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1828 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | John Montgomery Forster, Sr was born on 21 Jun 1789 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr and Sarah Pettit Montgomery); died on 21 Sep 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1814, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Attorney at Law; Admitted to Bar
John married Jennette Wright on 22 Sep 1818. Jennette was born in 1790 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA; died on 30 Jul 1880 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Jennette Wright was born in 1790 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA; died on 30 Jul 1880 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
Birth:
Was Bergen County
Notes:
Married:
Rev Lochman
Children:
- Thomas Forster was born on 21 Dec 1819 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Jan 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
- James Forster was born in 1823 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Feb 1879.
- Weidman Forster was born on 4 Sep 1825 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 May 1894 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1. Esquire John Montgomery Forster, Jr was born on 2 Dec 1828 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr was born on 16 May 1762 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Forster and Catherine Dickey); died on 29 Jun 1836 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Trained as a surveyor
- Will: 19 Feb 1776, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Inventory of Robert Montgomery Estate includes Bonds on Thomas Forster
- Occupation: Between 26 Oct 1793 and 1798, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Associate Judge
- Military: 1794; Whiskey Insurrection
- Occupation: 1798, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; State Representative Legislature
- Occupation: Between 1801 and 1836, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; Agent for Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Company; Customs agent appt by John Adams
- Occupation: 1823, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; Collector Port of Erie, Appointed by President Adams
Notes:
Kelker says death date 1839
Thomas married Sarah Pettit Montgomery on 5 Oct 1786. Sarah (daughter of Joseph Montgomery and Elizabeth Reed) was born in Jul 1766 in Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA; died on 27 Jul 1808 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Sarah Pettit Montgomery was born in Jul 1766 in Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA (daughter of Joseph Montgomery and Elizabeth Reed); died on 27 Jul 1808 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
No known relationship between this Sarah Pettit Montgomery m Thomas Forster, and Chrstiana Forster, m. Robert Montgomery.
Born 1768 per History of Dauphin County.
Children:
- Elizabeth Rachel Forster was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1852.
- 2. John Montgomery Forster, Sr was born on 21 Jun 1789 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Catherine Ann Forster was born on 10 Jun 1791 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1838.
- Mary Theodosia Forster was born on 16 Aug 1793 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Sep 1820.
- Joseph Montgomery Forster was born on 21 Mar 1795 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Thomas Forster, Jr was born on 13 Sep 1796 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Oct 1864 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
- Sarah Forster was born on 24 Nov 1797 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1879.
- Eleanor Reed Forster was born on 20 Aug 1799 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1801 in Pennsylvania, USA.
- Samuel Laird Forster was born on 8 Aug 1801 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1860 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Hannah Wickersham Forster was born on 31 Jan 1804 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Dec 1880 in Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
- Margaret Wallace Forster was born on 10 Sep 1806 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Jul 1865 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA; was buried on 30 Jul 1865.
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Generation: 4
8. | John Forster was born in 1725 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Forster and Elizabeth Chambers); died in Sep 1789 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1789 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR Number: A041667
- Will: 19 Feb 1776, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Appraised Inventory for will of Robert Montgomery
- Military: Abt 1778, Pennsylvania, USA
Notes:
Born in Antrim or born in PA?
Buried:
Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard
Died:
Lower Paxton
John married Catherine Dickey on 16 May 1762. Catherine (daughter of Moses Dickey, Sr and Margaret Foster) was born in 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Nov 1804 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1804 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Catherine Dickey was born in 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Moses Dickey, Sr and Margaret Foster); died on 23 Nov 1804 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1804 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
Buried:
Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard
Died:
Lower Paxton
Children:
- 4. Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr was born on 16 May 1762 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Jun 1836 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Dorcas Forster was born in 1764 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Apr 1826 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Mary Forster was born in 1767 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Aug 1810.
- General John Forster was born on 17 Sep 1777 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 May 1863 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Margaret Bell Forster was born in 1780 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jan 1835 in Mill Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.
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10. | Joseph Montgomery was born on 23 Sep 1733 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Captain; Not sure where this title comes from John Montgomery and Martha Finley); died on 14 Oct 1794 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1794 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR Number: A079043
- Occupation: Reverend; Presbyterian Minister
- Graduation: 1755; College of New Jersey Princeton; Master of Arts
- Occupation: 29 Sep 1757, Mercer, New Jersey, USA; Appointed by College Pres Aaron Burr Master of Grammar School/Princeton
- Occupation: Between 1764 and 1769, Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA; Minister
- Religion: 1772, Pennsylvania, USA; John Roan's Congregation
- Fact 1: 20 Jul 1775, New Castle, Delaware, USA; Sermon at Chrisitiana Bridge
- Military: Between 1777 and 1778, Maryland, USA; Chaplain of Maryland Regiment
- Occupation: Between 1780 and 1782, Pennsylvania, USA; Continental Congress
- Occupation: Between 1786 and 1974, Pennsylvania, USA; common pleas court judge
- Land: 1787, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Patented 206.5 acres Bloomsbury 4miles NE of Harrisburg
- Occupation: Between 1787 and 1794; Trustee of Dickenson College
- Residence: 2 Aug 1790, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
- Land: 1793, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Purch from John Harris 1/4 acre corner Chestnut & Respberry Alley
Notes:
Findagrave lists Joseph as being buried at Paxtang Church. Spencer lists Laird's family mausoleum
Buried:
Lutheran Church Cemetery; Buried in his daughter's husband's Lairds family mausoleum
Joseph married Elizabeth Reed in 1767. Elizabeth was born about 1740 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA; died in Mar 1769 in Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Elizabeth Reed was born about 1740 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA; died in Mar 1769 in Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA. Notes:
Marriage date 1765 per DAR
Children:
- 5. Sarah Pettit Montgomery was born in Jul 1766 in Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA; died on 27 Jul 1808 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
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