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Joel Forrest 1753–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1843

Death Location: Greene County, Georgia, USA

Father: William Forrester

Mother: Lovina Forrest

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Joel Forrest was born in 1753 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Bedford Forrester And Lovina Louisa Gresham Forrest. Joel Forrest passed away in 1843 in Greene County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Forrest was born in 1753 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Bedford Forrester And Lovina Louisa Gresham Forrest.
  • Joel Forrest passed away in 1843 in Greene County, Georgia, USA.

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Joel Forrest's Ancestors

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Joel Forrest
1753–1843
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Bedford Forrester
1727–1777
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Lovina (Louisa Gresham) Forrest
1731–1778
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (GRESHAM) II
1689–1741
St Martins Parish, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Gresham) Holcomb
1707–1742
Saint Martins, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gresham
1666–1721
Mary *
1665–1735
Sgt II
1685–1743
Martha Buel
1692–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Joel Forrest in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1843
12 Feb 1843
Age 90
Death of Joel Forrest in Greene County, Georgia, USA
Greene County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1843
    Event Place: Greene County, Georgia, USA

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