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Simon Forrester was born May 10, 1748 in Kelleenbach, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parents.

Forrester arrived in Salem in 1767 at the age of 19, as a member of the crew of the schooner Salisbury. The captain of the ship

invited him to stay in Salem at his home on Union Street.

He became one of pioneers of Salem merchant shipping and one of Salem's leading merchants and philanthropists.

He was a member of the Salem Marine Society and served on a committee which arranged for the lighthouse to be built on Baker's Island.

He died in 1817 on July 4th and is buried at Charter Street Burying Point. [[Category:People]

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-Simon Forrester was born May 10, 1748 in Killeenach, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parents.
+Simon Forrester was born May 10, 1748 in Kelleenbach, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parents.
-Forrester arrived in Salem in 1767 at the age of 19, as a member of the crew of the schooner ''Salisbury''.
+Forrester arrived in Salem in 1767 at the age of 19, as a member of the crew of the schooner ''Salisbury''. The captain of the ship
-He became one of pioneers of Salem merchant shipping and one of Salem's leading merchants and philanthropists.
+invited him to stay in Salem at his home on Union Street.
-He died in 1817.
+He became one of pioneers of Salem merchant shipping and one of Salem's leading merchants and philanthropists.
+He was a member of the Salem Marine Society and served on a committee which arranged for the lighthouse to be built on Baker's Island.
+He died in 1817 on July 4th and is buried at Charter Street Burying Point.
+[[Category:Browse Index]]
+[[Category:People]
 ==See Also==
 *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b2063829~S50 Captain Forrester; the story of a Salem merchant prince] by H.D. Purcell
+* "Forrester was an active millionaire" ''Salem Evening News'', Mar. 22, 2000 p. A2
+*"Salem's Simon Forrester an early immigrant success story" ''Salem News'', Nov. 7, 2006, p. B5