William James "Ben" Forsythe^[1]

1858 - 1893  (35 years)

• Name	William James "Ben" Forsythe  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Ben
  Birth	1858	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  	William James is recorded on his fathers 1861 census as 3 yrs old probably born in 1859 and again on the 1871 census as 12 years of age.
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	14 Jul 1863	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	as recorded on his memorial stone in find a grave.
  Name	Ben Forsythe  [3]
  Name	William James Forsythe  [4]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132990478
  _FGRAVE	132990478
  _FSFTID	KLBW-QRV
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLBW-QRV
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	14 Nov 1893	Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Ruptured Blood Vessel, one day.
  		Ontario Canada Deaths and Deaths Overseas 1869-1947 Ramsay William James Forsythe 1859-1893
  Burial	17 Nov 1893	Cedar Hill Cemetery, Pakenham, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  	Address: Concession Road 8 Pakenham Twp, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario Canada
  Person ID	I228	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	William James Forsythe,   b. 23 Dec 1815, County Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland d. 25 Jan 1877, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Catherine Wallace,   b. 12 Oct 1823, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 May 1898, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1843	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Hall "Essie" Coxford,   b. 27 Jul 1861, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Feb 1908, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1881	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Marriage at (Auld Kirk) St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Ramsay Twp Lanark Cty ON
  Children	1. Mary Edna Forsythe,   b. 13 May 1883, Pakenham Village, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Dec 1955, Chatham, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   2. Pvt. William Wallace Forsythe,   b. 31 Dec 1884, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Sep 1916, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 31 years)   3. Arthur Walton Forsythe,   b. 28 Oct 1886, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Jul 1972, Killarney, Turtle Mountain, Manitoba, Canada (Age 85 years)   4. Catherine Helena "Kate" Forsythe,   b. 5 Mar 1889, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 1976, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)   5. James McCreary Forsythe,   b. 5 May 1891, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1967, Swift Current, Swift Current Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 75 years)   6. Amy Alice Forsythe,   b. 17 Mar 1893, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1941, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1858 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Alt. Birth - as recorded on his memorial stone in find a grave. - 14 Jul 1863 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1881 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Ruptured Blood Vessel, one day. - 14 Nov 1893 - Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Occupation: driver (Medical):Attending physician: Dr. Lynch Informant: Esther Forsythe, his widow, Ramsay Twp.

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Jun 2023), entry for William James "Ben" Forsythe, person ID KLBW-QRV. (Reliability: 3). [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 24 Jul 2018, William J. Forsythe (Reliability: 3). William J. Forsythe BIRTH?tab?1863 DEATH?tab?Nov 1898 (aged 34'9635) BURIAL?tab? Cedar Hill Cemetery Cedar Hill, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Show Map MEMORIAL ID?tab?132990478 [S199] Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 131 Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, ((http://www.Ancestry.com)), accessed 28 Feb 2020), William James Forsythe; Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947. (Reliability: 3). NameWilliam J ForsytheGenderMaleAge35Birth Dateabt 1858Birth PlacePakenhamDeath DateNov 1893Death PlaceLanark, Ontario, CanadaReligionMethodist Episcopal ChurchCause of DeathRupture of Blood VesselHousehold Members NameAge Name William J Forsythe [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Jun 2023), entry for William James "Ben" Forsythe, person ID KLBW-QRV. (Reliability: 3). [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 24 Jul 2018, William J. Forsythe (Reliability: 3). William J. Forsythe BIRTH?tab?1863 DEATH?tab?Nov 1898 (aged 34? 35) BURIAL?tab? Cedar Hill Cemetery Cedar Hill, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Show Map MEMORIAL ID?tab?132990478 [S187] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 74, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, ((Ancestry.com : 2010)), accessed 29 Feb 2020), William Forsythe and Catherine Wallace marriage; Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928. (Reliability: 3). NameWilliam ForsytheGenderMaleMarriage Date23 Feb 1843Marriage PlaceBathurst, Ontario, CanadaSpouseCatherine WallaceHousehold Members NameAge Name William Forsythe Name Catherine Wallace [S156] Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian (Lanark County, Ontario, Canada), Lanark County, Some Early Lanark County Marriages 1830 - 1869, "MS 248 Reel 1-Bathurst District Marriages 1830-1857," Page 9, William Forsythe of Pakenham marriage to Catherine Wallace of Ramsay on 23 Feb 1843 by Rev. Goodson (Reliability: 3).