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Walter Henry Forrest 1884–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1884

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1926

Death Location: Wheatley, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Forrest

Mother: Frances Thompson

Spouse(s): Edna Breen

Children(s): Loretta Forest

Walter Henry Forrest was born in 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of George E Samuel Forrest And Frances Fanny Thompson. Walter Henry Forrest married Edna Pearl Breen, and had children including Loretta Forest. Walter Henry Forrest passed away in 1926 in Wheatley, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Walter Henry Forrest was born in 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of George E Samuel Forrest And Frances Fanny Thompson.
  • Walter Henry Forrest married Edna Pearl Breen, and had children including Loretta Forest.
  • Walter Henry Forrest passed away in 1926 in Wheatley, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Forrest's Ancestors

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Walter Forrest
1884–1926
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
George E Samuel Forrest
1849–1888
Canada
Frances ("Fanny") Thompson
1855–1950
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William (John) Thompson
1820–1898
Yorkshire, England
Hannah (Margaret) Imeson
1817–1904
Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1800–
Anne Vester
1800–
Jonathan Imeson
1787–1840
Mary Siddall
1788–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthias Imeson
1750–1812
Hannah Wood
1757–1836
Benjamin Siddall
1761–1827
Mary Astwood
1753–1795

Walter Forrest's Descendants

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Walter (Henry) Forrest (4 Jan 1884–3 Apr 1926) m. Edna (Pearl) Breen (18 Sep 1889–23 Mar 1944)
  1. 1. Loretta Forest 1911–

Walter Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1884
4 Jan 1884
Birth of Walter Henry Forrest in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1926
3 Apr 1926
Age 42
Death of Walter Henry Forrest in Comber, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Comber, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Comber, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheatley, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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