Lost all my bookmarks when i had to erase my mac and re-install operating system.

I had to erase my mac and revert back to an older operating system. I was using Time Machine to back up my computer, so I thought it would back up my Firefox bookmarks file as well. I reinstalled Firefox, but I can't seem to find the file anywhere. I checked in this location Library/Application Support/Mozilla
I also have a Sync account, but can't find my recovery key and I no longer have access to the other computer that it was synced to.
Any ideas on how I can get my bookmarks back?

Did you find the Firefox profile folder in the Time Machine backup?
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
The bookmarks are either in the places.sqlite file or as a JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox

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