FORSYTHE

JOHN HENRY FORSYTHE, Son of Thomas and Margaret Elizabeth (Borden) Forsythe, was born June 17, 1890 at Sheffield Mills and married at Kentville Sept 29, 1920, to May Leontine Chase, daughter of Joshua and Francis (Borden) Chase. May was born June 20, 1894 at Sheffield Mills.

Their children (surnamed Forsythe) are:

  • Frances Margaret, born July 16, 1921
  • Ronald Wesley, born June 5, 1923
  • Edith Evelyn, born May 23, 1925
  • Jean Ysobel, born August 13, 1926
John died November 6, 1957 at his home in Kentville and May died December 7, 1980, aged 86, at the Grand View Manor in Berwick. Both were buried in Elm Grove Cemetery.


THOMAS LEROY FORSYTHE,son of Thomas and Margaret Elizabeth (Borden)Forsythe, was born at Sheffield Mills October 28, 1892 and married in 1929 to Lena Isabel Millet, daughter of Lenley and Charlotte (Patterson) Millet. Lena was born March 14, 1907 at Pembroke, Hants Co.

Thomas has been out West for in January 1921, he returned from Saskatchewan to visit his parents. He was a farmer and was quiet short in stature.

Their children (surnamed Forsythe) are:
  • Lenley Borden, born 1930
  • Victor Leroy, born 1931
  • Janice Marie, born Dec.23,1936
  • Marshall Lee, born 1936

Thomas Leroy died January 19, 1972 at Blanchard Fraser Memorial Hospital in Kentville. Lena died March 12, 1998 at The Evergreen Home for Special Care in Kentville. They are buried in the United Church Cemetery at Canard.


MARGARET EUGENIA FORSYTHE,daughter of Thomas and Margaret Eliza (Borden) Forsythe was born September 3, 1895 in Sheffield Mills.

In 1933 Margaret went to Boston,MA, where she was engaged in nursing, but due to ill health she returned in 1941 to Sheffield Mills where she remained until her death. She was a woman of fine personality and sterling character.

Margaret died at Sheffield Mills in November 18, 1945. She was buried in the United Church Cemetery at Canard.


WILLIAM HARDING FORSYTHE, son of Thomas and MArgaret Elizabeth (Borden) Forsythe, was born at Sheffield Mills September 1, 1896 and married September 12, 1928 at Walton, to Mary Lorena Cochrane, daughter of James and Sara Florence (Sandford) Cochrane. She was born at Walton on September 9, 1909.(He spelled his name Forsyth, but there is no real reason for this, and his son does the same.)

Their children (surnamed Forsythe) are:

  • Florence Margaret, born June 10, 1929
  • James William, born January 31, 1931
  • Thomas Harding, born January 5, 1931 at Sandy Cove (twin), lived 6 weeks and was buried in Sandy Cove.
  • Mary Elizabeth, born October 26, 1949