John Montgomery Forster, Sr

1789 - 1858  (69 years)

• Name	John Montgomery Forster  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	21 Jun 1789	Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1814	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3]
  	Attorney at Law; Admitted to Bar
  Death	21 Sep 1858	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I4605	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery and Martha Finley
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Colonel Thomas Forster, Sr,   b. 16 May 1762, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jun 1836, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Pettit Montgomery,   b. Jul 1766, Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA d. 27 Jul 1808, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Oct 1786  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F2917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennette Wright,   b. 1790, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 30 Jul 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1818  [2, 5]
  	Rev Lochman
  Children	1. Thomas Forster,   b. 21 Dec 1819, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Jan 1858, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Forster,   b. 1823, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Feb 1879 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Weidman Forster,   b. 4 Sep 1825, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 May 1894, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Esquire John Montgomery Forster, Jr,   b. 2 Dec 1828, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Jun 1789 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Attorney at Law; Admitted to Bar - 1814 - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 21 Sep 1858 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Kelker, Luther Reily, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania_MontBio, (Name: Date: 1907;;), Volume III, Pages 538-541 Volume I, Chapter X, The Newspapers Volume III, Pages 549-551 and 673-675 Forster Family. [S691] DAR Ancestor A079043, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Joseph Montgomery. [S707] Laird, Claude M, Email from Claude M Laird, (Date: 7 Sep 2015;). [S694] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_ForsterThomas, (Name: Date: 1896;;), First and Second Series Vol I, Notes and Queries XLVI, Pages 326-327. [S737] Egle, WIlliam Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_ForsterMarries, (Name: Date: 1896;;), Page 517.