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Matthew Forster 1612 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Ovingham, Northumberland, England

Father: Matthew Etherstone

Mother: Catherine Grey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Forster

Matthew Forster was born in 1612 in Durham, Durham, England, the child of Matthew Forster Of Etherstone and Catherine De Grey. Matthew Forster had children including Thomas Forster. Matthew Forster passed away in 1643 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Forster was born in 1612 in Durham, Durham, England, the child of Matthew Forster Of Etherstone and Catherine De Grey.
  • Matthew Forster had children including Thomas Forster.
  • Matthew Forster passed away in 1643 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Forster's Ancestors

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Matthew Forster
1612 – 1643
Birth Place: Durham, Durham, England
Parents
Matthew Forster Of Etherstone
1570 – 1648
Etherstone
Catherine (De) Grey
1582 – 1622
Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas (VI Forster Of) Adderstone
1549 – 1587
Isabella Brewster
Ralph (II De Grey Of) Warke
1552 – 1623
Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Ardington De) Berkshire
1556 – 1606
Ardington, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bamborough
1526 – 1589
Florence Wharton
Ralph Chillingham)
1529 – 1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Etherstone
1500 – 1526
Dorothy Ogle
1500 – 1548
Thomas Wharton
1490 – 1568
Eleanor Stapleton
1497 – 1585

Matthew Forster's Descendants

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Matthew Forster (1612 – 1643)
  1. 1. Thomas Forster (1639 – 1730)
    1. 1. Robert Forster (1659 – 1689) m. Eleanor Staper (1663 – 15 Oct 1697)
      1. 1. Thomas Forster (21 Jun 1685 – 1718) m. Isabel Scott (1691 – 1718) m. Margaret (1688 – 1718)
        1. 1. Margaret Forster (1711 – 1786)
        2. 2. Thomas Forster (17 Aug 1712 – 1713)
        3. 3. Matthew Forster (12 Oct 1715 – 9 Aug 1779) m. Catherine Slater (11 Apr 1716 – 18 Apr 1782)

Matthew Forster's Timeline

3 Records

1606
1606
Birth of Matthew Forster in Etherstone, Durham, England
Etherstone, Durham, England
1612
1612
Birth of Matthew Forster in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England
1643
1643
Age 31
Death of Matthew Forster in Horsley, Ovingham Parish, Northumberland, England
Horsley, Ovingham Parish, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Etherstone, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Horsley, Ovingham Parish, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Ovingham, Northumberland, England

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