray Forbes, born July 17, 1845. He built a Greek Revival mansion for his mother in Milton, Massachusetts, designed by Isaiah Rogers (1833), that is now the Captain ...
Robert Bennet Forbesmerchant, authorBorn: 1804Birthplace: Jamaica Plain, Mass. Began his career in his uncles' company, which specialized in trade with China. The company became Russell & Company as a result of a merger in 1830, and Forbes became its leader in 1839.
