Alexander
G
Forgey
Born in Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Sawyers) Forgey
— married
13 May 1805 in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Sawyers Forgey, Nancy Elizabeth (Forgey) Reynolds, Rachel Sawyers (Forgey) Coram, Margaret Emmaline (Forgey) Taylor, James Allen Forgey, Mary Ann (Forgey) Salmons, William Alexander Forgey, Andrew Jackson Forgey, Josiah W Forgey and Thomas Crawford Forgey
Died
at age 77
in Howard Township, Howard, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Vitals
Alexander G. Forgey
BIRTH: 25 Jul 1779
DEATH: 25 Dec 1856 (aged 77)
BURIAL: Brown Cemetery Howard County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 20638868
Family Members:
Spouse:
- Elizabeth Sawyers Forgey 1784–1864 (m. 1805)
Children:
- Rachel Sawyers Forgey Coram 1810–1881
- William Alexander Forgey 1821–1896
- Andrew J. Forgey 1824–1914
- Thomas C. Forgey 1830–1909[1]
Census
Name: Alexander G Forgy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Irvin, Howard, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1779
Birthplace: Virginia
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Alexander G Forgy M 71 Virginia
Elizabeth Forgy F 66 Tennessee
Josiah W Forgy M 24 Tennessee
Thomas C Forgy M 20 Tennessee
Andrew J Forgy M 26 Tennessee
Susan Forgy F 20 Indiana
Hariett Forgy F 2 Indiana
Jane Cupp F 7 Indiana[2]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20638868
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJV-WDM : 12 April 2016), Alexander G Forgy, Irvin, Howard, Indiana, United States; citing family 76, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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Rick Gardiner
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James and Margaret Forgey were not married until 1791 and could not be Alexander's parents.
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