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Robert Forrest 1783–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1783

Birth Location: Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Forrest

Mother: Janet Nimmo

Spouse(s): Helen Logan

Children(s): Barbara Forrest, William Forrest, Robert Forrest, John Forrest, Ann Forrest, Jesse Forrest

In 1783, Robert Forrest entered the world in Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland, born to John Forrest And Janet Nimmo. Robert Forrest married Helen Logan, and had children including Ann Forrest, Barbara Forrest, Jesse Forrest, John Henry Forrest, Robert Forrest, William John Forrest. Robert Forrest passed away in 1850 in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Robert Forrest entered the world in Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland, born to John Forrest And Janet Nimmo.
  • Robert Forrest married Helen Logan, and had children including Ann Forrest, Barbara Forrest, Jesse Forrest, John Henry Forrest, Robert Forrest, William John Forrest.
  • Robert Forrest passed away in 1850 in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Forrest's Ancestors

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Robert Forrest
1783–1850
Birth Place: Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Parents
John Forrest
1757–1824
Burnbank, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Janet Nimmo
1751–1825
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Forrest
1733–
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Millar
1737–
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Nimmo
1719–1794
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Melvin
1723–1793
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Millar
1702–
Isabel Craig
1712–
Thomas Nimmo
1695–
Catherine Lowse
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Millar
1665–
Janet Warnock
1681–

Robert Forrest's Descendants

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Robert Forrest (10 May 1783–1850) m. Helen Logan (22 Aug 1785–1852)
  1. 1. Barbara Forrest 1808–
  2. 2. William (John) Forrest 1807–1851
  3. 3. Robert Forrest 1810–1851
  4. 4. John (Henry) Forrest 1816–1878 m. Hannah (P) Otley 1832–1899
    1. 1. Eben (Otley) Forrest 1852–1929 m. Clara (Alice) Silfies 1868–1936
      1. 1. Nellie (M) Forrest 1886–1972
      2. 2. Albert (F) Forrest 1889–1938
      3. 3. George (Washington) Forrest 1894–1952 m. Marie (V) Hill 1904–
        1. 1. Gerorg (S) Forest 1925–
        2. 2. Stanley (G) Forest 1925–
      4. 4. Ada (May) Forrest 1896–1990
      5. 5. William (Henry) Forrest 1894–1976
    2. 2. Henry (Chauncy) Forrest 1849–1878
    3. 3. Helen Forrest 1847–1910
    4. 4. Mary (Clara) Forrest 1850–1869
    5. 5. Jessie (E) Forrest 1860–1887
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Forrest 1858–1919
    7. 7. Ida (Jean "Jennie") Forrest 1861–1945 m. William (A) McKay 1864–1929
    8. 8. Agnes (A) Forrest 1868–1960 m. Samuel (A.) McNeil 1861–1928
      1. 1. Mabel McNeil 1906–
  5. 5. Ann Forrest 1818–
  6. 6. Jesse Forrest 1813–1838

Robert Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1783
10 May 1783
Birth of Robert Forrest in Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland
1850
1850
Age 67
Death of Robert Forrest in McHenry, Illinois, United States
McHenry, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1783
    Event Place: Carstairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Canada; Year: 1820; Page Number: 99

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Canada; Year: 1821; Page Number: 90

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: McHenry, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

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