1659 - Aft 1731 (> 73 years)
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| Name |
FORSYTH, Gilbert |
| Birth |
15 Apr 1659 |
Ballindollach, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _COLOR |
8 |
| Death |
Aft 1731 |
Hartford, CT |
| Person ID |
I20552 |
Puffers |
| Last Modified |
21 Feb 2017 |
| Family |
WATSON, Lillias, b. 1650, Midlothian, Scotland d. 19 Jul 1680, Groton, CT (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Jul 1670 |
Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. FORSYTH, James, b. Abt 1680, Hartford, CT d. 1768, Groton, CT (Age 88 years) |
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| Family ID |
F12090 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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| Notes |
- He was a shoemaker and farmer coming from the Highlands of Scotland to the United States in CT before 1670. He first lived around Boston, MA and was in "King Philip's" war between 1675-1677. During his service, Gilbert Forsyth participated in the "Great Swamp Fight" which occurred on 19 Dec 1675 near present day S. Kingston, RI. The battle, which was actually a "preemptive strike," was carried out by colonial militias from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut against a fortified town occupied mainly by "neutral" Narragansett Indians. During the battle, over 300 Indians and 70 militiamen were killed. The town was burned and the defeated Indians were forced to maintain their neutrality for the remainder of the war. As a result of his service in the militia, Gilbert Forsyth received a "land grant" on the Connecticut River near present day Hartford, CT. He was still residing in Hartford in 1731.
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| Sources |
- [S1181] Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997.
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