John Forster and Catharine Dickey

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Husband John Forster ¹

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            AKA: John Foster 2
           Born: 1725 - Paxton Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1789 - Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Forster (      -Bef 1749) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Chambers (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Catharine Dickey ¹

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           Born: 1738 - Chester Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1804 - Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Moses Dickey (      -1766) 3 4
         Mother: Agnes [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Thomas Forster ^{3 5 6 7}

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           Born: 16 May 1762 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 3 6 7
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           Died: 29 Jun 1836 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: Sarah Pettit Montgomery (1766-1808) 3 6 7
           Marr: 5 Oct 1786 6 7 8

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2 F Dorcas Forster ^{3 9}

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            AKA: Dorcas Foster 2
           Born: 1764 - Lower Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 3 10
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           Died: 10 Apr 1826 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 10 11
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         Spouse: William Bell (1743/1744-1813) 2 3 12 13
           Marr: Abt 1783

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3 F Mary Forster ^{3 14}

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           Born: 1767 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug 1810 3
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         Spouse: Col. Cornelius Cox (Abt 1750-1803) 15 16 17

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4 F Agnes Forster ³

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         Spouse: George Nelson (      -      ) 3

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5 M Gen. John Forster ^{19 20}

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            AKA: Gen. John Foster 18
           Born: 17 Sep 1777 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 21
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           Died: 28 May 1863 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 21
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Elder (1779-1831) 19 22
           Marr: 25 Sep 1798 21

         Spouse: Margaret Snodgrass Law (1804-1891) 3
           Marr: 9 Jul 1833 23

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6 F Elizabeth Forster ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: William R. Hanna (      -      ) 3

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7 F Margaret Forster ³

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           Born: Abt 1780 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jan 1835 - Mill Creek Twp, Erie Co, PA 24
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John McFarland (1777-Abt 1802) 3

         Spouse: Thomas Stewart (1778-1838) 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Forster

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He was a private in Capt. William Bell's company of the Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, associators in service in the Jerseys during the summer of 1776.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 246.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1226.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 247.

4 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 250.

5 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 493.

6 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 893.

7 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 549.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 248.

9 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 28.

10 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 49.

11 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 250.

12 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 894.

13 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 12.

14 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 477.

15 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 476.

16 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 239.

17 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 196, 247.

18 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 32.

19 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 492.

20 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 194, 247.

21 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 251.

22 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 194.

23 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 254.

24 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 255.