Robert Bennet Forbes
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 135 years ago |
Date of birth | September 18,1804 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Jamaica Plain |
Boston | |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 23,1889 |
Died | Milton |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Parents | Ralph Bennet Forbes |
Nephews | William Hathaway Forbes |
Francis Blackwell Forbes | |
John Malcolm Forbes | |
Place of burial | Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Siblings | John Murray Forbes |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 805392 |
Robert Bennet Forbes Life story
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes, was an American sea captain, China merchant and ship owner. He was active in ship construction, maritime safety, the opium trade, and charitable activities, including food aid to Ireland, which became known as America's first major disaster relief effort.