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John Forster 1745 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1745

Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1812

Death Location: Horsham St Faith,Norfolk,England

Father: John Forster

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

Spouse(s): Mary Goodson

Children(s): Mary Forster, Elizabeth Forster, William Forster, John Forster, Ann Forster

John Forster was born in 1745 in Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England, the child of John Forster and Elizabeth Pratt. John Forster married Mary Goodson, and had children including Mary Ann Forster, Elizabeth Forster, William Forster, John Forster, Ann Forster. John Forster passed away in 1812 in Horsham St Faith,Norfolk,England.

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Biography

  • John Forster was born in 1745 in Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England, the child of John Forster and Elizabeth Pratt.
  • John Forster married Mary Goodson, and had children including Mary Ann Forster, Elizabeth Forster, William Forster, John Forster, Ann Forster.
  • John Forster passed away in 1812 in Horsham St Faith,Norfolk,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forster
1726 – 1804
Birth Location: Horsham, St. Faith, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Pratt
1721 –
Birth Location: Horsham, St. Faith, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Goodson
1745 – 1783
Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Mary Forster
1769 – 1848
Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Forster
1771 –
Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
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William Forster
1775 – 1776
Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
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John Forster
1775 – 1803
Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
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Ann Forster
1778 – 1793
Birth Location: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
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John Forster's Ancestors

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John Forster
1745 – 1812
Birth Place: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Forster
1726 – 1804
Horsham, St. Faith, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Pratt
1721 –
Horsham, St. Faith, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forster's Descendants

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John Forster (14 Apr 1745 – 27 Dec 1812) m. Mary Goodson (14 Jul 1745 – 28 Apr 1783)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Forster (15 Jan 1769 – 18 Feb 1848) m. James Larwood (24 Jun 1764 – 02 Jun 1851)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Forster (1771 – )
  3. 3. William Forster (1775 – 11 Feb 1776)
  4. 4. John Forster (1775 – 02 Oct 1803)
  5. 5. Ann Forster (1778 – abt 1793)

John Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1745
14 Apr 1745
Birth of John Forster in Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
1812
27 Dec 1812
Age 67
Death of John Forster in Horsham St Faith,Norfolk,England
Horsham St Faith,Norfolk,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1745
    Event Place: Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1812
    Event Place: Horsham St Faith,Norfolk,England
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