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Major Andrew Forshner I 1751–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1751

Birth Location: Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 17 Aug 1830

Death Location: Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Johann Förshner

Mother: Anna Ziegler

Spouse(s): Anne Foughts, Anne Foughts

Children(s): Polly Forshner, Mary Forshner, John Forshner, Anne Blair, Knapp Forshner, Elizabeth Forshner, Andrew Jr, Andrew Forshner, Nancy Forshner, Zillah Forshner, Anna Förster, Anna Förstners, Anne Forshner, John Forshner

Major Andrew Forshner I was born in 1751 in Hessen, Germany, the child of Johann Heinrich Forshner And Anna Veronica Ziegler. Major Andrew Forshner I married Anne Foughts, and had children including Andrew Forshner, Andrew Forshner Ii Jr, Anna Margaretha Forstners, Anna Regina Forster, Anne Nancy Blair, Anne Nancy Forshner, Elizabeth Forshner, John Forshner, Knapp Forshner, Mary Polly Forshner, Nancy Forshner, Polly Mary Forshner, Zillah Forshner. Major Andrew Forshner I passed away in 1830 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Major Andrew Forshner I was born in 1751 in Hessen, Germany, the child of Johann Heinrich Forshner And Anna Veronica Ziegler.
  • Major Andrew Forshner I married Anne Foughts, and had children including Andrew Forshner, Andrew Forshner Ii Jr, Anna Margaretha Forstners, Anna Regina Forster, Anne Nancy Blair, Anne Nancy Forshner, Elizabeth Forshner, John Forshner, Knapp Forshner, Mary Polly Forshner, Nancy Forshner, Polly Mary Forshner, Zillah Forshner.
  • Major Andrew Forshner I passed away in 1830 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Major I's Ancestors

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Major I
1751–1830
Birth Place: Hessen, Germany
Parents
Johann Heinrich Förshner
1725–1761
Netherlands
Anna (Veronica) Ziegler
1710–
Rohrbach
Grandparents
Johann (Leonhardt) Ziegler
1677–1718
Rohrbach, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Brigitta) Öhlschläger
1688–1715
Rohrbach, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Hannß Ziegler
1641–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major I's Descendants

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MI
Major (Andrew Forshner) I (25 Feb 1751–17 Aug 1830) m. Anne Foughts (12 Jun 1750–6 Sep 1822) m. Anne Foughts (12 Jun 1750–6 Sep 1822)
  1. 1. Polly (Mary) Forshner 1775–1827 m. James Canfield 1775–1818
    1. 1. Ann ((Nancy)) Canfield 1800–1880 m. William (Bernard) Smyth 1794–1854
      1. 1. Charlotte Smyth 1839–1914 m. Patrick (MacKay) Carty 1828–1911
        1. 1. Wallace (Bernard) Carty 1883–1965 m. Annie (Marguerite "Maggie") Crooks 1890–1964
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Carty 1881–1884
        3. 3. Margaret (Veronica) McCavill 1874–1903
        4. 4. Laura (E.) Carty 1878–1969
        5. 5. Ellen Carty 1870– m. Warren (Clyde) Betts 1860–1943
        6. 6. Mary (Carty) Underwood 1876–1938 m. James (Henry) Underwood 1873–1958
        7. 7. William (Henry) Carty 1867–
        8. 8. Catherine ("Kate") Carty 1868–1941
        9. 9. Annie (S) Keyte 1872–1948 m. Albert (William) Keyte 1861–1941
      2. 2. Valentine (william) Smyth 1845–1901
      3. 3. Mary Smyth 1825–1901
      4. 4. Anne Smyth 1833–
      5. 5. Francis Smyth 1837–1861
      6. 6. Elizabeth Smyth 1833–
      7. 7. Ellen Smyth 1823–1880
      8. 8. William (Bernard Smyth) Jr 1841–1906
      9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Smyth 1830–1913
      10. 10. Barbara Smyth 1821–1891
  2. 2. Mary (Polly) Forshner 1775–1827
  3. 3. John Forshner 1791–1871
  4. 4. Anne (Nancy) Blair 1807–1875
  5. 5. Knapp Forshner 1788–1879
  6. 6. Elizabeth Forshner 1785–1847
  7. 7. Andrew (Forshner II) Jr 1787–1870
  8. 8. Andrew Forshner 1792–1870
  9. 9. Nancy Forshner 1787–
  10. 10. Zillah Forshner 1790–1841
  11. 11. Anna (Regina) Förster 1767–
  12. 12. Anna (Margaretha) Förstners 1769–
  13. 13. Anne (Nancy) Forshner 1807–1875
  14. 14. John Forshner 1791–1871

Major I's Timeline

3 Records

1751
25 Feb 1751
Birth of Major Andrew Forshner I in Hessen, Germany
Hessen, Germany
1770
1770
Age 19
Major Andrew Forshner I was married in North Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada
North Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada
1830
17 Aug 1830
Age 79
Death of Major Andrew Forshner I in Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1751
    Event Place: Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: North Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1830
    Event Place: Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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