James Bell Forsyth - Revision history

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	'''James Bell Forsyth''' (25 December 1802 – 1 April 1869), was a ~~prominent~~ [[Quebec]] merchant and ~~author~~. In 1831, he built the [[:c:Category:Domaine Cataraqui\|Cataraqui Estate]] in [[Sillery, Quebec City\|Sillery]], on Saint-Louis Road.		'''James Bell Forsyth''' (25 December 1802 – 1 April 1869), was a [[Quebec]] merchant and writer. In 1831, he built the [[:c:Category:Domaine Cataraqui\|Cataraqui Estate]] in [[Sillery, Quebec City\|Sillery]], on Saint-Louis Road.

	==Background==		==Background==

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	* [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/JamesBellForsyth.htm Marianopolis College: the ''Quebec History Encyclopedia - James Bell Forsyth'']		* [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/JamesBellForsyth.htm Marianopolis College: the ''Quebec History Encyclopedia - James Bell Forsyth'']
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	[[File:James Bell Forsyth.jpg\|thumb\|right\|James Bell Forsyth in 1865]]		[[File:James Bell Forsyth.jpg\|thumb\|right\|James Bell Forsyth in 1865]]

	'''James Bell Forsyth''' (~~{{date\|~~25 December 1802}} – ~~{{date\|01~~ April 1869}}), was a prominent [[Quebec]] merchant and author. In 1831, he built the [[:c:Category:Domaine Cataraqui\|Cataraqui Estate]] in [[Sillery, Quebec City\|Sillery]], on Saint-Louis Road.		'''James Bell Forsyth''' (25 December 1802 – 1 April 1869), was a prominent [[Quebec]] merchant and author. In 1831, he built the [[:c:Category:Domaine Cataraqui\|Cataraqui Estate]] in [[Sillery, Quebec City\|Sillery]], on Saint-Louis Road.

	==Background==		==Background==

	Born at [[Kingston, Ontario\|Kingston]], [[Upper Canada]], he was the second son of Joseph Forsyth (~~1764-1813~~) and his wife Alicia, daughter of Major James Robbins of the [[Royal Artillery]]. The Forsyths were an influential merchant family with strong commercial ties to England, Scotland and the colonies. Through his grandparents he was connected to the important London trading house of Phyn, Ellice & Co., a subsidiary of which was Forsyth, [[John Richardson (businessman)\|Richardson]] & Co., of [[Montreal]], where two of his uncles, Thomas and [[John Forsyth (loyalist)\|John Forsyth]], were partners; this firm prospered in the [[fur trade]] and expanded into other activities such as the agent and forwarding business. Another of his uncles, James Forsyth, was associated with [[Lloyd's of London]]. James Bell Forsyth's father, Joseph Forsyth, came to [[Canada]], in 1784, as the agent for Forsyth, Richardson & Co., at [[Kingston, Ontario]]. Forsyth was educated there and in England.		Born at [[Kingston, Ontario\|Kingston]], [[Upper Canada]], he was the second son of Joseph Forsyth (1764–1813) and his wife Alicia, daughter of Major James Robbins of the [[Royal Artillery]]. The Forsyths were an influential merchant family with strong commercial ties to England, Scotland and the colonies. Through his grandparents he was connected to the important London trading house of Phyn, Ellice & Co., a subsidiary of which was Forsyth, [[John Richardson (businessman)\|Richardson]] & Co., of [[Montreal]], where two of his uncles, Thomas and [[John Forsyth (loyalist)\|John Forsyth]], were partners; this firm prospered in the [[fur trade]] and expanded into other activities such as the agent and forwarding business. Another of his uncles, James Forsyth, was associated with [[Lloyd's of London]]. James Bell Forsyth's father, Joseph Forsyth, came to [[Canada]], in 1784, as the agent for Forsyth, Richardson & Co., at [[Kingston, Ontario]]. Forsyth was educated there and in England.

	==Business career==		==Business career==
	[[File:Domaine Cataraqui-1-Québec.jpg\|thumb\|James Bell Forsyth's Quebec home, Domaine Cataraqui]]		[[File:Domaine Cataraqui-1-Québec.jpg\|thumb\|James Bell Forsyth's Quebec home, Domaine Cataraqui]]
	In 1821, he went into partnership with The Hon. [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]] M.P., and together they succeeded Forsyth's father as the agents to Forsyth, Richardson & Co., in [[Kingston, Ontario]].{{~~fact~~\|date=November 2018}}		In 1821, he went into partnership with The Hon. [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]] M.P., and together they succeeded Forsyth's father as the agents to Forsyth, Richardson & Co., in [[Kingston, Ontario]].{{citation needed\|date=November 2018}}

	==Family==		==Family==
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	In 1828, he married Frances, the second daughter of [[Mathew Bell]]. His business partner, [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]], also married one of Bell's daughters, and their brothers-in-law included Lt.-Colonel John George Irvine (son of [[James Irvine (Quebec businessman)\|James Irvine]]), a Quebec businessman and The Hon. [[Edward Greive]] M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir [[Henry Edward Burstall]] and The Hon. [[George Irvine (politician)\|George Irvine]].		In 1828, he married Frances, the second daughter of [[Mathew Bell]]. His business partner, [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]], also married one of Bell's daughters, and their brothers-in-law included Lt.-Colonel John George Irvine (son of [[James Irvine (Quebec businessman)\|James Irvine]]), a Quebec businessman and The Hon. [[Edward Greive]] M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir [[Henry Edward Burstall]] and The Hon. [[George Irvine (politician)\|George Irvine]].

	James Bell Forsyth died on 1 April 1869, of a heart attack, at the age of 66-years-old.<ref name="Forsyth">{{cite DCB \|title=Forsyth, James Bell \|first=Brian J. \|last=Young \|volume=9 \|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/forsyth_james_bell_9E.html}}</ref><ref name="AncestryFor">{{Cite web\|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1091&h=8373714&indiv=try&o_vc\|url-access=subscription\|title=James Bell Forsyth in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968\|last=Drouin\|first=Gabriel~~\|work=~~\|language=en-US\|publisher=Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.\|location=Provo, UT, USA\|publication-date=2008\|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> He was buried on 5 April 1869, at [[Mount Hermon Cemetery]], located at a short distance down Saint-Louis Road from his estate of Cataraqui.<ref name="Forsyth" /><ref name="AncestryFor" /> His son [[:fr:Joseph Bell Forsyth\|Joseph Bell Forsyth]] and son-in-law John Burstall were recorded in the parish register as having been present.<ref name="AncestryFor" />		James Bell Forsyth died on 1 April 1869, of a heart attack, at the age of 66-years-old.<ref name="Forsyth">{{cite DCB \|title=Forsyth, James Bell \|first=Brian J. \|last=Young \|volume=9 \|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/forsyth_james_bell_9E.html}}</ref><ref name="AncestryFor">{{Cite web\|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1091&h=8373714&indiv=try&o_vc\|url-access=subscription\|title=James Bell Forsyth in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968\|last=Drouin\|first=Gabriel\|language=en-US\|publisher=Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.\|location=Provo, UT, USA\|publication-date=2008\|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> He was buried on 5 April 1869, at [[Mount Hermon Cemetery]], located at a short distance down Saint-Louis Road from his estate of Cataraqui.<ref name="Forsyth" /><ref name="AncestryFor" /> His son [[:fr:Joseph Bell Forsyth\|Joseph Bell Forsyth]] and son-in-law John Burstall were recorded in the parish register as having been present.<ref name="AncestryFor" />

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{Cite DCB\|4430}}
	* [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/JamesBellForsyth.htm Marianopolis College: the ''Quebec History Encyclopedia - James Bell Forsyth'']		* [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/JamesBellForsyth.htm Marianopolis College: the ''Quebec History Encyclopedia - James Bell Forsyth'']
	* {{Find a Grave}}		* {{Find a Grave}}

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	In 1828, he married Frances, the second daughter of [[Mathew Bell]]. His business partner, [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]], also married one of Bell's daughters, and their brothers-in-law included Lt.-Colonel John George Irvine (son of [[James Irvine (Quebec businessman)\|James Irvine]]), a Quebec businessman and The Hon. [[Edward Greive]] M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir [[Henry Edward Burstall]] and The Hon. [[George Irvine (politician)\|George Irvine]].		In 1828, he married Frances, the second daughter of [[Mathew Bell]]. His business partner, [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]], also married one of Bell's daughters, and their brothers-in-law included Lt.-Colonel John George Irvine (son of [[James Irvine (Quebec businessman)\|James Irvine]]), a Quebec businessman and The Hon. [[Edward Greive]] M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir [[Henry Edward Burstall]] and The Hon. [[George Irvine (politician)\|George Irvine]].

	James Bell Forsyth died on 1 April 1869, of a heart attack, at the age of 66-years-old.<ref name="Forsyth">{{~~DictCanbio~~\|ID=~~4430~~}}</ref><ref name="AncestryFor">{{Cite web\|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1091&h=8373714&indiv=try&o_vc\|url-access=subscription\|title=James Bell Forsyth in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968\|last=Drouin\|first=Gabriel\|work=\|language=en-US\|publisher=Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.\|location=Provo, UT, USA\|publication-date=2008\|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> He was buried on 5 April 1869, at [[Mount Hermon Cemetery]], located at a short distance down Saint-Louis Road from his estate of Cataraqui.<ref name="Forsyth" /><ref name="AncestryFor" /> His son [[:fr:Joseph Bell Forsyth\|Joseph Bell Forsyth]] and son-in-law John Burstall were recorded in the parish register as having been present.<ref name="AncestryFor" />		James Bell Forsyth died on 1 April 1869, of a heart attack, at the age of 66-years-old.<ref name="Forsyth">{{cite DCB \|title=Forsyth, James Bell \|first=Brian J. \|last=Young \|volume=9 \|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/forsyth_james_bell_9E.html}}</ref><ref name="AncestryFor">{{Cite web\|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1091&h=8373714&indiv=try&o_vc\|url-access=subscription\|title=James Bell Forsyth in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968\|last=Drouin\|first=Gabriel\|work=\|language=en-US\|publisher=Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.\|location=Provo, UT, USA\|publication-date=2008\|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> He was buried on 5 April 1869, at [[Mount Hermon Cemetery]], located at a short distance down Saint-Louis Road from his estate of Cataraqui.<ref name="Forsyth" /><ref name="AncestryFor" /> His son [[:fr:Joseph Bell Forsyth\|Joseph Bell Forsyth]] and son-in-law John Burstall were recorded in the parish register as having been present.<ref name="AncestryFor" />

	== References ==		== References ==

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	[[File:James Bell Forsyth.jpg\|thumb\|right\|James Bell Forsyth en 1865]]		[[File:James Bell Forsyth.jpg\|thumb\|right\|James Bell Forsyth in 1865]]

	'''James Bell Forsyth''' (25 December 1802 – 1 April 1869), was a prominent [[Quebec]] merchant and author. In 1831, he built [~~https~~:~~//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/~~Category:~~Domaine_Cataraqui~~ Domaine Cataraqui] in [[Sillery, Quebec City\|Sillery]], on Saint-Louis Road.		'''James Bell Forsyth''' ({{date\|25 December 1802}} – {{date\|01 April 1869}}), was a prominent [[Quebec]] merchant and author. In 1831, he built the [[:c:Category:Domaine Cataraqui\|Cataraqui Estate]] in [[Sillery, Quebec City\|Sillery]], on Saint-Louis Road.

	==Background==		==Background==

	Born at [[Kingston, Ontario\|Kingston]], [[Upper Canada]], he was the second son of Joseph Forsyth (1764-1813) and his wife Alicia, daughter of Major James Robbins of the [[Royal Artillery]]. The Forsyths were an influential merchant family with strong commercial ties to England, Scotland and the colonies. Through his grandparents he was connected to the important London trading house of Phyn, Ellice & Co., a subsidiary of which was Forsyth, [[John Richardson (businessman)\|Richardson]] & Co., of [[Montreal]], where two of his uncles, Thomas and [[John Forsyth (loyalist)\|John Forsyth]], were partners; this firm prospered in the [[fur trade]] and expanded into other activities such as the agent and forwarding business. Another of his uncles, James Forsyth, was associated with [[Lloyd's of London]]. James ~~bell~~ Forsyth's father, Joseph Forsyth, came to [[Canada]] in 1784 as the agent for Forsyth, Richardson & Co., at [[Kingston, Ontario]]. Forsyth was educated there and in England.		Born at [[Kingston, Ontario\|Kingston]], [[Upper Canada]], he was the second son of Joseph Forsyth (1764-1813) and his wife Alicia, daughter of Major James Robbins of the [[Royal Artillery]]. The Forsyths were an influential merchant family with strong commercial ties to England, Scotland and the colonies. Through his grandparents he was connected to the important London trading house of Phyn, Ellice & Co., a subsidiary of which was Forsyth, [[John Richardson (businessman)\|Richardson]] & Co., of [[Montreal]], where two of his uncles, Thomas and [[John Forsyth (loyalist)\|John Forsyth]], were partners; this firm prospered in the [[fur trade]] and expanded into other activities such as the agent and forwarding business. Another of his uncles, James Forsyth, was associated with [[Lloyd's of London]]. James Bell Forsyth's father, Joseph Forsyth, came to [[Canada]], in 1784, as the agent for Forsyth, Richardson & Co., at [[Kingston, Ontario]]. Forsyth was educated there and in England.

	==Business career==		==Business career==
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	In 1828, he married Frances, the second daughter of [[Mathew Bell]]. His business partner, [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]], also married one of Bell's daughters, and their brothers-in-law included Lt.-Colonel John George Irvine (son of [[James Irvine (Quebec businessman)\|James Irvine]]), a Quebec businessman and The Hon. [[Edward Greive]] M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir [[Henry Edward Burstall]] and The Hon. [[George Irvine (politician)\|George Irvine]].		In 1828, he married Frances, the second daughter of [[Mathew Bell]]. His business partner, [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]], also married one of Bell's daughters, and their brothers-in-law included Lt.-Colonel John George Irvine (son of [[James Irvine (Quebec businessman)\|James Irvine]]), a Quebec businessman and The Hon. [[Edward Greive]] M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir [[Henry Edward Burstall]] and The Hon. [[George Irvine (politician)\|George Irvine]].

	James Bell Forsyth died on 1 April 1869, of a heart attack, at the age of 66-years-old.<ref name="Forsyth">{{DictCanbio\|ID=4430}}</ref><ref name="AncestryFor">{{Cite web\|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1091&h=8373714&indiv=try&o_vc\|url-access=subscription\|title=James Bell Forsyth in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968\|last=Drouin\|first=Gabriel\|work=\|language=en-US\|publisher=Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.\|location=Provo, UT, USA\|publication-date=2008\|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> He was buried on 5 April 1869, at [[Mount Hermon Cemetery]], located at a short distance down Saint-Louis Road from his estate of Cataraqui.<ref name="Forsyth" /><ref name="AncestryFor" /> His son Joseph M. Forsyth and son-in-law John Burstall were recorded in the parish register as having been present.<ref name="AncestryFor" />		James Bell Forsyth died on 1 April 1869, of a heart attack, at the age of 66-years-old.<ref name="Forsyth">{{DictCanbio\|ID=4430}}</ref><ref name="AncestryFor">{{Cite web\|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1091&h=8373714&indiv=try&o_vc\|url-access=subscription\|title=James Bell Forsyth in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968\|last=Drouin\|first=Gabriel\|work=\|language=en-US\|publisher=Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.\|location=Provo, UT, USA\|publication-date=2008\|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> He was buried on 5 April 1869, at [[Mount Hermon Cemetery]], located at a short distance down Saint-Louis Road from his estate of Cataraqui.<ref name="Forsyth" /><ref name="AncestryFor" /> His son [[:fr:Joseph Bell Forsyth\|Joseph Bell Forsyth]] and son-in-law John Burstall were recorded in the parish register as having been present.<ref name="AncestryFor" />

	== References ==		== References ==

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	In 1821, he went into partnership with The Hon. [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]] M.P., and together they succeeded Forsyth's father as the agents to Forsyth, Richardson & Co., in [[Kingston, Ontario]].{{fact}}		In 1821, he went into partnership with The Hon. [[William Walker (Quebec merchant)\|William Walker]] M.P., and together they succeeded Forsyth's father as the agents to Forsyth, Richardson & Co., in [[Kingston, Ontario]].{{fact\|date=November 2018}}

	==Family==		==Family==

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