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Dr. William Forrester 1694–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1694

Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1723

Death Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Reginold Forrester

Mother: Elizabeth Dane

Spouse(s): Frances Bryant

Children(s): Robert Forrester

The story of Dr. William Forrester began in 1694 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA. Dr. William Forrester married Frances Bryant, and had children including Robert Forrester. Dr. William Forrester passed away in 1723 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr. William Forrester began in 1694 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • Dr. William Forrester married Frances Bryant, and had children including Robert Forrester.
  • Dr. William Forrester passed away in 1723 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Dr. Forrester's Ancestors

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Dr. Forrester
1694–1723
Birth Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Parents
Reginold William Forrester
1668–
Richmond, Virginia
Elizabeth Dane
1678–1707
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Dane) III
1642–1707
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John II
1612–1684
Eleanor Clark
1615–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Clarke
1590–1660
Sarah Joslin
1593–1675

Dr. Forrester's Descendants

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Dr. (William) Forrester (1694–5 Nov 1723) m. Frances Bryant (1690–April 18, 1723)
  1. 1. Robert Forrester 1716–1783
    1. 1. Capt (Robert F. Forrester) Jr. 1760–1845

Dr. Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1694
1694
Birth of Dr. William Forrester in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1723
5 Nov 1723
Age 29
Death of Dr. William Forrester in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1723
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

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