Background
Forbes, Jesse Franklin was born on December 19, 1847 in Hartford Connecticut. Son of Franklin Joshua and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Forbes.
Forbes, Jesse Franklin was born on December 19, 1847 in Hartford Connecticut. Son of Franklin Joshua and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Forbes.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1874. Master of Arts, 1884; graduate Union Theological Seminary, 1877. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1894.
(Doctor of Divinity, Bellevue College, Nebraska, 1906).
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1878. Pastor First Church, Warren, Massachusetts, 1878-1885, Adams Memorial Presbyterian Church, New York, 1886-1911. Secretary Church Extension Committee Presbytery of New York, June 15, since 1911.
Moderator 3 times, stated clerk and member Moderator’s Council, Presbytery of New New New York
Member Moderator’s Council, Presbytery of New New York
Married Jennie Crane Savage, September 20, 1877.