Dear Barbara, This is very possible. If someone wrote the name the way he/she heard it the spelling could very easily have been written as Forgues. Most likely when they arrived in America. John >Dear list, > Has anyone else experienced that their Forgues family changed the spelling >of their name to be Forbes? There appear to be a lot of Forbes's out there >but few Forgues. My great grandfather was Rufus Forgues but his wife was >known as Mary Louise Forbes of Adams, MA when I knew her. I have not found a >single relative of Rufus Forgues(Forbes). He supposedly was born in Eastern >New York, like Cohoes or in the Sarranac Lake area. Anyone have access to >these vital records? Or can instruct me to a web site? > >Thanks >Barbara