Clan Forbes

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Abel Forbush

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Abel Forbush
by Michael Forbush dr_forbush@mad.scientist.com

From: "Forbes and Forbush Genealogy The Descendants of Daniel Forbush" by Frederick Clifton Pierce

Abel Forbush (Ephraim, David, John,Daniel)

Born November 28, 1795. Married Sukey Robbins September 3, 1820

Twice Captain of the Acton Davis Blues. Served in the War of 1812-1814 On April 19, 1875, the Centenial of the battle at North Bridge Abel Forbush at the age of 79 years old and a veteran of the Revolutionary War of 1812 wrote the following poem. Twenty years before, in 1855 he was thrown from a carriage, and injured so that he had not been strong enough to work since.

The nineteenth day of April, as you shall understand,
Seven hundred British Red Coats came marching up through Lexington town
They arrived at old Concord, just at the break of day,
To ravish steal and plunder, and take our lives away.

The nineteenth day of April, one hundred years ago today,
Since the British red-coats came a marching up this way;
With a band of martial music they marched into town,
For to destroy our property, and burn our buildings down.

Horror of Horrors, what was our surprise,-
What was to be done; when they beheld old Concord and Acton minute men
Already on the ground; they stood like men distracted, 
They knew not which way to turn, until some old infernal Tory stepped up
and told them what must be done,
The only way to save themselves was to turn their backs and run.

They nineteenth day of April it was, when the war began.
No man on earth was wise enough to tell us how many would be slain;
Capt. Davis Abner Hosmer, was killed by that band; 
But we paid them back in their own coin, by killing ten for one.

Old England you are distracted, you know not what you've done,
To fight your own relations, on any foriegn land;
You thought you could scare us, make us all to run,
You'll find you are mistaken, before the war is done.

We have selected a bold commander, who fears no sword or gun,
The second Alaxander, his name is Washington,
His troops are all collected, and ready for the fray,
To fight as they are directed, for North America

Fight on, Fight on you American boys,
Fear not old England's thundering noise,
Maintain your rights from year to year,
God's on your side you need not fear.

He died August 4, 1881. Resident of Acton, Mass.

i. Susan, Born February 1821, died September 8, 1822

ii. Luther Robbins, born April, 1824 Married Sarah Elizabeth Holden

iii. Ephraim Buttrick, born 1828

iv. George Henry, born 1834

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