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William Bedford Forrester 1727 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 May 1727

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 Aug 1778

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Forester

Mother: Ann Forrester

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William Bedford Forrester 6thGU was born in 1727 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Sen. Forester and Ann Ashley Forrester. William Bedford Forrester 6thGU passed away in 1778 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Bedford Forrester 6thGU was born in 1727 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Sen. Forester and Ann Ashley Forrester.
  • William Bedford Forrester 6thGU passed away in 1778 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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William Forrester's Ancestors

Self
William Forrester
1727 – 1778
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Sen. Forester
1688 – 1755
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Ann (Ashley) Forrester
1701 – 1775
Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland
Grandparents
Samuel (James) Forrester
1662 – 1700
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Alison Thomson
1666 – 1700
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1621 – 1672
Joanet Jardine
1621 – 1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hew Forrest
1598 – 1627
Janet Watt
1595 – 1620

William Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1727
04 May 1727
Birth of William Bedford Forrester 6thGU in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1778
8 Aug 1778
Age 51
Death of William Bedford Forrester 6thGU in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 May 1727
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

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