Brief Life History of Thomas Robert
When Thomas Robert Forsyth was born on 10 September 1840, in Plympton, Kent, Upper Canada, British North America, his father, Thomas Forsyth, was 26 and his mother, Isabella Donald, was 21. He married Fredonia Melissa Goheen on 15 April 1863, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 14 March 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas R Forsyth, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Robert Forsyth Sr - Church record: birth: 10 September 1840; Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
- 1928 Thomas Robert Forsyth, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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