Brief Life History of Archibald
When Archibald Forsythe was born in 1848, in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, James H Forsyth, was 28 and his mother, Abigail Davison, was 24. He died on 21 October 1913, in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Archibold Forsythe, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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World Events (3)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1867 · British North America Act
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
Name Meaning
Scottish: from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Fearsithe, composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + sith ‘peace’. Some early forms with the prepositions, as for example William de Fersith (Edinburgh 1365), seem to point to an alternative origin as a habitational name, but no placename of suitable form is known. The spelling Forsythe is associated chiefly with northern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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