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Johnathan Forrester 1723–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1723

Birth Location: North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England

Father: Henry Forrester

Mother: Mary Tweedie

Spouse(s): Mary Lightwood

Children(s): Charles Forrester, John 2nd, Thomas Forrester, Joseph Forrester, George Forrester, Jarvis Forrester, William Forrester, Emanuel Forrester

In 1723, Johnathan Forrester entered the world in North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Henry Forrester And Mary Tweedie. Johnathan Forrester married Mary Anna Maria Lightwood, and had children including Charles Forrester, Emanuel Forrester, George Forrester, Jarvis Forrester, John Forrester 2Nd, Joseph Forrester, Thomas Forrester, William Forrester. Johnathan Forrester passed away in 1780 in Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1723, Johnathan Forrester entered the world in North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Henry Forrester And Mary Tweedie.
  • Johnathan Forrester married Mary Anna Maria Lightwood, and had children including Charles Forrester, Emanuel Forrester, George Forrester, Jarvis Forrester, John Forrester 2Nd, Joseph Forrester, Thomas Forrester, William Forrester.
  • Johnathan Forrester passed away in 1780 in Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Forrester
1700–
Birth Location: North Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
HF
Mary Tweedie
1698–1762
Birth Location: Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Lightwood
1739–1795
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyne, Staffordshire, England
ML

Children(s)

Charles Forrester
1765–1844
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
CF
John 2nd
1760–1817
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
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Thomas Forrester
1762–1817
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
TF
Joseph Forrester
1774–
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England,
JF
George Forrester
1770–1778
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
GF
Jarvis Forrester
1772–1845
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
JF
William Forrester
1758–1785
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England
WF
Emanuel Forrester
1769–1836
Birth Location: Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
EF

Johnathan Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Johnathan Forrester
1723–1780
Birth Place: North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Forrester
1700–
North Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Tweedie
1698–1762
Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johnathan Forrester's Descendants

1.
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Johnathan Forrester (6 Oct 1723–1780) m. Mary (Anna Maria) Lightwood (9 Dec 1739–24 Aug 1795)
  1. 1. Charles Forrester 1765–1844 m. Sarah Steel 1771–1848
    1. 1. Sarah (Forrester) Cotterill 1800–1871 m. Jonathan Cotterill 1786–1862
      1. 1. Peter Cotterill 1832–1892 m. Elizabeth (Ann Abbey) Cotterill 1838–1911
        1. 1. Hannah (Belle) Cotterill 1881–1939 m. Charles (Adelbert) Cole 1875–1947
        2. 2. Frank (Jesse) Cotterill 1870–1941 m. Orpha (Lela) Dille 1872–1935
        3. 3. Sarah (Cotterill) Bricker 1869–1894
        4. 4. William (Nathan "Bill") Cotterill 1874–1935
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cotterill 1877–1965
        6. 6. Christopher ("Crit") Cotterill 1857–
        7. 7. John (Henry) Cotterill 1859–1896 m. Emma (V Valentine) Cotterill 1862–
        8. 8. Mary Cotterill 1861–
        9. 9. David Cotterill 1863–
        10. 10. Rose Cotterill 1858–
      2. 2. William Cotterill 1826–
      3. 3. Mary Cotterill 1825–
      4. 4. Sarah Cotterill 1829–
      5. 5. Ely Cotterill 1826–
      6. 6. Ralph Cotterill 1836–
      7. 7. Emma Cottrell 1838–
      8. 8. Hannah Cottrell 1829–
      9. 9. George Cottrell 1841–
    2. 2. John Forrester 1794–1851
    3. 3. Charles (Forrester) II 1796–1857
    4. 4. Ann Forrester 1804–1868
    5. 5. Thomas Forrester 1803–1831
    6. 6. Mary Forrester 1807–1872
    7. 7. George Forrester 1809–1873
    8. 8. Hannah Forrester 1811–1881
    9. 9. James Forrester 1797–1868
  2. 2. John (Forrester) 2nd 1760–1817
  3. 3. Thomas Forrester 1762–1817
  4. 4. Joseph Forrester 1774–
  5. 5. George Forrester 1770–1778
  6. 6. Jarvis Forrester 1772–1845
  7. 7. William Forrester 1758–1785
  8. 8. Emanuel Forrester 1769–1836

Johnathan Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1723
6 Oct 1723
Birth of Johnathan Forrester in North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1780
1780
Age 57
Death of Johnathan Forrester in Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England
Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1723
    Event Place: North Leith, Midlothian, Drumthocty, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Bucknall, Staffordshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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