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Benjamin foraster Forster 1742–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Orange, NC

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Orange, NC

Father: James Foraster

Mother: ann ashly

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Milley Benefield, Benjamin Forrester

Benjamin foraster Forster was born in 1742 in Orange, NC, the child of James Forester Foraster And Ann Elizabeth Ashley Ashly. In 1779, Benjamin foraster Forster resided in Early Tax List, Orange County, NC. In 1780, Benjamin foraster Forster resided in Wake, Orange, and Granville Counties, North Caroli. Benjamin foraster Forster married Sarah Hill, and had children including Benjamin Forrester, Milley Benefield. Benjamin foraster Forster passed away in 1801 in Orange, NC.

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Biography

  • Benjamin foraster Forster was born in 1742 in Orange, NC, the child of James Forester Foraster And Ann Elizabeth Ashley Ashly.
  • In 1779, Benjamin foraster Forster resided in Early Tax List, Orange County, NC.
  • In 1780, Benjamin foraster Forster resided in Wake, Orange, and Granville Counties, North Caroli.
  • Benjamin foraster Forster married Sarah Hill, and had children including Benjamin Forrester, Milley Benefield.
  • Benjamin foraster Forster passed away in 1801 in Orange, NC.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Forster's Ancestors

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Benjamin Forster
1742–1801
Birth Place: Orange, NC
Parents
James Forester \ Foraster
1700–1755
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
ann (elizabeth ashley \) ashly
1701–1775
Saint Pauls, Kent County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Forest
1662–1700
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Alison Thomson
1665–1700
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
isaac (ashley \) ashly
1680–
Great-Grandparents
James Forrest
1641–1679
Robert Thomsone
1645–
Vanora wempel
1625–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Forster's Descendants

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Benjamin (foraster) Forster (1742–1801)
  1. 1. Milley Benefield 1786–1821
  2. 2. Benjamin Forrester 1775–1850

Benjamin Forster's Timeline

5 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Benjamin foraster Forster in Orange, NC
Orange, NC
1779
1779
Age 37
Benjamin foraster Forster resided here in Early Tax List, Orange County, NC
Early Tax List, Orange County, NC
1780
1780
Age 38
Benjamin foraster Forster resided here in Wake, Orange, and Granville Counties, North Carolina, United States
Wake, Orange, and Granville Counties, North Carolina, United States
1790
1790
Age 48
Benjamin foraster Forster resided here in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1801
1801
Age 59
Death of Benjamin foraster Forster in Orange, NC
Orange, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Orange, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1740; Birth state: NC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Early Tax List, Orange County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Wake, Orange, and Granville Counties, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Apr - May 1783 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Misc Pet JP; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Orange, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 96; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Orange, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1740; Birth state: NC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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