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Reverend George William Forrester 1725–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1725

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 5 Jan 1796

Death Location: Botetout, Virginia, United States

Father: Ebenezer Forester

Mother: Elisabeth Whitney

Spouse(s): Mary *

Children(s): Jean Burton

Reverend George William Forrester was born in 1725 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of Ebenezer Of Scotland Pa Forester And Elisabeth Whitney. Reverend George William Forrester married Mary Fannie Wilmer Clay, and had children including Jean Jane Forester Burton. Reverend George William Forrester passed away in 1796 in Botetout, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Reverend George William Forrester was born in 1725 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of Ebenezer Of Scotland Pa Forester And Elisabeth Whitney.
  • Reverend George William Forrester married Mary Fannie Wilmer Clay, and had children including Jean Jane Forester Burton.
  • Reverend George William Forrester passed away in 1796 in Botetout, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Forester
1684–1775
Birth Location: Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
EF
Elisabeth Whitney
1689–1778
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Mary *
1725–1763
Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, USA
M*

Children(s)

Jean Burton
1746–1824
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
JB

Reverend Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Forrester
1725–1796
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Ebenezer 'of Scotland-PA' Forester
1684–1775
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Elisabeth Whitney
1689–1778
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Forrester
1668–1699
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Elspeth Stevensone
1673–1699
Burntisland, Fife Scotland
Whitney
1662–1731
Watertown, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Hapgood
1667–1693
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Forester
1645–1685
Margaret Robertsone
1647–
JOHNE 9XGG
1647–1701
Marjorie McKay
1651–
Shadrach Hapgood
1642–1675
Elizabeth Treadway
1646–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Forester
1620–1671
Robertus Eng)
1628–1669
Elizabeth Farrah
1630–1685
John McKAY
1625–
Mary Thorpe
1630–
Thomas Habgood)
1610–1671
Elizabeth(?) 9-Ro
1610–1671
Nathaniel II
1615–1689
Sufferance Haynes
1620–1682

Reverend Forrester's Descendants

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Reverend (George William) Forrester (25 Mar 1725–5 Jan 1796) m. Mary (Fannie Wilmer Clay) * (1725–1763)
  1. 1. Jean (Jane Forester) Burton 1746–1824 m. John Pyle 1744–1815
    1. 1. Dorothy (Timpani Hartley) Pyle 1767–1831 m. George (John Lewis) Proudlock 1762–1832
      1. 1. Robert Proudlock 1794–1853 m. Ann Davidson 1793–1863
        1. 1. Ann (Isabella) Proudlock 1834– m. Thomas Richardson 1836–1906

Reverend Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1725
25 Mar 1725
Birth of Reverend George William Forrester in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1796
5 Jan 1796
Age 71
Death of Reverend George William Forrester in Botetout, Virginia, United States
Botetout, Virginia, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1796
    Event Place: Botetout, Virginia, United States
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