Brief Life History of George James
When George James Forsyth was born on 23 May 1844, in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States, his father, Thomas Forsyth, was 30 and his mother, Isabella Donald, was 25. He married Sarah Sophronia Snow on 31 October 1870, in Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1918 and lived in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada in 1906 and Magrath, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1868. He died on 6 February 1927, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George Fowsith in household of Thomas Fowsith, "United States Census, 1860"
- 1927 George James Forsyth, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- George James Forsythe, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Forsythe .
History: The statesman John Forsyth (1780–1841) was born at Fredericksburg, VA, a descendant of James Forsyth, who came to VA from Scotland in 1680. John was in public service for 30 years as representative, US senator, governor of Georgia, minister to Spain, and secretary of state.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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