Robert Forgie

1855 - 1934  (78 years)

• Name	Robert Forgie  [1]
  Birth	13 Mar 1855	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	9767-796
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9767-796
  Death	7 Feb 1934	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cancer of the stomach
  	?b?ROBERT FORGIE ?/b?Robert Forgie, resident of the Capital for the past 35 years and former empioye of the Dominion Experimental Farm, died yesterday at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Mr. Forgie, who was in his 80th year, had been In ill health for some time. Mr. Forgie was born In Ramsay township and faamed in that district for many years before coming to Ottawa. He worshipped at Parkdale United church and prior to his Illness, took a keen and active interest In congregational affairs. He is survived by his widow, the former Mary Campbell; two sons, G. B. Forgie and J. C. Forgie, both of Ottawa; two daughters, Mrs. A. B Basset and Mrs. Fred Griffith, both of Ottawa; two sisters, Miss Agnes Forgie of Almonte and Mrs. P. J. Young of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; and two brothers, James of Renfrew and David of Almonte. There are also 15 grandchildren. The funeral will be held privately from his late residence, 181 Armstrong street, on Friday at 2.30 p.m. Interment will be in Pincrest cemetery. The family has requested that flowers be omitted.
  Burial	9 Feb 1934	Pincrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 2500 Baseline Road Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality,, Ontario K2C 3H9 Canada
  Person ID	I8008	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Forgie,   b. 23 Sep 1827, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 14 Jun 1912, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Agnes Baird,   b. 1828, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 15 Nov 1861, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1850
  Family ID	F2704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Graham Forgie,   b. 1803, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 22 Nov 1881, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Ann Norris Gemmill,   b. 18 Apr 1807, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 8 Jan 1878, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1826	Scotland
  Family ID	F8224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Campbell,   b. 7 Feb 1857, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 11 Jun 1938, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1883	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Gilbert Baird Forgie,   b. 11 May 1885, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Nov 1975, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)   2. Matilda Campbell Forgie,   b. 17 Jan 1887, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Sep 1958, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)   3. Corp. John Clifford Forgie, R. C. M. P.,   b. 17 Oct 1889, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jun 1946, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years)   4. Jean May "Jennie Forgie,   b. 24 Apr 1893, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Mar 1974 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Mar 1855 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 25 Sep 1883 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Cancer of the stomach - 7 Feb 1934 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Ontario. Ottawa., Newspapers: The Ottawa Citizen, "Robert Forgie," 8 Feb 1934, p. 2, col. 6. (Reliability: 3).