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Joseph Mercer Forrester 1851–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1851

Birth Location: Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois

Death Date: 3 August 1939

Death Location: Harvel, Montgomery County, Illinois

Father: Thos Forrester

Mother: Deborah Forrester

Spouse(s): Alice Thomason, Sarah Corn

Children(s): Charles Forrester, Harry Forrester, Nellie Forrester, Maude Forrester

Joseph Mercer Forrester was born in 1851 in Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois, the child of Thos Forrester And Deborah Forrester. In 1880, Joseph Mercer Forrester resided in King, Christian, Illinois, USA. Joseph Mercer Forrester married Alice Thomason, Francis Bird, Sarah Florence Corn, and had children including Charles Mercer Forrester, Harry Dean Forrester, Maude Belle Forrester, Nellie F Forrester. Joseph Mercer Forrester passed away in 1939 in Harvel, Montgomery County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Joseph Mercer Forrester was born in 1851 in Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois, the child of Thos Forrester And Deborah Forrester.
  • In 1880, Joseph Mercer Forrester resided in King, Christian, Illinois, USA.
  • Joseph Mercer Forrester married Alice Thomason, Francis Bird, Sarah Florence Corn, and had children including Charles Mercer Forrester, Harry Dean Forrester, Maude Belle Forrester, Nellie F Forrester.
  • Joseph Mercer Forrester passed away in 1939 in Harvel, Montgomery County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Joseph Forrester's Ancestors

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Joseph Forrester
1851–1939
Birth Place: Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois
Parents
Thos Forrester
1812–1872
England
Deborah Forrester
1812–1890
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Forrester
1789–1850
Thorneyland, Cumberland, England
Mary Irwin
1784–
Denny, Stirling
Joseph Parker
1781–1841
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Hazard
1780–1866
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Forrester's Descendants

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Joseph (Mercer) Forrester (24 June 1851–3 August 1939) m. Alice Thomason (19 July 1870–Circa 1956) m. Sarah (Florence) Corn (Circa 1859–Circa 1884)
  1. 1. Charles (Mercer) Forrester 1894–1931
  2. 2. Harry (Dean) Forrester 1897–1947 m. Mary (Josephine) Conway 1896–1976
    1. 1. Harry (Conway) Forrester 1922–2008 m. Alma (Rose) Grundy 1922–2009
  3. 3. Nellie (F) Forrester 1906–1969
  4. 4. Maude (Belle) Forrester 1883–1941

Joseph Forrester's Timeline

3 Records

1851
24 June 1851
Birth of Joseph Mercer Forrester in Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois
Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 29
Joseph Mercer Forrester resided here in King, Christian, Illinois, USA
King, Christian, Illinois, USA
1939
3 August 1939
Age 88
Death of Joseph Mercer Forrester in Harvel, Montgomery County, Illinois
Harvel, Montgomery County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1851
    Event Place: Hornsby, Macoupin County, Illinois
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: King, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 180; Family History Film: 1254180; Page: 537D; Enumeration District: 063; Image: 0636

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: King, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: King, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 180; Family History Film: 1254180; Page: 537D; Enumeration District: 063; Image: 0636

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1939
    Event Place: Harvel, Montgomery County, Illinois

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