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James Forrester 1765–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Father: John (Forrester)

Mother: Elizabeth Gicie\Grice

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The story of James Forrester began in 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. James Forrester passed away in 1777 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Forrester began in 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.
  • James Forrester passed away in 1777 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.

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James Forrester's Ancestors

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James Forrester
1765–1777
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Forrest (Forrester)
1730–1789
Orange, North Carolina, English Colonial America
Elizabeth Gicie\Grice
1734–1797
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (William Forrest) Sr.
1700–1755
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Ann (Elizabeth) Ashley
1701–1775
Saint Paul's Parish, Kent County, Maryland, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel (Forrester)
1662–1700
Alison Thomson
1666–1700
Isaac Ashley
1667–1709
Mary Wroth
1682–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Forrester)
1621–1672
Joanet Jardine
1625–1661
Robert deBohun
1645–1667
Jonet Andersone
1649–
John Ashley
1625–1671
Lady Cooper
1627–1682

James Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of James Forrester in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
1777
1777
Age 12
Death of James Forrester in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

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