👉 In the context of family history, "forbears" refers to ancestors who preceded a given individual in the line of descent. This can be a person's parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, or any member of their immediate family tree. For example, consider a family tree where two siblings are mentioned as forbrothers and sisters. The term "forbrothers" would refer to the ancestors who preceded the first sibling in the line of descent. Similarly, "forbrothers" could
