In the 1850 census for Clayton, Jefferson, New York there is the following household: Charles Forbes 30 b NY, Cynthia A 24 b NY, Ann 36 b somewhere I can't decipher, Jane 25 b NY, Joel 17 b NY, Joel 71 b Massachusetts, Abigail 58 b New Hampshire. Joel Forbes is also in the 1840 census for Clayton. He is in Ellisburg in 1820. In 1830 there is a John Forbes listed in Ellisburg which may be Joel - sometimes people changed back and forth between first name and middle name. In 1820 the only other Forbes in Jefferson county is Alores also in Ellisburg. In 1830 the only other Forbes in Jefferson county are Rudolph in Alexandria and Levi in Antwerp. The older Joel Forbes is not in the 1860 census. Although the 1880 and 1900 censuses both state that Cyrus Lewis's parents were both born in New Jersey I am guessing that this is not correct and that Joel and Abigail are his parents. Barbara Jennings On Jan 12, 2007, at 12:58 PM, hanson71 wrote: > I cannot find the parents of Cyrus Lewis Forbes. According to > family records, he was born in Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY on 5 > November 1822. From the Jefferson Co. Website, I learned that he > married Sarah Sheever (Cheever) in Depauville on 4 July 1847. (The > ceremony was performed by the Rev. Byron Alden.) She died on 23 > Feb. 1851. I know of no children from this marriage. I have the > marriage certificate from his marriage to Miss Laura A. Sturtevant > on 25 December 1852 in Depauville. The ceremony was performed by > Moses Lyon. Laura and Cyrus Forbes were my g g grandparents. They > later moved to Paterson, NJ. I have found him in Clayton, > Jefferson Co in the 1860 census with his wife, Laura and his > children, Sarah, Celia, and Cynthia. They were in Monroe Co., NY > in 1870 and in Passaic Co., NJ in 1880 and 1900. The Report of > Death from NJ state records has lines drawn through Mother's name > and Father's name (and said he had always lived in NJ, which I know > is not true). > > Can anyone help me find his parents?? or give me any suggestions? > Are there church records that would have this information? What > church would it be? The marriage certificate has only their names, > DePauville, the date and the signature of Moses Lyon. Would a NY > State census have the information? > > Thanks for any help. > > Barbara Hanson > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYJEFFER- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message