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Reverend George William Forrester 1725–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1725

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 5 Jan 1794

Death Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Father: Ebenezer DNA

Mother: Elisabeth Whitney

Spouse(s): Margaret McCord

Children(s): John Forrester

Reverend George William Forrester was born in 1725 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of Ebenezer Forrester 6Ggf Dna And Elisabeth Whitney. Reverend George William Forrester married Margaret Mccord, and had children including John Forrester. Reverend George William Forrester passed away in 1794 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Reverend George William Forrester was born in 1725 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of Ebenezer Forrester 6Ggf Dna And Elisabeth Whitney.
  • Reverend George William Forrester married Margaret Mccord, and had children including John Forrester.
  • Reverend George William Forrester passed away in 1794 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Reverend Forrester's Ancestors

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Reverend Forrester
1725–1794
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Ebenezer FORRESTER 6GGF DNA
1684–1775
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Elisabeth Whitney
1690–1775
Scotland
Grandparents
John Forrester
1668–1699
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Elspeth Stevensone
1673–1699
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
William (John) Whitney
1662–1754
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colony
Susanah Tremayne
1673–1724
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Forrester's Descendants

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Reverend (George William) Forrester (25 Mar 1725–5 Jan 1794) m. Margaret McCord (1730–1825)
  1. 1. John Forrester 1780–1848 m. Atha McCoy 1785–1850
    1. 1. Elizabeth McMurtry 1803–1866 m. Asa McMurtery 1799–1852
      1. 1. William (L. Mc) Murtry 1825–1895 m. Lavinia (Laura R) Payne 1843–1897
        1. 1. Stephen (Bowers) McMurtry 1865–1895 m. Victoria (T) Perry 1870–1959

Reverend Forrester's Timeline

5 Records

1725
25 Mar 1725
Birth of Reverend George William Forrester in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1746
30 Oct 1746
Age 21
Reverend George William Forrester was married in Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland
Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland
1763
aft 1763
Age 38
Reverend George William Forrester was married
None
1794
5 Jan 1794
Age 69
Death of Reverend George William Forrester in Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1800
11 Feb 1800
Age 75
Reverend George William Forrester was married in Wilkes, North Carolina
Wilkes, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1725
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1746
    Event Place: Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: aft 1763

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1800
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

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