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George Forster 1743–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1743

Birth Location: Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 November 1800

Death Location: Fort Lawrence, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Forster

Mother: Dorothy Laidler

Spouse(s): Margaret Colpitts

Children(s): William Foster

George Forster was born in 1743 in Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Forster And Dorothy Laidler. In 1785, George Forster resided in Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. George Forster married Margaret Colpitts, and had children including William Foster. George Forster passed away in 1800 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • George Forster was born in 1743 in Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Forster And Dorothy Laidler.
  • In 1785, George Forster resided in Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • George Forster married Margaret Colpitts, and had children including William Foster.
  • George Forster passed away in 1800 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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George Forster's Ancestors

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George Forster
1743–1800
Birth Place: Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Forster
1701–
County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Laidler
1710–1805
Durham County, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Forster's Descendants

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George Forster (12 June 1743–11 November 1800) m. Margaret Colpitts (1742–)
  1. 1. William Foster 1774– m. Nancy 1778–
    1. 1. William Foster 1810– m. Mary 1811–
      1. 1. Norman Foster 1841–1901 m. Mary (Ann) Curry 1846–1931
        1. 1. Hattie (Belle) Foster 1878–1951 m. John (Francis) Brabant 1876–1965

George Forster's Timeline

4 Records

1743
12 June 1743
Birth of George Forster in Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1743
12 Jun 1743
George Forster was baptized in Chester Le Street,Durham,England
Chester Le Street,Durham,England
1785
1785
Age 42
George Forster resided here in Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1800
11 November 1800
Age 57
Death of George Forster in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1743
    Event Place: Chester, Eng., County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1743
    Event Place: Chester Le Street,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 443 No. 37

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Seaton in the parish of Woodhorn
    Record Source: Web: UK, Death Duty Registers Index, 1796-1811, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Death Duty Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1800
    Event Place: Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Web: UK, Death Duty Registers Index, 1796-1811, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Death Duty Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Lawrence, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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