When Neil Donald Forsyth was born on 4 August 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Thomas Forsyth, was 35 and his mother, Isabelle Donald, was 30. He married Sophia Elizabeth Harrison in 1874, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Pinto, Washington, Utah, United States for about 14 years. He registered for military service in 1906. In 1880, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as postmaster in Pinto, Washington, Utah, United States. He died on 2 June 1922, in Newcastle, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Newcastle, Iron, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1854: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1866: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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.
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Possible Related NamesI found this story on a disk in the records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was in the hand writing of Thomas Robert Forsyth on 25 pages. It was black, scratched and very hard …
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