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Hugh Addison FORRESTER 1807–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 7 Mar 1807

Birth Location: Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Dec 1885

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Foster

Mother: Janet McDowall

Spouse(s): Nancy (Foster), Mary Rogers, Ellen Henry

Children(s): Jennett FORRESTER, Emma Forrester, Hannah Forrester, Stephen Forrester, John Forrester, Lincoln Forrester, Mary Forrester, Samuel Forrester

The story of Hugh Addison FORRESTER began in 1807 in Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In 1850, Hugh Addison FORRESTER resided in Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Hugh Addison FORRESTER married Ellen Henry, Mary Rogers, Nancy Ferguson Forrester Foster, and had children including Emma Forrester, Hannah Forrester, Jennett Jennie Forrester, John S Forrester, Lincoln Forrester, Mary Forrester, Samuel Forrester, Stephen H Forrester. Hugh Addison FORRESTER passed away in 1885 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Addison FORRESTER began in 1807 in Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
  • In 1850, Hugh Addison FORRESTER resided in Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Hugh Addison FORRESTER married Ellen Henry, Mary Rogers, Nancy Ferguson Forrester Foster, and had children including Emma Forrester, Hannah Forrester, Jennett Jennie Forrester, John S Forrester, Lincoln Forrester, Mary Forrester, Samuel Forrester, Stephen H Forrester.
  • Hugh Addison FORRESTER passed away in 1885 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Hugh FORRESTER's Ancestors

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Hugh FORRESTER
1807–1885
Birth Place: Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
John Foster
1776–1854
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Janet McDowall
1779–1859
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh FORRESTER's Descendants

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Hugh (Addison) FORRESTER (About 7 Mar 1807–26 Dec 1885) m. Nancy (Ferguson Forrester) (Foster) (1814–1850) m. Mary Rogers (1825–1871) m. Ellen Henry (1817–)
  1. 1. Jennett ("Jennie") FORRESTER 1842–1916 m. John KENNING 1832–1920
    1. 1. Hugh (Robert) KENNING 1872–1955 m. Catherine (Lillian) Overbeck 1879–1953
      1. 1. Margaret (J) Kenning 1902– m. Daniel (Smith Fraser) Jr 1896–1940 m. James (E) CHAPMAN 1903–
        1. 1. "Billy" (William Kenning) Fraser 1935–2008
        2. 2. Daniel (Smith) Fraser 1933–2002
        3. 3. Betty (J.) Roberts 1924–2001 m. Norman (Fred) Jeske 1915–1985 m. John (Norman) Roberts 1924–2021
      2. 2. Elsie (Mae) Kenning 1908–1970 m. Edmund (Albert "Bunny") Easter 1904–1984
        1. 1. William (Everett) Easter 1935–1936
        2. 2. Stillborn (Baby) EASTER 1930–1930
        3. 3. Baby EASTER 1931–1931
    2. 2. "Madge" (Margaret Jean) KENNING 1875–1969
      1. 1. David (Percy) Beatty 1906–1989
    3. 3. Elsie (Kate) KENNING 1879–1965
    4. 4. Jessie (May) KENNING 1879–1957
    5. 5. Katharine (Forrester) KENNING 1885–1969
    6. 6. Nancy ("Nan" Forrester) KENNING 1865–1945
    7. 7. William (J.) KENNING 1868–1961
  2. 2. Emma Forrester 1849–1940
  3. 3. Hannah Forrester 1847–1929
  4. 4. Stephen (H) Forrester 1852–1908
  5. 5. John (S) Forrester 1860–
  6. 6. Lincoln Forrester 1865–
  7. 7. Mary Forrester 1836–
  8. 8. Samuel Forrester 1839–1913

Hugh FORRESTER's Timeline

3 Records

1807
About 7 Mar 1807
Birth of Hugh Addison FORRESTER in Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1850
1850
Age 43
Hugh Addison FORRESTER resided here in Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1885
26 Dec 1885
Age 78
Death of Hugh Addison FORRESTER in Bellevue, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Bellevue, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 7 Mar 1807
    Event Place: Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 000001-002560
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_744; Page: 202B; Image: 410
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Allegheny Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_744; Page: 202B; Image: 410

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Bellevue, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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