Forbes family
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The Forbes family is one of the components of the Boston Brahmins—a wealthy extended American family long prominent in Boston, Massachusetts. The family's fortune originates from trading opium and tea between North America and China in the 19th century plus other investments in the same period. The name descends from Scottish immigrants and can be traced back to Sir John de Forbes in Scotland in the 12th century. Family members include businessman John Murray Forbes (1813–1898), part of the first generation who accumulated wealth, and politician John Forbes Kerry (born 1943).
This article is about the Forbes family related to US Secretary of State John Kerry. For the family associated with Forbes magazine, see Forbes family (publishers).
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Current region | Boston, Massachusetts |
Place of origin | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Connected families | Kerry, Cabot, Griswold |
Estate(s) | Les Essarts, Naushon Island |
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