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Benjamin Franklin Forrester 1736 – 1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Nov 1800

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: JAMES FORRESTER

Mother: ANN ASHLEY

Spouse(s): Sarah Wood

Children(s): Benjamin Forester

The story of Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr began in 1736 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr married Sarah Wood, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Forester. Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr passed away in 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr began in 1736 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr married Sarah Wood, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Forester.
  • Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr passed away in 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES FORRESTER
1688 – 1755
Birth Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
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ANN ASHLEY
1701 – 1775
Birth Location: Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wood
1737 – 1816
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Forester
1775 – 1850
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Forrester's Ancestors

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Benjamin Forrester
1736 – 1800
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
JAMES WILLIAM FORRESTER
1688 – 1755
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
ANN ASHLEY
1701 – 1775
Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland
Grandparents
Samuel (James) FORRESTER
Great-Grandparents
Williame Forrest
1621 – 1672
Lady Young.
1640 – 1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HEW FORREST
1598 – 1627
Alexander Young.
1620 –
Jonet Wood\Woode
1617 –

Benjamin Forrester's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Forrester (1736 – 4 Nov 1800) m. Sarah Wood (11 Apr 1737 – 14 Nov 1816)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Forester (1775 – 1850) m. Susannah Whitlow (12 Oct 1782 – Aft. 1850)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Forrester (Abt 1806 – 1880) m. Forrester
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Forester) White (21 May 1839 – 19 June 1902) m. William (Franklin "Frank") White (29 June 1837 – 1900)
        1. 1. Victory White (Abt 1862 – )
        2. 2. Joseph White (Abt 1866 – )
        3. 3. William White (Abt 1868 – )
        4. 4. Aram White (Abt 1873 – )
        5. 5. Ida White (Abt 1875 – )
        6. 6. Mary (Alice) White (1878 – 23 May 1964) m. James (William) Deaton (29 Feb 1876 – 10 August 1955)

Benjamin Forrester's Timeline

4 Records

1736
1736
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1761
Abt. 1761
Age 25
Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr was married in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1785
1 Dec 1785
Age 49
Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr was married in Orange, North Carolina
Orange, North Carolina
1800
4 Nov 1800
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Franklin Forrester Sr in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1761
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1785
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1800
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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