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John Forster 1813 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1813

Birth Location: Washington, Durham, England

Death Date: Dec 1884

Death Location: Gateshead

Father: Joseph Forster

Mother: Deborah None

Spouse(s): Deborah Birkbeck

Children(s): Susanna Forster

John Forster was born in 1813 in Washington, Durham, England, the child of Joseph Forster and Deborah. John Forster married Deborah Birkbeck, and had children including Susanna Forster. John Forster passed away in 1884 in Gateshead.

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Biography

  • John Forster was born in 1813 in Washington, Durham, England, the child of Joseph Forster and Deborah.
  • John Forster married Deborah Birkbeck, and had children including Susanna Forster.
  • John Forster passed away in 1884 in Gateshead.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Forster's Ancestors

Self
John Forster
1813 – 1884
Birth Place: Washington, Durham, England
Parents
Joseph Forster
1780 – 1839
South Shields, Durham, England
Deborah
1786 – 1855
Durham
Grandparents
William Forster
1760 –
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Ann Hunter
1760 – 1801
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Andrew Rogers
1750 – 1821
Sunderland, Durham, England
Elizabeth (Thirlbeck) Parkin
1746 –
Sunderland, Durham, , England
Great-Grandparents
Michael Forster
1725 –
Elizabeth Langlands
1725 – 1775
Michael Thirlbeck
1722 – 1794
Deborah Potts
1722 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GGF)
1683 – 1757
Mary Sturtle
1685 – 1734
Thomas Potts
1670 – 1740
Margaret Grundie
1675 –

John Forster's Descendants

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John Forster (abt 1813 – Dec 1884) m. Deborah Birkbeck (2 Mar 1810 – Mar 1887)
  1. 1. Susanna Forster (2 Mar 1839 – Jun 1911) m. James Brown (07 Feb 1837 – 10 Aug 1890)
    1. 1. Burton Brown (22 Jan 1862 – 7 December 1904) m. Ann Metcalf (3 Dec 1862 – 11 Apr 1947)
      1. 1. John (Forster) Brown (12 Nov 1904 – 15 Aug 1995) m. Violet (Mary) Gooch (19 Feb 1906 – 31 Jul 1984)
        1. 1. John Brown (7 Jan 1938 – 27 May 2014) m. Maureen (Edith Olive) Cruft (24 Aug 1934 – 28 Dec 2005)

John Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1813
abt 1813
Birth of John Forster in Washington, Durham, England
Washington, Durham, England
1884
Dec 1884
Age 71
Death of John Forster in Gateshead
Gateshead

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1813
    Event Place: Washington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1884
    Event Place: Gateshead

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