Marion (Gilchrist) Forrest (1786 - 1858)

Born 21 Sep 1786 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wife of John Forrest — married 14 Apr 1805 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1858 at age 72 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Canada West

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Biography

Marion, daughter of John Gilchrist & Rabina Gibb, was baptised on 1 October 1786 in Carluke, Lanark, Scotland. text from baptism record as follows :Marion, daughter to John Gilchrist and Robina Gibb in Orchardton, was born Sep 21st and baptized Oct 1st. Duty not paid^[1] Marion married John Forrest on 14 April 1805 in , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland.^[2] Marion arrived in 1825 in Ontario, Canada^[3]

Burial

Goshen Public Cemetery, Goshen, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^[4]

Marion Forrest - Alexander(1780-31 Oct 1858) FindaGrave Memorial ID: 67921302

John Forrest (1786-1880) m. 1805

Samuel Forrest (1811–1847)

John Forrest (1805–1883)

Barbara Frood (1808–1866)

Janet Forrest (1810–1898)

Jane Hamilton (1822 – unknown)

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry Record 60143 #13966092 (accessed 31 January 2023)
   Marion Gilchrist baptism on 1 Oct 1786, daughter of John Gilchrist & Rabina Gibb, in Carluke, Lanark, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
   Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry Record 60144 #3958080 (accessed 31 January 2023)
   Marion Gilchrist marriage to John Forrest on 14 Apr 1805 in , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s"
   Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1825; Page Number: 91
   Ancestry Record 7486 #2823981 (accessed 31 January 2023)
   Name: Marion Forrest; Arrival Year: 1825; Arrival Place: Ontario, Canada; Primary Immigrant: Forrest, Marion; Source Publication Code: 9758.1; Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Name of ship, place of origin, place of destination, date of birth and death, parentage, occupation, and other historical and family data may also be provided.; Source Bibliography: WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society. Volume 2, 1995. 435p.;
   Household Members (Name):
   Marion Forrest.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 March 2021), memorial page for Marion Gilchrist and John Forrest, and their descendants citing Goshen Public Cemetery, Goshen, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by R. HUTSON (contributor 47447204)