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Dorcas Elizabeth Smith 1838–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1838

Birth Location: Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 12 January 1880

Death Location: Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Smith

Mother: Abigail Putnam

Spouse(s): Oliver Forester

Children(s): Lester Forester, Ernest Forester, John Forester, James Forester, Catherine Forester, Silvester Forester, William Forester, Charles Forester, Horace Forester, Andrew Forester, George Forester, Dorcas Forester, Florence Forester

Dorcas Elizabeth Smith was born in 1838 in Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Starbuck Smith And Abigail Putnam. Dorcas Elizabeth Smith married Oliver Cromwell Forester, and had children including Andrew Eastman Forester, Catherine Nancy Forester, Charles Willard Forester, Dorcas Elizabeth Forester, Ernest Lloyd Forester, Florence Jane Forester, George Vincent Forester, Horace Irvin Forester, James Smith Forester, John Oliver Forester, Lester Daniel Forester, Silvester James Forester, William Alexander Forester. Dorcas Elizabeth Smith passed away in 1880 in Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Elizabeth Smith was born in 1838 in Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Starbuck Smith And Abigail Putnam.
  • Dorcas Elizabeth Smith married Oliver Cromwell Forester, and had children including Andrew Eastman Forester, Catherine Nancy Forester, Charles Willard Forester, Dorcas Elizabeth Forester, Ernest Lloyd Forester, Florence Jane Forester, George Vincent Forester, Horace Irvin Forester, James Smith Forester, John Oliver Forester, Lester Daniel Forester, Silvester James Forester, William Alexander Forester.
  • Dorcas Elizabeth Smith passed away in 1880 in Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada.

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Dorcas Smith's Ancestors

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Dorcas Smith
1838–1880
Birth Place: Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Starbuck Smith
1800–1855
New York State, USA
Abigail Putnam
1807–1882
Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Humphrey Smith
1767–1816
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Lorena Vaughan
1768–1820
Lake Luzerne, Warren, New York, United States
Asaph (Ezra) Putnam
1784–1871
Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, USA
Anne (Nancy) Stokes
1789–1868
Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Smith
1745–1816
Rebecca Cornell
1744–1773
Benajah Putnam
1744–1817
Elizabeth Livermore
1745–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1723–1799
Elizabeth Allen
1722–1767
Asaph Putnam
1724–1796
Sarah Park
1724–1770
Jonas Livermore
1705–
Esther Hyde
1704–1753

Dorcas Smith's Descendants

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Dorcas (Elizabeth) Smith (13 March 1838–12 January 1880) m. Oliver (Cromwell) Forester (17 Dec 1828–4 Jun 1895)
  1. 1. Lester (Daniel) Forester 1877–1959 m. Daisy (Bell) Hoover 1884–1959
    1. 1. Lester (Daniel Forester) Jr 1916–1988 m. Vera (Almago) Gunderson 1920–1981
      1. 1. Lester (D. Forester) III 1946–2005
    2. 2. Mildred (Bell) Forester 1911–2000
    3. 3. Clifford (Charles) Forester 1908–1976
    4. 4. Florence (Matilda) Forester 1906–2003
    5. 5. John (Merideth) Forester 1922–1922
    6. 6. Claude (Edward) Forester 1910–1943
    7. 7. Wesley (Oliver) Forester 1905–1983
    8. 8. Mable (Dorcas) Forester 1904–1937
    9. 9. Francis (Allen) Forester 1918–1996
    10. 10. William (Finley) Forester 1915–1993
    11. 11. Effie Forester 1909–
  2. 2. Ernest (Lloyd) Forester 1874–1934
  3. 3. John (Oliver) Forester 1856–1893
  4. 4. James (Smith) Forester 1858–1859
  5. 5. Catherine (Nancy) Forester 1859–1943
  6. 6. Silvester (James) Forester 1863–1934
  7. 7. William (Alexander) Forester 1865–1957
  8. 8. Charles (Willard) Forester 1867–1946
  9. 9. Horace (Irvin) Forester 1869–1952
  10. 10. Andrew (Eastman) Forester 1872–1944
  11. 11. George (Vincent) Forester 1876–1876
  12. 12. Dorcas (Elizabeth) Forester 1880–1880
  13. 13. Florence (Jane) Forester 1861–1937

Dorcas Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1838
13 March 1838
Birth of Dorcas Elizabeth Smith in Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
1880
12 January 1880
Age 42
Death of Dorcas Elizabeth Smith in Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada
Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1838
    Event Place: Wolford, Grenville, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 January 1880
    Event Place: Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada

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