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Helena <I>Alexander</I> Forsythe

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Helena Alexander Forsythe

Birth
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
19 Mar 1988 (aged 102)
Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of James Alexander and Ellen Waide (often spelled Wade)

Sister of:
William James Alexander (1875-1956)Died in Northern Ireland
Agnes Elizabeth Alexander (1877-1948) Never Married Died in Northern Ireland
Margaret Jane Alexander (1877-1891) Twin to Agnes Died Young
Thomas Alexander (1879-1967) Died in Geneseo, New York
David Alexander (1881-1954) Died in Florida
Annie Marie Alexander (Nichols) (1883-1919) Died in New York
Joseph Alexander (1886-1886) Died Young in Northern Ireland
John Alexander (1888-1918) in Northern Ireland
Margaret J. Alexander (Gaston) (1891-1974) in New York
Emily Alexander (Hamilton) (Clarke) (1893-1965) in Northern Ireland

Wife of Hugh Forsythe
Mother of: Martha Forsythe Rochelle and Hugh A. Forsythe

Arrived in USA at the Port of New York, Ship Columbia
August 18, 1907 with her sister, Annie Marie Alexander and her Aunt Nancy Darragh(Darrow)Wade, wife of her Uncle Alexander Wade of Geneseo, New York. Her destination was Geneseo, NY to meet her other Uncle, William John Wade.

Married Hugh Forsythe on April 8, 1911 at the Geneseo Village Presbyterian Church, Geneseo, New York
Helena knew Hugh from their home in Cloughmills, Antrim, Northern Ireland and grew up as children in nearby farms. They both attended the Tullybane Road School.

Helena and Hugh moved soon after their marriage to Wyncote, Montgomery, Pennsylvania and settled in Glenside, Montgomery, Pennsylvania where their two children were born.

After retirement, Helena and Hugh moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and lived there many years, returning to Pennsylvania in the early 1970's.

Helena passed away at North Penn Hospital, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 5 months before her 103rd birthday.
Daughter of James Alexander and Ellen Waide (often spelled Wade)

Sister of:
William James Alexander (1875-1956)Died in Northern Ireland
Agnes Elizabeth Alexander (1877-1948) Never Married Died in Northern Ireland
Margaret Jane Alexander (1877-1891) Twin to Agnes Died Young
Thomas Alexander (1879-1967) Died in Geneseo, New York
David Alexander (1881-1954) Died in Florida
Annie Marie Alexander (Nichols) (1883-1919) Died in New York
Joseph Alexander (1886-1886) Died Young in Northern Ireland
John Alexander (1888-1918) in Northern Ireland
Margaret J. Alexander (Gaston) (1891-1974) in New York
Emily Alexander (Hamilton) (Clarke) (1893-1965) in Northern Ireland

Wife of Hugh Forsythe
Mother of: Martha Forsythe Rochelle and Hugh A. Forsythe

Arrived in USA at the Port of New York, Ship Columbia
August 18, 1907 with her sister, Annie Marie Alexander and her Aunt Nancy Darragh(Darrow)Wade, wife of her Uncle Alexander Wade of Geneseo, New York. Her destination was Geneseo, NY to meet her other Uncle, William John Wade.

Married Hugh Forsythe on April 8, 1911 at the Geneseo Village Presbyterian Church, Geneseo, New York
Helena knew Hugh from their home in Cloughmills, Antrim, Northern Ireland and grew up as children in nearby farms. They both attended the Tullybane Road School.

Helena and Hugh moved soon after their marriage to Wyncote, Montgomery, Pennsylvania and settled in Glenside, Montgomery, Pennsylvania where their two children were born.

After retirement, Helena and Hugh moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and lived there many years, returning to Pennsylvania in the early 1970's.

Helena passed away at North Penn Hospital, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 5 months before her 103rd birthday.

Gravesite Details

Born: Cloughmills, Scotchomerbane Townland, Antrim, Northern Ireland



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  • Created by: N. Charlesworth Relative Grandchild
  • Added: Jul 5, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39121600/helena-forsythe: accessed ), memorial page for Helena Alexander Forsythe (13 Aug 1885–19 Mar 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39121600, citing George Washington Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by N. Charlesworth (contributor 47149164).