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Matthew Forster 1715 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1715

Birth Location: Ovingham, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 9 Aug 1779

Death Location: Ovingham, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Forster

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Catherine Slater

Children(s): Ann Forster, Catherine Forster, Matthew Forster, Deborah Forster

Matthew Forster Sir was born in 1715 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England, the child of Thomas Forster and Margaret. Matthew Forster Sir married Catherine Slater, and had children including Ann Forster, Catherine Forster, Matthew Forster, Deborah Forster. Matthew Forster Sir passed away in 1779 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Forster Sir was born in 1715 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England, the child of Thomas Forster and Margaret.
  • Matthew Forster Sir married Catherine Slater, and had children including Ann Forster, Catherine Forster, Matthew Forster, Deborah Forster.
  • Matthew Forster Sir passed away in 1779 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England.

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Matthew Forster's Ancestors

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Matthew Forster
1715 – 1779
Birth Place: Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Forster
1685 – 1718
Horsley, Ovingham Parish, Northumberland, England
Margaret
1688 – 1718
Grandparents
Robert Forster
1659 – 1689
Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Eleanor Staper
1663 – 1697
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1639 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Forster
1612 – 1643

Matthew Forster's Descendants

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Matthew Forster (12 Oct 1715 – 9 Aug 1779) m. Catherine Slater (11 Apr 1716 – 18 Apr 1782)
  1. 1. Ann Forster (26 Dec 1739 – abt 1825) m. John Lambton (abt 1743 – )
    1. 1. John Lambton (1764 – 27 Feb 1887) m. Mary Oliver (1764 – )
      1. 1. Isabel Lambton (1787 – )
      2. 2. John Lambton (29 Mar 1790 – Jan 1887) m. Mary Wardell (1796 – Apr 1850)
        1. 1. Mary Lambton (abt 1820 – )
        2. 2. John Lambton (5 Nov 1821 – Jul 1901)
      3. 3. Margaret Lambton (10 Feb 1791 – )
      4. 4. James Lambton (16 Oct 1794 – )
      5. 5. William Lambton (17 Feb 1797 – )
      6. 6. Edward Lambton (8 Aug 1798 – abt 1853)
  2. 2. Catherine Forster (9 Mar 1742 – )
  3. 3. Matthew Forster (2 Oct 1746 – 11 Aug 1814) m. Isabella Dobson (1748 – 11 Aug 1825)
    1. 1. Matthew Forster (1775 – abt 1852) m. Martha Hunter (1782 – )
      1. 1. Sarah Forster (1802 – 1802)
      2. 2. Matthew Forster (9 Apr 1804 – 16 Jun 1873) m. Ann Clark (abt 1805 – Oct 1868)
        1. 1. Martha Forster (1830 – 1870)
        2. 2. Matthew Forster (1835 – 1874)
        3. 3. Swinburn Forster (1838 – 1878)
        4. 4. Susannah Forster (15 Jun 1841 – Apr 1863) m. George Oliver (18 Jun 1837 – Dec 1903)
        5. 5. Richard Forster (1847 – 1918)
      3. 3. Jane Forster (1806 – 17 Oct 1844)
      4. 4. Swinburn (Hunter) Forster (1810 – 1884)
      5. 5. Aaron Forster (1812 – 1883)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Forster (1816 – )
  4. 4. Deborah Forster (18 Jun 1749 – 10 Oct 1814) m. George Robson (1745 – 9 Aug 1822)
    1. 1. Thomas Robson (1775 – 4 Jan 1823) m. Mary Gair (30 Apr 1776 – 8 Jan 1864) m. Jane (1779 – )
      1. 1. Joseph Robson (9 Apr 1798 – ) m. Elizabeth Manners (14 Jul 1803 – 1871)
        1. 1. John Robson (13 Aug 1829 – 11 Feb 1884) m. Christina Gibson (4 Apr 1827 – 20 Jul 1897)

Matthew Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1715
12 Oct 1715
Birth of Matthew Forster Sir in Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Ovingham, Northumberland, England
1779
9 Aug 1779
Age 64
Death of Matthew Forster Sir in Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Ovingham, Northumberland, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1715
    Event Place: Ovingham, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1779
    Event Place: Ovingham, Northumberland, England

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