Gilbert Forsyth Jr.
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Gilbert Forsyth Jr. (1744 - 1830)

Gilbert Forsyth Jr.
Born in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1 May 1783 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 86 in Westmorland, New Brunswickmap
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Biography

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Gilbert Forsyth was born about 1744 in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony.[1]

In the 1791 census, Gilbert, Farmer, was in Horton, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]

Gilbert (38) married Mary Coldwell (32) (born in 1750 in Connecticut Colony; daughter of Capt. William Coaldwell III and Jane (Jordan) Coldwell) on May 1, 1783 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Gilbert Forsyth was a resident of Horton Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia.[3]

Gilbert died on 16 November 1830 and was buried in Island View Cemetery, New Horton, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Sources

  1. Birth: "Family Data Collection - Individual Records"
    Birth year: 1744; Birth city: Groton; Birth state: CT
    Ancestry Record 4725 #4085061 (accessed 4 February 2024)
    Gilbert Forsyth born in 1744 in New London, Groton, CT.
  2. 1791 Census: "Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838"
    Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Ancestry Record 8809 #12610 (accessed 8 April 2024)
    Gilbert Forsyth, Farmer, in Horton, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. Nova Scotia Archives > Poll Tax Records, 1791-1795 (accessed 28 July 2023). According to his memorial in Island View Cemetery in New Horton, New Brunswick, Gilbert Forsyth, a native of New London [Connecticut] died on Nov. 16th, 1830 "in the 80th year of his age".<ref>Find a Grave (has image), {{FindAGrave|172815879}} (accessed 28 July 2023), Memorial page for Gilbert Forsyth (1750-16 Nov 1830), citing Island View Cemetery, New Horton, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Helena McCluskey-Lewis (contributor 48654389).</li></ol></ref>
  • Burial: "Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find A Grave: Memorial #172815879
    Ancestry Record 60527 #4822468 (accessed 8 April 2024)
    Gilbert Forsyth burial (died on 16 Nov 1830) in Island View Cemetery, New Horton, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in 1750.




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Forsyth-3870 and Forsyth-40 appear to represent the same person because: Same person per birth, death dates and locations, Two wives need to be merged

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