Janette (Miller) Forrest (abt. 1817)

Born about 1817 in Scotland

Descendants

Biography

Janette was born in about 1817 in Scotland.^[1]

Janette married William Forrest / Forrester in Scotland.

They had many children:^[1]

1. William, b 1837 in Scotland^[2]
2. Grace, b 1840 New York
3. John, b 1842
4. Robert, b 1845, d 1931^[3]
5. Jane, b 1850, d 1912^[4]
6. Walter, b 1852, d 1919^[5]
7. Thomas, b 1854
8. Andrew William, b 1857, d 1930^[6]

In 1850 Janette, age 32, was in Bovina, Delaware, New York, United States.^[7] Note that spouse name was indexed as Walter (writing could be interpreted as such), but all the children names match.

In 1860 Janette, age 43, was in Lenox, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.^[1]

Research Notes

Birth for son William Forrester in Scotland lists mother was Janet Miller.^[2] Deaths of some children list mother as Jannett Miller.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1860," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MCP9-1FF : accessed 4 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS4-9S3Q, Janette Forrest (43) in Lenox, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. Born in Scotland; citing Page: 71; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170523; FHL microfilm: 803932; Image number: 224; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01787-1.

   Wm Forrest M 46 Scotland

   Janette Forrest F 43 Scotland

   Wm Forrest M 22 New York

   Grace Forrest F 20 New York

   John Forrest M 18 New York

   Robert Forrest M 14 New York

   Jane Forrest F 10 New York

   Walter Forrest M 8 New York

   Thomas Forrest M 6 New York

   Andrew Forrest M 4 New York

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYZ6-8LL : 11 February 2020), Janet Miller in entry for William Forrester, 1837.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD17-ZZ4 : Fri Mar 08 00:09:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert W Forrest and Wm. Forrest, 1931.
4. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6XT-L94 : Tue Mar 05 05:12:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Mrs Jane Sinclair and Wm. Forrest, 14 Oct 1912.
5. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8L7-13K : Tue Mar 05 04:34:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter M Forrest and William Forrest, 13 Oct 1919.
6. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RN-1KJ : Tue Mar 05 04:57:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wm Forrest and Wm. Forrest, 14 Feb 1930.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MCY3-SHK : accessed 4 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1N7-XPF, Janette Forest (32) in Bovina, Delaware, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 5; Digital film/folder number: 004196819; FHL microfilm: 17071; Image number: 8; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01116-4.

   Walter Forest M 35 New York

   Janette Forest F 32 New York

   William Forest M 13 New York

   Grace Forest F 11 New York

   John Forest M 7 New York

   Robert Forest M 4 New York

   James Forest M 2 New York

   Jane Forest F 6 months New York

See also:

• FamilySearch ID: K2MZ-9YG.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of rsturley20100927.ged on 16 November 2010.