http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/1250c8942dd7711fe35b091c5972181b.pdf b88062ec7ed4a1251e3c2193146e7c88 PDF Text Text • FORSYTH NELSON 1810 - 1892 .tS6rn HOHATlO . NELSON : FORSYTH ) married ARCHANGE --·- \JJ l\{R.JU?. Nelson Forsyth was a. son of the Elder William who built .oertie Ha 11. He later built his own home on the St. that still bares his name in the South end; just behind the Dank of Commerce. A fire swpt through the vil:bage in the 1880 1 s and the home was burned to theground. ln the 1830's after Kerby had been in office for some years the Government gave him the superintendancy of the Ferry Business in FOHT ERIE. He engaged Nelson Forsyth to build a dock at the sight of the Kerby mill;9where the ~eace Bridge crosses to-day. After this was completed he asked Nelson to operate the :B'erry from the village ~o the U.S.A. Kerby had hopes of making this the Official Ferry; but after a short time N.e lson resigned and bull t another Ferry landing thurther down the river· by Phipps St. oposite the Bertie hall the home of his father. Nelson a.lso ran a Private .bank for some time and was Reeve of the Viliage on several occassions;--18$JjA~o 18$1; 1875 to 1877; and 1883 to 1884.Also Justice of Peace.Although Nelson and his wife had several chi+dren tb.eJ: all died very young. ., · William Henry - 1843 died ,'". l~AJ.~7~ . MARY AMELIA born Nov~? died julyl849 AliceARCHANGE born Jan. 1845 died 18 monts diedl847 Mary · ELIZA born Oct. 1849 ~· ! -· .( 9; ·~ ·~ " ' • f . ._ -·~ -----.-"<c~- -- ...,,..-~ . _..~,. .____... .________ _ •re.,_,~ _._,,,_ - - - ~zu __~--'@a ~_) -....,,..- - - -·-·· 1____--· 'I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Horatio Nelson Forsyth Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Horatio Nelson Forsyth. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Bertie Hall Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection