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Samuel Forrest 1811–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1811

Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland

Death Date: 15 March 1847

Death Location: Renfrew County, Ontario

Father: John Forrest

Mother: Marion Gilchrist

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Samuel Forrest was born in 1811 in Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland, the child of John Forrest And Marion Gilchrist. Samuel Forrest passed away in 1847 in Renfrew County, Ontario.

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Biography

  • Samuel Forrest was born in 1811 in Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland, the child of John Forrest And Marion Gilchrist.
  • Samuel Forrest passed away in 1847 in Renfrew County, Ontario.

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Samuel Forrest's Ancestors

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Samuel Forrest
1811–1847
Birth Place: Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland
Parents
John Forrest
1787–1880
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marion Gilchrist
1777–1858
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Forrest
1757–1824
Burnbank, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Janet Nimmo
1751–1825
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andrew Gilchrist
1753–
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Barbara Henshelwood
1749–
Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Forrest
1733–
Janet Millar
1737–
Robert Nimmo
1719–1794
Elizabeth Melvin
1723–1793
John Gilchrist
1700–
James Henshelwood
1724–1789
Marian Anderson
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Millar
1702–
Isabel Craig
1712–
Thomas Nimmo
1695–
Catherine Lowse
1695–
George Henshelwood
1707–
Barbara Sandilands
1709–

Samuel Forrest's Timeline

4 Records

1811
12 Aug 1811
Birth of Samuel Forrest in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1811
12 Aug 1811
Birth of Samuel Forrest in Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland
Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland
1847
15 Mar 1847
Age 36
Death of Samuel Forrest in Renfrew, , Ontario, Canada
Renfrew, , Ontario, Canada
1847
15 March 1847
Age 36
Death of Samuel Forrest in Renfrew County, Ontario
Renfrew County, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Lesmahagow, Lanark Co, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Renfrew, , Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1847
    Event Place: Renfrew County, Ontario

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