When Mona May Forbes was born on 28 April 1874, in Kelton, Box Elder, Utah, United States, her father, Henry Clay Forbes, was 38 and her mother, Esther Seddon, was 30. She married William (Bertie) Osborne Carbis on 21 June 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 February 1933, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Scottish: habitational name from Forbes in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, so named from Gaelic forba ‘field, district’ + the locative suffix -ais. The placename is pronounced in two syllables, with the stress on the second, and the surname until recently reflected this. Today, however, it is generally a monosyllable.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Firbhisigh ‘son of Fearbhisigh’, a personal name composed of elements meaning ‘man’ + ‘prosperity’.
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Possible Related NamesMona Forbes Carbis Born in Curlew, Utah April 28, 1874 Died in Salt Lake City, Utah February 27, 1933 For the benefit of our children, the writer is setting forth some facts relating to the life and …
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