Robert-Wallace
FORBES
(b.
16 September 1862
,
Bonaventure, Canada East
d.
6 July 1928
,
Adamsville, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
)
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Robert-Wallace FORBES was born 16 September 1862 in Bonaventure, Canada East
Robert-Wallace FORBES was the child of Richard-Wolfe FORBES and Annabelle SMITHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert-Wallace married Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON 16 February 1887 in Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON was born 13 February 1866 in Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Agnes Beggs Hamilton died 1 September 1919 in Albemarle Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. Agnes Beggs Hamilton was the child of Andrew S WILSON and Agnes SEATON.
Robert-Wallace FORBES died 6 July 1928 in Adamsville, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Robert-Wallace FORBES
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Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON-- Date: 16 February 1887 Place: , Ontario, Canada
Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON was the child of Andrew S WILSON and Agnes SEATON
Children of Robert-Wallace FORBES and Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON:
Josephine Stuart FORBES (b.10 June 1900, Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada d. 2 August 1990, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA)
m. Cecil John MOORE 2 July 1920
Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON-- Date: 16 February 1887 Place: , Ontario, CanadaAgnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON was the child of Andrew S WILSON and Agnes SEATON
Children of Robert-Wallace FORBES and Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON:
Josephine Stuart FORBES (b.10 June 1900, Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada d. 2 August 1990, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA)m. Cecil John MOORE 2 July 1920
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1862 Birth 16 September 1862
Bonaventure, Canada East
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
1887 Marriage / PartnerRobert-Wallace FORBES and Agnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON 16 February 1887, , Ontario, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1900 Birth of ChildJosephine Stuart FORBES was born 10 June 1900, Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Robert-Wallace was 37 years old.
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1919 Death of Spouse/PartnerAgnes Beggs Hamilton WILSON died 1 September 1919, Albemarle Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1928 Death 6 July 1928
Adamsville, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 65.
Added: 9/12/2025 3:43:53 PM
- Updated: 10/14/2025 6:32:15 PM
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