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Bessie May Forrest 1882–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1882

Birth Location: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jul 1897

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Forrest

Mother: Mary Knight

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Bessie May Forrest was born in 1882 in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Clay Forrest And Mary Eliza Knight. Bessie May Forrest passed away in 1897 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie May Forrest was born in 1882 in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Clay Forrest And Mary Eliza Knight.
  • Bessie May Forrest passed away in 1897 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Bessie Forrest's Ancestors

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Bessie Forrest
1882–1897
Birth Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Clay Forrest
1843–1985
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Eliza) Knight
1848–1892
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (B.) Forrest
1810–1853
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Susannah (C. "Susan") Foster
1813–1889
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

Bessie Forrest's Timeline

3 Records

1882
31 May 1882
Birth of Bessie May Forrest in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1897
30 Jun 1897
Age 15
Death of Bessie May Forrest in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1897
2 Jul 1897
Age 15
Burial of Bessie May Forrest in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1882
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Norfolk Virginian; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1897; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA; ,0.77907145,0.69868344,0.83260274&xid=3355
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Norfolk Virginian; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1897; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA; ,0.77907145,0.69868344,0.83260274&xid=3355
    [2] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Norfolk Virginian; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1897; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA; ,0.77907145,0.69868344,0.83260274&xid=3355
    [3] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records

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