John Murray Forbes was born 23 February 1813 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France to Ralph Bennett Forbes (1773-1824) and Margaret Perkins (1773-1856) and died 12 October 1898 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Swain Hathaway (1813-1900) 31 January 1834 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in the 1850s.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alice Hathaway Forbes (1838-1917) | |||
| Ellen Randolph Forbes (1838-1860) | |||
| William Hathaway Forbes (1840-1897) | 1 November 1840 | 11 October 1897 | Edith Emerson (1841-1929) |
| Mary Hathaway Forbes (1844-1916) | |||
| John Malcolm Forbes (1847-1904) | 2 February 1847 Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 19 February 1904 Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Coffin Jones (1852-1891) Rose Hickling Dabney (1864-1947) |
| Sarah Forbes (1853-1917) | |||
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