The following information was received from the New Westminster Library which has the records for the Bowell Funeral Home (no longer in business). It seems that John T. Forsyth died of some kind of accident.
S. Bowell and Sons - 1948 No. 434 September No. 42
JOHN THOMAS FORSYTH
1549 Burke Rd., Surrey, BC
Died at Royal Columbian Hospital
Date of Death Friday September 24, 1948
Male / Canadian / Scottish / Married
Date of Birth: May 22, 1868 Age: 80 years, 4 months, 2 days
At place of death for how long: 1 day
In Province: 2 years In Canada: Life
Farmer - Date last worked: 1948 Number of years: 48
Wife : Euphemia Chalmers
Father: John Forsyth b. Scotland
Mother: Mary Dales, born Canada
Informant: Mrs. J.T. Forsyth
Place of Burial: Surrey Centre Cemetery
Date of Burial: Thursday Sept 30, 1948
Service at Cloverdale Chapel - Presbyterian
Minister: Mr. Clark
Physician: Dr. E.H. McEwan, Coroner
Cause of Death: Lacerations and contusion of brain
Wife, 3 sons, and 2 daughters, 9 grandchildren
Notice from newspaper:
John Thomas Forsyth, laid to rest at Surrey Centre Cemetery
Euphemia's Death is on the BC Death Index as December 8, 1955 at 78 years of age
Both are included in the index for the Surrey Centre Cemetery
FORSYTH, Euphemia
Surrey Centre
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FORSYTH, John Thomas
Surrey Centre
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John Thomas Forsyth 1868-1948
John Thomas Forsyth, the eldest son of John and Mary Forsyth, was born May 22nd, 1868 in Muskoka. On the 13th of June, 1900, he married Euphemia Chalmers who was born in Stephenson Township, Muskoka, the daughter of William Chalmers and Euphemia Morris. In the 1901 census, John and Euphemia were farming in Stephenson Township.
#028449-04 (Muskoka Dist) FORSYTH, James Chalmers, m, b 10 Feb.1904, father - John FORSYTH, farmer; mother - Euphemia CHALMERS, infm - John Forsyth, Stephenson Twp
John Thomas Forsyth died in New Westminster, British Columbia on September 24, 1948 at 80 years of age. Euphemia died on December 8, 1955 at 78, also in New Westminster.
1901 Census - Muskoka Parry Sound, Stephenson Township
Utterson area next to Creaser farm
John T. Forsythe, m. Head, Mar. b. 22 May, 1868, Ontario farm labourer, Scotch Presbyerian
Euphemia Forsyth, wife, b. 24 May, 1877
1911 Census - Stephenson Township, Muskoka, Ontario
Forsyth, John, Head, May, 1867, 43
Forsyth, Euphemia, Wife, May, 1876, 35
Forsyth, William J., Son, Apr, 1901, 10
Forsyth, James C., Son, Feb, 1904, 7
Forsyth, Euphema M., Dau. Jul, 1905, 5
Forsyth, Grace L., Dau. Jun, 1907, 3
Forsyth, Murrey G., Son, Dec, 1909, 1
#028449-04 (Muskoka Dist) FORSYTH, James Chalmers, m, b 10 Feb.1904, father - John FORSYTH, farmer; mother - Euphemia CHALMERS, infm - John Forsyth, Stephenson Twp
John Thomas Forsyth died in New Westminster, British Columbia on September 24, 1948 at 80 years of age. Euphemia died on December 8, 1955 at 78, also in New Westminster.
1901 Census - Muskoka Parry Sound, Stephenson Township
Utterson area next to Creaser farm
John T. Forsythe, m. Head, Mar. b. 22 May, 1868, Ontario farm labourer, Scotch Presbyerian
Euphemia Forsyth, wife, b. 24 May, 1877
1911 Census - Stephenson Township, Muskoka, Ontario
Forsyth, John, Head, May, 1867, 43
Forsyth, Euphemia, Wife, May, 1876, 35
Forsyth, William J., Son, Apr, 1901, 10
Forsyth, James C., Son, Feb, 1904, 7
Forsyth, Euphema M., Dau. Jul, 1905, 5
Forsyth, Grace L., Dau. Jun, 1907, 3
Forsyth, Murrey G., Son, Dec, 1909, 1
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