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JOSIAH FORRESTER 1798–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Madison, Arkansas, United States

Father: Richard Forrest(er)

Mother: Elizabeth Forrester

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Forrest

Children(s): Cintha Forrester

JOSIAH FORRESTER was born in 1798 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard S Forrest Er And Elizabeth Forrester. JOSIAH FORRESTER married Elizabeth Forrest, and had children including Cintha Caroline Forrester. JOSIAH FORRESTER passed away in 1870 in Madison, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • JOSIAH FORRESTER was born in 1798 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard S Forrest Er And Elizabeth Forrester.
  • JOSIAH FORRESTER married Elizabeth Forrest, and had children including Cintha Caroline Forrester.
  • JOSIAH FORRESTER passed away in 1870 in Madison, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Forrest(er)
1760–1847
Birth Location: North Carolina Province, USA
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Elizabeth Forrester
1780–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Forrest
1811–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Cintha Forrester
1842–1930
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
CF

JOSIAH FORRESTER's Ancestors

Self
JOSIAH FORRESTER
1798–1870
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard S Forrest(er)
1760–1847
North Carolina Province, USA
Elizabeth Forrester
1780–1860
North Carolina
Grandparents
James Forester
1734–1791
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Thomas (Cottingham) (Cotham)
1763–1843
Kent, Delaware, USA
Elizabeth (Paine-) Griffin
1755–1804
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1700–1755
Ann Ashley
1702–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Forrest
1662–

JOSIAH FORRESTER's Descendants

1.
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JOSIAH FORRESTER (1798–1870) m. Elizabeth Forrest (1811–AFT 1880)
  1. 1. Cintha (Caroline) Forrester 1842–1930 m. William (M. "Buck") Stroud 1840–1914
    1. 1. James (Bale Baylis 1868) Stroud 1868–1942 m. Sarah (Elizabeth “Lizzie”) SELBY 1878–1966
      1. 1. Hugh Stroud 1876–1959 m. Lucy Stroud 1878– m. Lucy (Mae) Stroud 1907–1987
        1. 1. Colene Stroud 1933–2021 m. James (LaFayette "JL") Parker 1931–2016
        2. 2. Joyce (Corena) Bolinger 1945–2011
        3. 3. Francis (Ozella) McCoy 1937–2016
      2. 2. Clarence Stroud 1900–

JOSIAH FORRESTER's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of JOSIAH FORRESTER in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 72
Death of JOSIAH FORRESTER in Madison, Arkansas, United States
Madison, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Madison, Arkansas, United States
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