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Samuel Forrer

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Samuel Forrer

Birth
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Mar 1874 (aged 81)
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section 102, Lot 1348
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Samuel Forrer "holds the distinction of having had the longest association of any individual with the Ohio Canal System. For over fifty years, from the very beginning of Ohio's canals, he was variously engaged as rodman, surveyor, engineer, contractor, and Commissioner" (Frank W. Trevorrow, "Ohio Canal Men: Samuel Forrer," in Ohio's Canals: History, Description, Biography ([Oberlin, OH]: s. n., 1973), 67). Samuel Forrer was particularly involved as engineer of the Miami-Erie Canal for many years.

See full biographical sketch:
http://lisarickey.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/bio-sketch-samuel-forrer-1793-1874-miami-erie-canal-engineer/
Samuel Forrer "holds the distinction of having had the longest association of any individual with the Ohio Canal System. For over fifty years, from the very beginning of Ohio's canals, he was variously engaged as rodman, surveyor, engineer, contractor, and Commissioner" (Frank W. Trevorrow, "Ohio Canal Men: Samuel Forrer," in Ohio's Canals: History, Description, Biography ([Oberlin, OH]: s. n., 1973), 67). Samuel Forrer was particularly involved as engineer of the Miami-Erie Canal for many years.

See full biographical sketch:
http://lisarickey.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/bio-sketch-samuel-forrer-1793-1874-miami-erie-canal-engineer/

Inscription

SAMUEL FORRER
JAN. 6, 1793, MAR. 25, 1874
FAITHFUL AND EFFICIENT SERVANT OF
THE STATE FOR FIFTY YEARS. A LIFELONG
EXAMPLE OF THE VIRTUES OF PRIVATE LIFE.
SARAH HOWARD FORRER
DEC. 27, 1807, DEC. 11, 1887

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  • Created by: bellanox
  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98766074/samuel-forrer: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Forrer (6 Jan 1793–25 Mar 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98766074, citing Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by bellanox (contributor 47901003).