Individual Details
James Grant Forbes
(22 Oct 1879 - 24 Apr 1955)
James Grant Forbes was born in Shanghai, China, where the Forbes family of China and Boston accumulated a fortune in the opium and China trade. Forbes married Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, who came from a family with deep roots in New England history. Through her, Senator John Kerry is related to four Presidents, including, ironically, George W. Bush (ninth cousin, twice removed).
Events
| Birth | 22 Oct 1879 | Shanghai, China | |||
| Marriage | 28 Nov 1906 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Margaret Tyndal Winthrop |  | ||
| Death | 24 Apr 1955 | Paris, France |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Tyndal Winthrop (1880 - 1970) |
| Child | Rosemary Isabel Forbes (1913 - 2002) |
| Father | Francis Blackwell Forbes (1839 - 1908) |
| Mother | Isabel Clarke (1846 - 1931) |
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-CF7 : 4 November 2017), James Grant Forbes and Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, 28 Nov 1906; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 827,587..