hmtl5 Matthew Forsythe b. Abt 1786 County Antrim, Ireland d. 28 Jun 1874 Ohio: McKeown Genealogy
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Matthew Forsythe

Matthew Forsythe

Male Abt 1786 - 1874  (88 years)

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  • Name Matthew Forsythe 
    Born Abt 1786  County Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 28 Jun 1874  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I410  McKeown
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 

    Family Margaret Glenn,   b. Abt 1787, County Derry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1872, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. Jane B. Forsythe,   b. 1823, Guernsey County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848, Guernsey County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     2. William Forsythe,   b. 28 Mar 1824, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1870, Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1786 - County Antrim, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jun 1874 - Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Forsythe 20180610_165056    		Forsythe 20180610_165056
    Plot: Row 9
    Forsythe 20180610_165116    		Forsythe 20180610_165116
    Plot: Row 9
    Forsythe 20180610_165218    		Forsythe 20180610_165218
    Plot: Row 9

  • Notes 
    • Biographical record of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio. Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1891, p.350-351.
      Matthew Forsythe, the father of William, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, but emigrated to American, and was married in Pennsylvania to Margaret Glenn, also of Ireland, County, Derry. They came to Ohio in October 1840, and were parents of the following children: William, Jane (Mrs. Jesse Alexander), and Margaret (Mrs. James Alexander). Matthew Forsythe was also a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. He died in 1874, his wife having preceded him in 1872, and both are buried in Londonderry, Ohio.
      https://archive.org/details/commemorativebio00jhb/page/350/mode/2up?q=mckeown
      [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S65] Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, (J.H. Beers & Co, Chicago, Illinois, 1891).

    2. [S36] census record.

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.


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