Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Forster was born on 16 December 1747, in Altishausen, Thurgau, Switzerland, his father, Hans Jacob Forster, was 24 and his mother, Anna Margaretha Etter, was 22. He died on 26 January 1823, in his hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried in Switzerland.
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Sources (3)
- Benjamin Forster, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Benjamin Forster, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Forster - christening: 17 December 1747; Alterswilen, Thurgau, Switzerland
Parents and Siblings
1723– Male
1725– Female
Siblings (13)
1744– Female
1745–1746 Female
1746– Male
1747–1823 Male
1749–1796 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (2)
1798
Age 51
1800
Age 53
Name Meaning
English: shortened form of Forrester , an occupational name for someone who worked in a forest.
English: possibly a Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors or shears, cutler’. Compare Force and Forse .
German (mainly Förster): agent derivative of Middle High German forst ‘forest’, denoting someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or who worked in one (see Forst ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Foerster .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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