July 19, 2025

William Forsyth & The American Revolution

July 19, 2025/ Clan Forsyth U.S.A.

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William enlisted as a private for one month in Feb 1778 with Capt William Lathan and then again in March 1779 under the same officers. They manned the artillery at Fort Griswold. He was awarded a pension in 1831. Records on Fold3 confirm his service and his marriage to Prudence.

🪦 William passed away on November 6, 1843, and is buried in Wood Cemetery in Ledyard, New London County, CT.
His tombstone still stands today and can be seen on Find A Grave—a lasting marker of a life devoted to liberty.

📖 His story is a powerful reminder of the many Forsyths who helped shape the foundation of the United States.

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The Clan Forsyth Society U.S.A. is a non-profit organization designed to honor Celtic heritage and promote family unity within the clan.

As the Family of Forsyth has with its variants of spellings, lost genealogy, and contact with family and heritage, it is the hope of the Clan Forsyth Society of the United States of America to find, rekindle, and merge together the many families of Forsyth that have gathered on these shores of North America from the earliest of times, lived and died, and while doing so, have raised new generations to the glory of Forsyth.

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