Esther Rebecca

Female 1689 - 1724  (35 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Esther Rebecca was born in 1689 in Ireland; died in 1724 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: William Dickey. William was born in 1683 in Muckamore, Antrim, Northern Ireland; died in 1748 in Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Moses Dickey, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1706 in Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Jun 1766 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1766 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. John Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1708 in Ireland; died in 1772 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Moses Dickey, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Esther1) was born in 1706 in Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Jun 1766 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1766 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: Captain French Indian War
    • Land: 31 May 1742, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Land Warrant 219 Acres
    • Fact 1: 1749, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Paxtang Tax Assessment
    • Fact 1: 26 Sep 1754, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Signed call to Reverend Elder

    Notes:

    Egle says he immigrated from Ireland. Was he born in PA or Ireland?
    Will of 1766 says left wife named Agnes
    Signed Call to John Elder along with Patrick Montgomery and Robert Montgomery

    Buried:
    Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Foster. Margaret was born in 1717; died on 7 Jan 1759 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. William Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1732 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Dec 1802 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 5. Catherine Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    3. 6. Agnes Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1742 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1810 in South Carolina, USA.
    4. 7. John Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1779 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 8. Moses Dickey, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1754 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Mar 1835 in Columbiana, Ohio, USA.

    Moses married Agnes Wilson in 1763. Agnes was born in 1710; died in 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. George Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Sarah Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1725.

  2. 3.  John Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Esther1) was born in 1708 in Ireland; died in 1772 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

    John married Elizabeth Cowan in 1731. Elizabeth was born in 1717. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Robert Dickey  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1740.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1732 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Dec 1802 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: 1770, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Paxtang Tax Assessment List
    • Fact 1: 1776, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Administrator Father in law's (Robert McConnell) will, sold the land
    • Fact 1: 19 Feb 1776, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Appraised Inventory for will of Robert Montgomery
    • Fact 1: 1789, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Mentioned in LW&T of brother-in-law John Forster

    William married Mary McConnell on 1 Dec 1772 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) 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.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard

    Died:
    Lower Paxton

    Catherine married John Forster on 16 May 1762. John (son of John Forster and Elizabeth Chambers) was born in 1725 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Sep 1789 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1789 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1762 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Jun 1836 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 13. Dorcas Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1764 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Apr 1826 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 14. Mary Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Aug 1810.
    4. 15. General John Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1777 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 May 1863 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 16. Margaret Bell Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jan 1835 in Mill Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 6.  Agnes Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1742 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1810 in South Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Ran off with cousin Robert, cut off from father's will with only a shilling

    Agnes married Robert Dickey on 13 Sep 1765 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Robert (son of John Dickey and Elizabeth Cowan) was born about 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  John Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1779 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Blacksmith per Egle
    • Fact 1: 1770, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Paxtang Tax Assessment List
    • Fact 1: Abt 1778, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Paxtang Tax Assessment List

    John married Jean Potts on 13 Jan 1778 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Jean was born in 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 8.  Moses Dickey, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1754 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Mar 1835 in Columbiana, Ohio, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Dutchtown


  6. 9.  George Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1)

  7. 10.  Sarah Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1725.

    Family/Spouse: John Carson. John was born in 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 11.  Robert Dickey Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Esther1) was born about 1740.

    Robert married Agnes Dickey on 13 Sep 1765 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Agnes (daughter of Moses Dickey, Sr and Margaret Foster) was born in 1742 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1810 in South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (5.Catherine3, 2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born on 16 May 1762 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; 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]

    Children:
    1. 17. Elizabeth Rachel Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1852.
    2. 18. John Montgomery Forster, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1789 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 19. Catherine Ann Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1791 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1838.
    4. 20. Mary Theodosia Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1793 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Sep 1820.
    5. 21. Joseph Montgomery Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1795 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. 22. Thomas Forster, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1796 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Oct 1864 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
    7. 23. Sarah Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1797 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1879.
    8. 24. Eleanor Reed Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1799 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1801 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. 25. Samuel Laird Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1801 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1860 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
    10. 26. Hannah Wickersham Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1804 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Dec 1880 in Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    11. 27. Margaret Wallace Forster  Descendancy chart to this point 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.

  2. 13.  Dorcas Forster Descendancy chart to this point (5.Catherine3, 2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1764 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Apr 1826 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Lower Paxton

    Dorcas married William Bell in 1783 in Pennsylvania, USA. William was born in 1743 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Dec 1813 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Juliet Montgomery Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1802 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Feb 1866 in Houghton, Michigan, USA.

  3. 14.  Mary Forster Descendancy chart to this point (5.Catherine3, 2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1767 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Aug 1810.

    Family/Spouse: Cornelius Cox. Cornelius was born in 1750; died on 2 Feb 1803 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  General John Forster Descendancy chart to this point (5.Catherine3, 2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born on 17 Sep 1777 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 May 1863 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1794; Whiskey Insurrection
    • Fact 1: 1808, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Subscribed donation for repairs to Paxtang Church; Egle's Notes 1st2ndSeriesVol I p 82
    • Occupation: Between 1814 and 1818, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; State Senator
    • Occupation: Bef 1840, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Cashier Harrisburg Bank
    • Occupation: 1840, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; Cashier Exchange Bank
    • Occupation: Aft 1840, Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA; President Branch Bank

    John married Mary Elder on 25 Sep 1798 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary was born in 1779 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Dec 1831 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Margaret Snodgrass Law on 9 Jul 1833. Margaret was born on 6 Mar 1804; died on 9 Dec 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  Margaret Bell Forster Descendancy chart to this point (5.Catherine3, 2.Moses2, 1.Esther1) was born in 1780 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jan 1835 in Mill Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Margaret married John McFarland in 1797 in Pennsylvania, USA. John was born in 1770 in Armagh, Northern Ireland; died in Feb 1800 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Margaret married Thomas Stuart on 17 Feb 1803 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas was born in 1776 in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Mar 1838 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]