William
Forsyth
Born about in Blackwater, County Wexford, Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anne (Tyne) Forsyth
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Isabel Martin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 50
in Detroit, Upper Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2020
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Biography
William Forsyth was an innkeeper at early Detroit. Originally of Scottish descent, he immigrated to New York around 1750 from Blackwater, Ireland. He served 14 years in the British army and was severely wounded in the capture of Quebec in 1759.
His first wife was Isabel Martin, who died in 1764.
- George (b. 1761)
- William Forsyth Jr (b. 1762)
- Philip (b. 1763)
- Robert (b. 1763)
His second wife was Emily Tyne, widow of John Kinzie. They were married in 1765.
- James (b. 1769)
- Thomas (b. 5 Dec 1771)
Sources
- Hisotry of Detroit: 1780 to 1850, financial and commercial by Clarence Monroe Burton, Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/historyofdetroit1917burt/page/16/mode/2up: accessed 17 February 2023
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