Thomas Meikle FORREST
Family Records - Barbara Jean Mellor
Internet IGI, Feb 2009
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The Forrest family departed Liverpool aboard the "Minnesota" 2 June, arrived in New York 15 June, arrived Salt Lake City 25 June 1869. Thomas Forrest kept a journal of the trip and says when he arrived in Salt Lake City he was meet by his cousin William McMaster.
BIRTH: Family records show birth in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MARRIAGE: Married her first cousin, John McMaster - her mom's sister's son
BIRTH: Family records show 27 Nov rather than 25 Nov.
He married Elizabeth Calhoun Ferguson 31 Mar 1843 at Jamestown, Dumbarton, Scotland . Elizabeth Calhoun Ferguson was born at Dumbarton, Dumbarton, Scotland 6 Apr 1816 daughter of John Ferguson and Margaret Drummond .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Elizabeth Meikle Forrest
born 6 Mar 1844.
Thomas Meikle Forrest
born 21 Sep 1845.
John Ferguson Forrest
born 25 Feb 1847.
John Forrest
born 25 Nov 1848.
Margaret Drummond Forrest
born 14 Mar 1850.
Vere Forrest
born 18 Aug 1852.
James Forrest
born 12 Sep 1854.
William Forrest
born 2 Mar 1858.
Thomas Meikle Forrest died 27 Jan 1894 at Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah .
Elizabeth Calhoun Ferguson died 16 Aug 1888 at Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah .