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Ralph Forrest 1726–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William (Forrester)

Mother: Marguerite Forrester

Spouse(s): Tamer Gregory

Children(s): Ezekiel (Forrester), Aaron (Forrester), John (Forrester), Lydia Forester, Tamer Forester, Mary Forester, Margaret Forrester, Ralph (Forrester)

In 1726, Ralph Forrest entered the world in Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America, born to William Forrest Forrester And Marguerite Elizabeth Forrester. Ralph Forrest married Tamer Gregory, and had children including Aaron Forrest Forrester, Ezekiel Forrest Forrester, John Forrest Forrester, Lydia Forester, Margaret Forrester, Mary Forester, Ralph Forrest Forrester, Tamer Forester. Ralph Forrest passed away in 1796 in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1726, Ralph Forrest entered the world in Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America, born to William Forrest Forrester And Marguerite Elizabeth Forrester.
  • Ralph Forrest married Tamer Gregory, and had children including Aaron Forrest Forrester, Ezekiel Forrest Forrester, John Forrest Forrester, Lydia Forester, Margaret Forrester, Mary Forester, Ralph Forrest Forrester, Tamer Forester.
  • Ralph Forrest passed away in 1796 in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Forrester)
1688–1755
Birth Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
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Marguerite Forrester
1706–1796
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, English Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Tamer Gregory
1723–1764
Birth Location: Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
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Children(s)

Ezekiel (Forrester)
1744–1770
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Aaron (Forrester)
1759–1819
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
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John (Forrester)
1764–1764
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
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Lydia Forester
1757–1830
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Tamer Forester
1754–1820
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
TF
Mary Forester
1752–1840
Birth Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
MF
Margaret Forrester
1749–1749
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
MF
Ralph (Forrester)
1746–1796
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
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Ralph Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Forrest
1726–1796
Birth Place: Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
Parents
William Forrest (Forrester)
1688–1755
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Marguerite (Elizabeth) Forrester
1706–1796
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, English Colonial America
Grandparents
Samuel (James Forrest) (Forrester)
1662–1700
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Alison Thomson
1666–1700
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Abraham Forrester
1682–1759
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, English Colonial America
Judith (Elizabeth) Billups
1680–1775
Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William (Forrester)
1621–1672
Joanet Jardine
1625–1661
Robert deBohun
1645–1667
Jonet Andersone
1649–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forrest
1598–1632
Janet Wilkie\Watt
1575–1620
Putnam Jardine
1580–1658
Unk
1600–
Robert Thomsone
1610–1667
Jonnet Law
1615–1667
Johne Andersone
1629–1675
Abigail Hunter
1630–1691

Ralph Forrest's Descendants

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Ralph Forrest (1726–1796) m. Tamer Gregory (1 Jan 1723–17 Oct 1764)
  1. 1. Ezekiel (Forrest) (Forrester) 1744–1770
  2. 2. Aaron (Forrest) (Forrester) 1759–1819 m. Sarah Hemphill 1761–1852
  3. 3. John (Forrest) (Forrester) 1764–1764
  4. 4. Lydia Forester 1757–1830
  5. 5. Tamer Forester 1754–1820
  6. 6. Mary Forester 1752–1840
  7. 7. Margaret Forrester 1749–1749
  8. 8. Ralph (Forrest) (Forrester) 1746–1796 m. Ann (Cathrine "Kitty") Elliott 1756–1842
    1. 1. Ralph (E. Forrest) (Forrester) 1786–1849
    2. 2. Anne (M. Forrest) (Forrester) 1778–1854
    3. 3. Margaret (Forrest) (Forrester) 1780–
    4. 4. George (Washington Forrest) (Forrester) 1785–1850 m. Sarah Griffiths 1788–1865
      1. 1. Mary (Forrest) (Forrester) 1813–1856
      2. 2. Sarah (Forrest) (Forrester) 1815–
      3. 3. George (Washington Forrest (Forrester)) III 1815–1868
      4. 4. Lucean (Bonaparte Forrest) (Forrester) 1831–1912
      5. 5. Cassell (Griffiths Forrest) (Forrester) 1818–1892
      6. 6. Margaret (Forrest) (Forrester) 1811–

Ralph Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Ralph Forrest in Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America
1796
1796
Age 70
Death of Ralph Forrest in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Goshen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, English Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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