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John Walter Forsyth (1816 - 1866)

John Walter Forsyth
Born in York, Upper Canadamap
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Husband of — married 1838 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 50 in Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Forsyth Name Study.

John was born in 1816. He was the son of James Forsyth and Eleanor Morden. John married Emma Hough and had children.

John was in a directory in 1837 in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

John's child Julius Forsyth married Elizabeth Stapleton on 4 November 1871 in York, Ontario, Canada.[2] John's child Alfred Forsyth married Eliza Jane Castor on 8 June 1886 in York, Ontario, Canada.[3] John died on 24 April 1866 and was buried in Glasgow North Cemetery, Glasgow, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[4]

Sources

  1. 1837 Directory: "Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906"
    Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3789 #6683959 (accessed 27 June 2023)
    Name: John Forsyth; Residence Year: 1837; Residence Place: Toronto, Ontario; Publication Title: Toronto City and Home District Directory, 1837.
  2. Marriage of child Julius Forsyth: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938"
    Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 4
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #82715469 (accessed 27 June 2023)
    John Forsyth's child Julius Forsyth (22) marriage to Elizabeth Stapleton on 4 Nov 1871 in York, Ontario, Canada.
  3. Marriage of child Alfred Forsyth: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938"
    Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 55
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #81975837 (accessed 27 June 2023)
    John Forsyth's child Alfred Forsyth (25) marriage to Eliza Jane Castor on 8 Jun 1886 in York, Ontario, Canada.
  4. Burial: "Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #138757769
    Ancestry Record 60527 #3043010 (accessed 27 June 2023)
    John Forsyth burial (died on 24 Apr 1866) in Glasgow North Cemetery, Glasgow, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.




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