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James Forrest 1804–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7Jul 1880

Death Location: bur. North Liberty Cemetery, Mercer Cty. PA

Father: John Forrest

Mother: Jane Orr

Spouse(s): Mary White

Children(s): Munson Forrest, John Forrest, James Forrest, Thomas Forrest, Mary Forrest, William Forrest, Elias Forrest, Jane Forrest, Uriah FORREST, William Forrest

James Forrest was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Forrest And Jane Orr. James Forrest married Mary Pollie White, and had children including Elias A Forrest, James Forrest, Jane Forrest, John Forrest, Mary M Forrest, Munson Walker Forrest, Thomas Marquis Forrest, Uriah Forrest, William Forrest, William Winfield Forrest. James Forrest passed away in 1880 in bur. North Liberty Cemetery, Mercer Cty. PA.

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Biography

  • James Forrest was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Forrest And Jane Orr.
  • James Forrest married Mary Pollie White, and had children including Elias A Forrest, James Forrest, Jane Forrest, John Forrest, Mary M Forrest, Munson Walker Forrest, Thomas Marquis Forrest, Uriah Forrest, William Forrest, William Winfield Forrest.
  • James Forrest passed away in 1880 in bur. North Liberty Cemetery, Mercer Cty. PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forrest
1777–1865
Birth Location: Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
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Jane Orr
1784–
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary White
1806–1885
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Munson Forrest
1840–1898
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MF
John Forrest
1831–
Birth Location: Mercer Co Penn
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James Forrest
1837–
Birth Location: Mercer Co Pa
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Thomas Forrest
1843–1910
Birth Location: Plaingrove Twp., Mercer Cty. PA (now Lawrence Cty.)
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Mary Forrest
1848–
Birth Location: Mercer Co Penn
MF
William Forrest
1850–1926
Birth Location: Plaingrove Mercer Co Penn
WF
Elias Forrest
1835–1897
Birth Location: Mercer Co Pa
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Jane Forrest
1850–
Birth Location: Mercer Co Penn
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Uriah FORREST
1833–1903
Birth Location: PA, USA
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William Forrest
1852–
Birth Location: Mercer Co Penn
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James Forrest's Ancestors

Self
James Forrest
1804–1880
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Forrest
1777–1865
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
Jane Orr
1784–
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
James Orr
1750–1827
Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth (Jane) Bleakley
1752–1831
Trillick, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Blakely
1718–1758
Mary Kenyon
1720–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Forrest's Descendants

1.
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James Forrest (1804–7Jul 1880) m. Mary ("Pollie") White (1806–24 Oct 1885)
  1. 1. Munson (Walker) Forrest 1840–1898 m. Rebecca (Jane) Donley 1843–1938
    1. 1. Robert (Ira) Forrest 1867–1948 m. Irene Underwood 1869–1940
      1. 1. Milo (William) Forrest 1888–1965 m. Alice (Margaret) McConnell 1887–1963
        1. 1. Mildred (Eleanor Forrest Haplogroup) H2a2a1 1920–2003 m. Robert (Finley) Stevenson 1915–2000
        2. 2. Robert (Heindel) Forrest 1914–1929
        3. 3. Esther (Irene) Forrest 1913–1913
      2. 2. Mary (Alice) Forrest 1889–1987 m. James (Edgar Campbell) Sr. 1886–1962
        1. 1. Edgar (Forrest) Campbell 1906–1985 m. Florence (Amelia) Zook 1908–2007
        2. 2. James (Edgar Campbell) Jr. 1909–2000
        3. 3. Lois (J) Campbell 1913–2009 m. Walter (Blair) Rishel 1911–1980
      3. 3. Jessie (Munson) Forrest 1894–1960 m. Hazel (I) Rice 1900–1978 m. Hazel (I) Rice 1900–1978
        1. 1. Irene (Underwood) Forrest 1924–1994
        2. 2. Karol (Ann) Forrest 1933–2011 m. Nicholas Germani 1928–2002
      4. 4. Frances (L) Forrest 1899–1973 m. Harry (Edward) Barnes 1894–1944
        1. 1. James (E) Barnes 1914–
        2. 2. Helen (J) Barnes 1916–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (J(Bessie)) Forrest 1897– m. Rodger (C) Miller 1891–
        1. 1. Marsh (A) Miller 1920–
        2. 2. Reuben (C Miller) Senior 1923–
      6. 6. Robert (Carroll (Cad)) Forrest 1901–1970 m. Jean (Roberts) Forrest 1903–
      7. 7. Rebecca (C) Forrest 1904–1985 m. Elmer (Henry) Fehl 1892–1963
    2. 2. Elmer (Lee) Forrest 1865–1957
    3. 3. Deweese (L.) Forrest 1870–1958
    4. 4. Henrietta (May "Hettie") Forrest 1872–1960
    5. 5. Stella (G.) Forrest 1874–1961 m. Robert (Mc) Coy 1870–
      1. 1. Lois (H) Mccoy 1895–
      2. 2. Martha (Mc) Coy 1900–1982
    6. 6. Carl (Wesley) Forrest 1883–1966
    7. 7. Birdie Forrest 1884–
    8. 8. Alvan (Reed) Forrest 1885–1963 m. Blanche (L) Brown 1885–
      1. 1. Ruth (Agnes) Forrest 1912–1992 m. David (Wilmann) Martin 1910–1967
  2. 2. John Forrest 1831–
  3. 3. James Forrest 1837–
  4. 4. Thomas (Marquis) Forrest 1843–1910 m. Margaret (E.) Donley 1846–1928
    1. 1. William (Robert) Forrest 1884–1937
    2. 2. Frank (C) Forrest 1871–1935
    3. 3. Bertha (Estelle) Forrest 1880– m. William (J.) Eakin 1871–1947
      1. 1. Forrest (L) Eakin 1911–1992 m. Ruth (M) Eakin –2007
        1. 1. David (M) Eakin 1950–1996
      2. 2. Irene (M) Eakin 1914–
    4. 4. Martha (F.) Forrest 1874–1958
    5. 5. Ignota Forrest 1880–
  5. 5. Mary (M.) Forrest 1848–
  6. 6. William (Winfield) Forrest 1850–1926
  7. 7. Elias (A.) Forrest 1835–1897
  8. 8. Jane Forrest 1850–
  9. 9. Uriah FORREST 1833–1903
  10. 10. William Forrest 1852–

James Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of James Forrest in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1880
7Jul 1880
Age 76
Death of James Forrest in bur. North Liberty Cemetery, Mercer Cty. PA
bur. North Liberty Cemetery, Mercer Cty. PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 041081-044880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7Jul 1880
    Event Place: bur. North Liberty Cemetery, Mercer Cty. PA
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