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Joseph Barlow Forbes (January 29, 1840 – May 5, 1927) and a pioneering educator in early Utah history. ==Early years== Forbes was born January 29, 1840 in Bangor, Maine. His parents encouraged him to become a doctor and educated him to that purpose, but his goals were for the sea. In his early twenties he sailed to Calcutta on the family-owned ''Pocahontas''. This voyage was followed by a voyage as first mate to Southern Europe. His return arrival to Boston discovered the nation in the midst of a civil war. He returned to Maine to enlist in Company H, Second Maine Volunteers. As a lieutenant, he fought in the Bull Run and the Peninsular Campaign. He was wounded twice. His regiment was discharged in 1862. The following year he sailed to California, where he accepted a commission as "assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of major" under John Bidwell.〔Bailey, Paul Dayton. ''Polygamy Was Better than Monotony''.〕 He and a fellow officer left the Army in 1865 to return to the eastern United States by land, with a side trip through Brigham Young's so-called empire. While they were Young's guests, he suggested they use their education to help the Mormons set up schools. They rejected that idea and headed south from Salt Lake City. There he met Nancy Dayton and decided to take a room with her stepfather and begin teaching school. Shortly thereafter, in 1866, he married Dayton, followed by his conversion to the Latter-day Saint faith, to which he remained committed the remainder of his life. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Barlow Forbes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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