John Forster

Male 1725 - 1789  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Forster 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.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Mary Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Aug 1810.
    4. 5. 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. 6. 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.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 16 May 1762 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Jun 1836 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

    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. 7. Elizabeth Rachel Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1852.
    2. 8. 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. 9. Catherine Ann Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1791 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1838.
    4. 10. 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. 11. Joseph Montgomery Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1795 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. 12. 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. 13. Sarah Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1797 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1879.
    8. 14. Eleanor Reed Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1799 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1801 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 3.  Dorcas Forster Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1764 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Apr 1826 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

    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. 18. 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. 4.  Mary Forster Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) 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. 5.  General John Forster Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 17 Sep 1777 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 May 1863 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    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. 6.  Margaret Bell Forster Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) 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]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Elizabeth Rachel Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Jul 1787 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1852.

    Family/Spouse: James E Herron. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  John Montgomery Forster, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Jun 1789 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 19. Thomas Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1819 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Jan 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 20. James Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1823 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Feb 1879.
    3. 21. Weidman Forster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1825 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 May 1894 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 22. Esquire John Montgomery Forster, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1828 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 9.  Catherine Ann Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jun 1791 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1838.

    Family/Spouse: James Armstrong Bailey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Catherine married Richard T Timberlake in 1819 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.  Mary Theodosia Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Aug 1793 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Sep 1820.

    Mary married Brigadier General John HarrisErie, Pennsylvania, USA. John was born on 20 May 1789; died on 12 May 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Joseph Montgomery Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Mar 1795 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Thomas Forster, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Sep 1796 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Oct 1864 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA.

    Thomas married Juliet Montgomery Bell on 28 Jun 1821 in Pennsylvania, USA. Juliet (daughter of William Bell and Dorcas Forster) was born on 12 Oct 1802 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Feb 1866 in Houghton, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 13.  Sarah Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Nov 1797 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1879.

    Family/Spouse: Roberts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 14.  Eleanor Reed Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Aug 1799 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1801 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Eleanor married in Never Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 15.  Samuel Laird Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Aug 1801 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1860 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Jane H Benedict. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 16.  Hannah Wickersham Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Jan 1804 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Dec 1880 in Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

    Hannah married Edwin Vose Sumner on 31 Mar 1822. Edwin was born on 30 Jan 1797 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Mar 1863 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 17.  Margaret Wallace Forster Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.John1) 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.

    Family/Spouse: George Wright. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 18.  Juliet Montgomery Bell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Dorcas2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Oct 1802 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Feb 1866 in Houghton, Michigan, USA.

    Juliet married Thomas Forster, Jr on 28 Jun 1821 in Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas (son of Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr and Sarah Pettit Montgomery) was born on 13 Sep 1796 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Oct 1864 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Thomas Forster Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Dec 1819 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Jan 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 20.  James Forster Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born in 1823 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Feb 1879.

  3. 21.  Weidman Forster Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Sep 1825 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 May 1894 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Weidman married Mary Jane Carroll on 19 Oct 1856 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary was born on 11 Mar 1833 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Nov 1906 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 22.  Esquire John Montgomery Forster, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Dec 1828 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Elder. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]