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Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner 1745–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 13 Jul 1825

Death Location: Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Isabella Douglas

Spouse(s): Matthias ✅

Children(s): Mary ✅

In 1745, Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner entered the world in Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States, born to Benjamin George Fortner Sr And Isabella Charlotte Douglas. Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner married Matthias Garrison Sr, and had children including Mary Garrison Kikendall. Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner passed away in 1825 in Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner entered the world in Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States, born to Benjamin George Fortner Sr And Isabella Charlotte Douglas.
  • Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner married Matthias Garrison Sr, and had children including Mary Garrison Kikendall.
  • Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner passed away in 1825 in Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr
1703–1795
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Isabella Douglas
1725–1795
Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Matthias ✅
1744–1823
Birth Location: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Mary ✅
1772–1850
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Fortner's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Fortner
1745–1825
Birth Place: Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Benjamin George Fortner Sr
1703–1795
Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Isabella (Charlotte) Douglas
1725–1795
Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Daniel FORTINER
1680–1760
Germany
Rebeckah Smith
1700–1748
Archibald (Douglas 1st Duke of Douglas, Duke of) Douglas
1694–1761
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane) Edmonds
1691–1774
Bothwell Castle, Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1646–1700
John Edmunds
1671–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Fortner's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((Abigail?)) Fortner (1745–13 Jul 1825) m. Matthias (GARRISON Sr.) ✅ (30 Oct 1744–31 Dec 1823)
  1. 1. Mary (GARRISON Kikendall) ✅ 1772–1850 m. Emanuel ("Samuel") Kikendall 1766–1849
    1. 1. Cornelius Kirkendall 1796–1872 m. Susannah (Creasy) Kirkendall 1798–1848 m. Catherine Kirkendall 1813–1885
      1. 1. Nathan Kirkendall 1831–1903 m. Rebecca Ritter 1836–1906
        1. 1. Hiram (Miller) Kirkendall 1866–1940 m. Effie (E.) Remaley 1874–1948
        2. 2. Mary Kirkendall 1858–1870
        3. 3. Annie Kikendall 1856–1870
        4. 4. Cornelius (Martin) Kirkendall 1860–1879
        5. 5. Amanda (Ellen Kirkendall -) Bailey 1869–1958 m. Daniel (W.) Bailey 1866–1932
        6. 6. Harvey (Wilson Douglas) Kirkendall 1862–1945 m. Minnie (Lavina Shammo -) Kirkendall 1862–1933
        7. 7. Henry (W.) Kirkendall 1857–1930 m. Hattie (E Kline -) Kirkendall 1854–1928
        8. 8. Catherine (S. Kirkendall -) Bitler 1864–1950 m. Alexander Bitler 1857–1933
      2. 2. Anna Kirkendall 1829–1900 m. Peter (Smoyer) Jr 1830–1889
        1. 1. Boyd (C.) Smoyer 1857–1925
        2. 2. Mary (Ella) Smoyer 1865–
      3. 3. Lucinda (Kirkendall -) Longenberger 1820–1878 m. Simon Longenberger 1820–1854
        1. 1. Mary (E) Swank 1849–1894
        2. 2. Nathan (Emerson) Longenberger 1853–1874
        3. 3. Frances (Ann) Hartzel 1848–1921
      4. 4. Phoebe (Kirkendall -) Miller 1819–1891 m. Henry (G) Miller 1818–1862
        1. 1. Amanda (E) Swank 1849–1919
        2. 2. Hiram Miller 1843–1861
      5. 5. Janna (Fannie) Kirkendall 1841–1842
      6. 6. Stephen Kirkendall 1836–1868
      7. 7. Amelia (Nealy) Kirkendall 1839–1840
      8. 8. Mary (Kirkendall -) Angle 1834–1900 m. Henry (B.) Angle 1828–1892
        1. 1. Hurley (William) Engle 1867–1932
        2. 2. Jennie Angle 1870–1966
        3. 3. Charles (Montgomery) Angle 1863–1865
        4. 4. Sarah (C) Angle 1857–1870
      9. 9. Henry Kirkendall 1826–1855 m. Elizabeth (Smoyer - Kirkendall -) Heller 1828–1908
        1. 1. Sue Fetterman 1855–1925
        2. 2. Stephen Kirkendall 1852–1899
      10. 10. Elias Kirkendall 1825–1825
      11. 11. Sarah (Kirkendall -) Grover 1822–1855
    2. 2. Sarah (Kirkendall -) Peck 1807–1869 m. Thomas Peck 1802–1878
      1. 1. Sarah Peck 1841–1884
      2. 2. Thomas Peck 1827–
      3. 3. Mary (A) Peck 1837–
      4. 4. Henry Peck 1827–1900
      5. 5. Samuel Peck 1833–1885
    3. 3. Levi Kirkendall 1794–1871 m. Margaret (Elizabeth Gruver -) Kirkendall 1809–1885
      1. 1. Francis (Jamina) Palmer 1849–1916
      2. 2. John Kirkendall 1839–1917
      3. 3. Rachel Kirkendall 1834–1917
      4. 4. Ashbel (B) Kirkendall 1847–1938
      5. 5. Charles (Gruver) Kirkendall 1845–1847
      6. 6. Peter (B) Kirkendall 1842–1926
      7. 7. Leonard Kirkendall 1835–1886
      8. 8. Catherine Kirkendall 1837–1838
      9. 9. Anna Kirkendall 1832–1914
      10. 10. Elizabeth Kirkendall 1831–
    4. 4. Leonard Kirkendall 1804–1876 m. Mary (W.) Kikendall 1804–1885
      1. 1. Margaret Kikendall 1827–1905
      2. 2. Levi Kikendall 1824–1827
      3. 3. Emanuel (L.) Kikendall 1834–1901
      4. 4. Mary (A.) Kirkendall 1830–1905
      5. 5. Paul Kikendall 1826–
    5. 5. Joseph Kirkendall 1792–1869 m. Margaret (Grover -) Kirkendall 1791–1870
      1. 1. Mahala (Kirkendall -) Hartman 1817–1885
      2. 2. Hiram Kirkendall 1819–1882
      3. 3. Margaret (Kirkendall -) Creasy 1827–1905
      4. 4. Katharine (Kirkendall -) Creasy 1829–1922
      5. 5. Stephen Kirkendall 1815–1901
      6. 6. Caroline Swank 1822–1906
      7. 7. Emmanuel Kirkendall 1825–1901
    6. 6. Rachel (Kikendall - Belles) ✅ 1801–1859 m. Henry (Belles) ✅ 1799–1873
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Kirkendall -) Grover 1799–1855 m. Michael Grover 1796–1828
      1. 1. Eliza Grover 1826–1864
    8. 8. Catherine ("Kate" Kikendall - Mosteller) ✅ 1810–1916 m. John Mosteller 1808–1889
    9. 9. Johanna Kirkendall 1807–1918

Elizabeth Fortner's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner in Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States
1825
13 Jul 1825
Age 80
Death of Elizabeth (Abigail?) Fortner in Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1825
    Event Place: Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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