• Born: 30 Jun 1781, New York City NY
• Marriage (1): Elizabeth Clark on 14 Aug 1803 in New York City NY
• Died: 28 Dec 1864, New York City NY

  General notes:

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  Events in his life were:

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• He worked in 1802-1831 as a silversmith and jeweler in New York City NY listed in Longworth's American Almanac for 1808 at 169 Broadway. ⁴

• Advertised: Weekly Museum, in 1804-1805, in New York City NY. Offering tea sets and jewelry. ⁴

• Example: Tea caddy, circa 1805-1820, in Yale University. H: 5"
  wt: 7 oz, 6 dwt
  Copied from a caddy made in 1750 by John Payne, London also in the Yale collection. ²⁷

• Example: Sugar Bowl, circa 1810, in Private Collection. H: 7 3/4"
  
  

• Example: Teapot, circa 1810, in Private Collection. H: 11 1/4"
  wt: 33.6 oz

• Example: Teaspoons, circa 1815, in Private Collection. L: 5 7/8"
  

• Partnership: Colin Van Gelder Forbes, in 1819, in New York City NY. As C. & I. W. FORBES. ⁴

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• Example: Teaset by Colin and John Forbes, circa 1820, in Private Collection. H: 7 1/2" (teapot)
  wt: 27 oz (teapot)

• Appointed: U.S. Customs Measurer, in 1832-1838, in New York City NY. ⁴

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in New York City NY. Listed as a silversmith.

John married Elizabeth Clark on 14 Aug 1803 in New York City NY. (Elizabeth Clark was born on 20 Feb 1784 in St Thomas, Virgin Islands and died on 25 Dec 1862 in New York City NY.)