Commemorated on 2 plaques
John Forbes. This house of Pittencrieff was the family home of Brigadier General John Forbes, born 1707, sometimes colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot and Commander of His Majesty's Troops in the southern province of North America. He was the third son of Colonel John Forbes, proprietor of Pittencrieff from 1701-1707, and Elizabeth Graham. Brigadier General Forbes precipitated the withdrawal of the French from Fort Duquesne, in 1758, renaming the site 'Pittsburgh' after his patron, William Pitt the Elder. Forbes died at Philadelphia in 1759, and was interred in Christ Church, in that city.
Pittencrieff House, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, United Kingdom where they lived
The Forbes Marker was kindly donated to Dunfermline Heritage Trust by the 'French and Indian War 250' in Pittsburgh, in recognition of the role that Brigadier General John Forbes played in the naming and founding of the city of Pittsburgh in 1758. This marker is a gift from the citizens of Pennsylvania, and commemorates the 1758 French and Indian War Expedition led by Brigadier General John Forbes which resulted in the British capture and subsequent naming of the city of Pittsburgh. Forbes was a son of Dunfermline who lived in the nearby Pittencrieff House, and he is remembered in America for his valour, ingenuity and personal fortitude.
Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, United Kingdom where they lived near