Hi, Robert,
I'm sorry for not getting back to this board sooner, but if I don't receive contact by emails, I don't think to check the board very often.
I've found some new information on my FORRESTER family that might be helpful:
Descendants of John (Sr) (*) FORRESTER
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN (SR) (*)1 FORRESTER was born Abt. 1752 in Shropshire, England. He married ELIZABETH (*) LEWIS 24 January 1777 in Wem, Shropshire, England. She was born Abt. 1756 in Shropshire, England.
Children of JOHN FORRESTER and ELIZABETH LEWIS are:
i. JOHN (JR)2 FORRESTER, b. Bef. 30 October 1778, Shropshire, England.
ii. RICHARD FORRESTER, b. Bef. 03 June 1781, Shropshire, England.
iii. SAMUEL FORRESTER, b. Bef. 17 August 1783, Shropshire, England.
iv. THOMAS (I) FORRESTER, b. Bef. 24 September 1786, Shropshire, England; d. Bef. 07 August 1791.
v. ELIZABETH FORRESTER, b. Bef. 31 May 1789, Shropshire, England.
2. vi. THOMAS (II) (*) FORRESTER, b. Bef. 07 August 1791, Wem, Shropshire, England; d. Bef. 1861.
vii. SARAH FORRESTER, b. Bef. 08 November 1793.
viii. WILLIAM FORRESTER, b. Bef. 25 September 1796, Shropshire, England.
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS (II) (*)2 FORRESTER (JOHN (SR) (*)1) was born Bef. 07 August 1791 in Wem, Shropshire, England, and died Bef. 1861. He married MARY (*) (FORRESTER). She was born Abt. 1801 in Stanton, Shropshire, England.
Children of THOMAS FORRESTER and MARY (FORRESTER) are:
3. i. WILLIAM (*)3 FORRESTER, b. Abt. 1827, Wem, Shropshire, England.
ii. JOSEPH FORRESTER, b. Abt. 1836, Wem, Shropshire, England; m. MARY (FORRESTER); b. Abt. 1839, Loppington, Shropshire, England.
iii. CHARLES FORRESTER, b. Abt. 1842, Wem, Shropshire, England.
iv. EDWIN FORRESTER, b. Abt. 1844, Wem, Shropshire, England; d. Bef. 1891; m. SARAH (FORRESTER); b. Abt. 1850, Baschurch, Shropshire, England.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM (*)3 FORRESTER (THOMAS (II) (*)2, JOHN (SR) (*)1) was born Abt. 1827 in Wem, Shropshire, England. He married ANNE (*) (FORRESTER). She was born Abt. 1828 in Wem, Shropshire, England.
Children of WILLIAM FORRESTER and ANNE (FORRESTER) are:
i. POLLY4 FORRESTER, b. Abt. 1871, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England.
ii. HANNAH (*) FORRESTER, b. 20 October 1876, Wem, Shropshire, England; d. 06 October 1910, Trochu, AB, Canada; m. JAMES (*) LEA, 14 February 1894, Wem, Shropshire, England; b. 14 November 1872, Baddiley, Cheshire, England; d. 22 November 1956, St. Mary's Hospital, Trochu, AB, Canada.
iii. JOHN FORRESTER.
Cheers,
Laury
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Dear Laury
It certainly would be good to compare notes. The bad news is I cannot see a link to my family but we talking 8 miles from where my family are and were based going back 300 years!
Robrt