Descendants of George Forsey


Generation No. 1

1.  GEORGE1 FORSEY was born Abt. 1750 in Netherbury, Dorset, England.  He married ESTHER HOOPER in Netherbury, Dorset, England.  She was born Abt. 1750 in Netherbury, Dorset, England.
	
Children of GEORGE FORSEY and ESTHER HOOPER are:
2.	i.	JOHN2 FORSEY, b. Abt. 1771, Bapt. March 10, 1771, Burton Bridstock, Netherbury, Dorset, Engl.; d. Grand Bank, Nfld.
	ii.	AARON FORSEY, b. Abt. 1773, Bapt. Feb 23, 1773, at Burton Bradstock, Netherbury, Dorset, Engl..

Notes for AARON FORSEY:
It is believed that Aaron Forsey came to Newfoundland before 1799 along with his brother John Forsey, 
who later married Elizabeth Forsey.  Aaron was promised in marriage to Esther Forsey, sister-inlaw
Elizabeths sister, however he died before the marriage took place & Esther remained unmarried.


Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN2 FORSEY (GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1771 in Bapt. March 10, 1771, Burton Bridstock, Netherbury, Dorset, Engl., and died in Grand Bank, Nfld.  He married ELIZABETH FORSEY 2ND 1793 in Grand Bank, Nfld, daughter of GEORGE 1ST and ESTHER MATCHAM.  She was born 1780 in Grand Bank, Nfld, and died February 24, 1856 in Grand Bank, Nfld.

Notes for JOHN FORSEY:
It is believed that from research (per Klass VanderBaaren's well researched "Five Generations Forsey",
that John & Aaron Forsey who came to Newfoundland before 1799, &  were not related to George Forsey, the father of his wife Elizabeth Forsey.  Also research (by Genealogist Ralph Hillman, of Midland Michigan) from the Dorset County Records Office in Dorchester indicates that Burton Bradstock is not far from Bridport (or Netherbury) & that Bridport was a major site for trading with Newfoundland.

Notes for ELIZABETH FORSEY 2ND:
Elizabeths 2nd husband was Philip Nicholle from Jersey,  they had 3 children, Susan ,Henry and Anne.
	
Children of JOHN FORSEY and ELIZABETH 2ND are:
3.	i.	GEORGE AARON3 FORSEY.
4.	ii.	JOHN FORSEY, b. 1801, Grand Bank, Fortune Bay,  Nfld; d. July 21, 1845, Grand Bank, Fortune Bay, Nfld.


Generation No. 3

3.  GEORGE AARON3 FORSEY (JOHN2, GEORGE1)  He married AMELIA GALLOP November 26, 1823.  She was born 1806, and died 1865.
	
Children of GEORGE FORSEY and AMELIA GALLOP are:
	i.	ELIZABETH4 FORSEY, b. July 21, 1825; m. JONATHAN ROSE; b. 1815; d. 1883.
	ii.	JANE GALLOP FORSEY, b. November 1, 1828; m. THOMAS TIPPLE, 1848.
5.	iii.	AARON FORSEY, b. 1833.
6.	iv.	ROBERT FORSEY, b. 1825.
	v.	MARY FORSEY, b. December 9, 1836; m. AMBROSE HYDE.
7.	vi.	JOHN FORSEY, b. 1838; d. July 1929.
	vii.	ESTHER FORSEY, m. GEORGE POOTE.
	viii.	ELEANOR FORSEY, b. March 5, 1843; m. CHARLES HICKMAN.

Notes for ELEANOR FORSEY:
Eleanor was married to Charles Hickman, son of Wilson Hickman & Emma Patten. 

Notes for CHARLES HICKMAN:
Charles Hickman is the son of Wilson Hickman and Emma Patten.

	ix.	AMELIA FORSEY, b. 1845; m. GEORGE BELL.
	x.	JANE FORSEY, m. JONATHAN SIMMS.

4.  JOHN3 FORSEY (JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born 1801 in Grand Bank, Fortune Bay,  Nfld, and died July 21, 1845 in Grand Bank, Fortune Bay, Nfld.  He married CHARLOTTE PATTEN December 23, 1827 in Grand Bank, Fortune Bay,  Nfld, daughter of CHARLES 1ST and ANN TIBBO.  She was born 1799 in Grand Bank, Fortune Bay,  Nfld, and died 1850 in Grand Bank, Nfld.

Notes for JOHN FORSEY:
Census records indicate that John Forsey was a "Merchant".

Notes for CHARLOTTE PATTEN:
John Forsey was the 1st husband of Charlotte Patten, her 2nd marriage was to  John Smith. The couple had 1child, Esther Smith &most of the family later moved to St.Johns.

	
Children of JOHN FORSEY and CHARLOTTE PATTEN are:
8.	i.	CHARLOTTE4 FORSEY, b. September 18, 1831.
	ii.	ESTHER FORSEY, b. October 16, 1828; m. UNKNOWN MCKAY.
9.	iii.	JOHN FORSEY, b. January 4, 1834, Grand Bank, Nfld; d. Bef. 1922.
10.	iv.	THOMAS PATTEN FORSEY, b. August 23, 1844, Grand Bank, Nfld; d. February 13, 1923, Grand Bank, Nfld.
	v.	THOMAS FORSEY, b. May 15, 1836; d. February 19, 1842.

Notes for THOMAS FORSEY:
It is believed that Thomas b. 1836 died at a very young age. 

	vi.	RICHARD FORSEY, b. 1838, Grand Bank, Nfld.
	vii.	GEORGE FORSEY, b. October 2, 1841, Grand Bank, Nfld.

Notes for GEORGE FORSEY:
George Forsey went on to become Rev. George Forsey, clegyman in St. John's, first a Methodist then a
Church of England minister.  he is related to most of the Forseys in St. Johns.



Generation No. 4

5.  AARON4 FORSEY (GEORGE AARON3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born 1833.  He married FANNY ROSE.  
	
Children of AARON FORSEY and FANNY ROSE are:
11.	i.	GEORGE AARON5 FORSEY.
	ii.	ESTER FORSEY.

6.  ROBERT4 FORSEY (GEORGE AARON3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born 1825.  He married (1) ELIZABETH NICHOLLE.  She was born 1837.  He married (2) ELIZABETH NICHOLLE, daughter of HENRY NICHOLLE and ESTHER FORSEY.  She was born 1837.

Notes for ELIZABETH NICHOLLE:
Elizabeth Nicholle is the daughter of Henry Nicholle and Esther Cox Forsey.

Notes for ELIZABETH NICHOLLE:
Elizabeth's husband Robert Forsey is the son of George Aaron Forsey & Amelia Gallop.
	
Children of ROBERT FORSEY and ELIZABETH NICHOLLE are:
	i.	PHILIP NICHOLLE5 FORSEY.
	ii.	ESTHER FORSEY, m. JACOB LEAWOOD.
	iii.	AARON FORSEY, m. MAUD TIBBO.
	iv.	SUSIE FORSEY, m. HARRY ELLSWORTH.
	v.	SAMUEL FORSEY.

7.  JOHN4 FORSEY (GEORGE AARON3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born 1838, and died July 1929.  He married CHRISTIANA BUFFETT.  
	
Children of JOHN FORSEY and CHRISTIANA BUFFETT are:
	i.	WILLIAM5 FORSEY.
	ii.	SARAH FORSEY.
	iii.	AMELIA FORSEY.
	iv.	LEONARD FORSEY, b. October 4, 1878.

8.  CHARLOTTE4 FORSEY (JOHN3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born September 18, 1831.  She married JOHN FOX.  

Notes for JOHN FOX:
John Fox was the son of Rev. Thomas Fox.
	
Child of CHARLOTTE FORSEY and JOHN FOX is:
	i.	OLIVIA LILLY5 FOX, b. 1853.

9.  JOHN4 FORSEY (JOHN3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born January 4, 1834 in Grand Bank, Nfld, and died Bef. 1922.  He married SUSANNAH COX June 3, 1859 in Grand Bank, Nfld.  She was born August 1839 in Grand Bank, Nfld.

Notes for JOHN FORSEY:
It was told to me by a Grand Banks Genealogy Researcher(Anne Oliver) & also a distant cousin from the area that John Forsey was known as "GUTTER JOHN", he was a fisherman.  

Notes for SUSANNAH COX:
It is believed that Susannah Cox is a descendant of Elizabeth Cox (1737 - 1827), known as "Grammar Cox".  She was the mother of 19 children & they spread themselves over sections of Fortune Bay & 
along the coast to Channel & further, the male descendants roved from Grand Bank nearly a century ago.
Its unsure wether she was born in Grand Bank, possibly her husband was an Englishman.  Her other
descendants may include Jane Cox (1787-1865) who married John Francis (1793-1847), their son Thomas Francis, born Oct 16, 1815, as well as a William Cox, born 1835.
	
Children of JOHN FORSEY and SUSANNAH COX are:
	i.	DANIEL5 FORSEY, b. November 29, 1862.
12.	ii.	GEORGE FORSEY, b. 1864, Grand Bank, Nfld.
	iii.	ESTHER ANN FORSEY, b. April 21, 1867, Grand Bank, Nfld; m. WILLIAM WOOD, November 21, 1889, Grand Bank, Nfld; b. Grand Bank, Nfld.
	iv.	FREDERICK FORSEY, b. February 8, 1870, Grand Bank, Nfld; m. MARIA SIMMS; b. May 1873, Hermitage Cove, Nfld.
	v.	CHARLOTTE FORSEY, b. October 19, 1872, Grand Bank, Nfld; m. THOMAS ABBOTT.

10.  THOMAS PATTEN4 FORSEY (JOHN3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born August 23, 1844 in Grand Bank, Nfld, and died February 13, 1923 in Grand Bank, Nfld.  He married ELIZABETH JANE BARTLETT.  She was born January 20, 1859 in Port-de-Grace, Conception Bay, Nfld, and died October 4, 1928.
	
Children of THOMAS FORSEY and ELIZABETH BARTLETT are:
	i.	MAY5 FORSEY, b. September 6, 1884, St. Johns, Nfld; d. March 1919.
	ii.	DANIEL FORSEY, b. December 16, 1885, St. Johns, Nfld; d. June 20, 1967.
	iii.	CHARLOTTE FORSEY, b. July 30, 1887, Bona Vista, Nfld; d. October 4, 1909.
	iv.	BERTHA FORSEY, b. January 16, 1889, Bona Vista, Nfld.
	v.	CHARLES FORSEY, b. May 2, 1890, Bona Vista, Nfld; d. 1952.
	vi.	OLIVIA FORSEY, b. September 26, 1891, Bona Vista, Nfld; d. September 1914.
	vii.	ESTER FORSEY, b. 1892, Bon Bay, Nfld.
	viii.	GEORGE FORSEY, b. November 1, 1893, Kings Cove, Bonavista Bay, Nfld; d. May 4, 1968.
13.	ix.	BERNARD FORSEY, b. September 4, 1896, Kings Cova, Bona Vista Bay, Nfld; d. June 2, 1979, Sacramento, California.


Generation No. 5

11.  GEORGE AARON5 FORSEY (AARON4, GEORGE AARON3, JOHN2, GEORGE1)  He married SELINA FORSEY, daughter of JOHN FORSEY and ANNROSE HICKMAN.  
	
Child of GEORGE FORSEY and SELINA FORSEY is:
	i.	JOSHUA6 FORSEY.

12.  GEORGE5 FORSEY (JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born 1864 in Grand Bank, Nfld.  He married FRANCES JANE (FANNY) GILLIARD December 11, 1890 in Grand Bank, Nfld, daughter of EDWARD GILLIARD and UNKNOWN.  She was born 1866 in Grand Bank, Nfld.

Notes for GEORGE FORSEY:
Records received from the Grand Bank Methodist Parish Church indicate that at the time of Georges marriage to Frances, he was aged 26 years, a bachelor & a fisherman.  The officiating clergy at the 
marriage ceremony was Rev. George J Bond, present at the event were witnesses, Frederick Forsey &
Eleanor Stoodley.

It was told to me by Vera (nee Forsey) that George Forsey died at a young age of TB.  His wife did remarry some time later.

Notes for FRANCES JANE (FANNY) GILLIARD:
From the Grand Bank Methodist Parish Church, records indicate that at the time of Frances's marriage to
George Forsey, she was aged 24 years, a spinster, parents names on the document only indicate a 
father of the bride---Edward Gilliard & that the bride signed her mark with an X.


It is believed that George Forsey was the 1st husband of Frances that she went on to remarry a Mr. Rogers after his death and had 2 children with him, Ned Rogers and a John Rogers.
	
Child of GEORGE FORSEY and FRANCES GILLIARD is:
	i.	DANIEL6 FORSEY, b. February 10, 1895, Grand Bank, Nfld; d. December 16, 1971, Toronto, ON; m. ANNIE MAUDE KEEPING, Abt. 1914, St. Johns, Nfld; b. February 10, 1896, Channel, Port Aux Basques, Nfld; d. October 13, 1994, Belleville, ON.

Notes for DANIEL FORSEY:
It is believed that after the birth of their 1st child, Daniel & Annie Maude moved to Halifax, NS. where 
Daniel worked in the coal mines.  Around 1925 moved toToronto, living in the same house for 55 years, in the Dufferin & St. Clair area of the city.


More About DANIEL FORSEY:
Burial: 1971, Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, ON

Notes for ANNIE MAUDE KEEPING:
Annie Maude Keeping was the daughter of William Keeping b.Aug 1863 and Sarah E.Bartlett b.July 1867.
William & Sarah were married May 24, 1885 in Channel, Port Aux Basques and raised 4 children there.
Along with daughter Annie Maude were sons William James b.April 1885, Clarence b.Nov 1887 and 
Samuel (it is believed that Samuel died of TB at the young age of 21years). Sources also indicate that 
there was a 5th child Joseph who died as a young child or infant. William Keeping was born to James
Keeping & wife unknown on the Isle of Wight in the UK.

My research indicates that he probably came to Canada sometime before 1881, as he is not located anywhere in the 1881 Census of the UK. He left the Isle of Wight it is said along with a brother (believed to be Hugh Keeping) and settled in Perth, Ontario & that brother Hugh decided to settle in Labrador,
Canada. William wanting to go to sea, left Perth, Ontario and later settled in Newfoundland where it is
said that he married his first wife Elizabeth. At the time of his marriage to Sarah Bartlett the marriage 
document (from the Newfoundland Archive)states that he was a widower. Following the death of 2nd wife
Sarah Bartlett, William is said to have remarried a 3rd time to a woman named Jennie.

Sarah Bartlett's parents were William Bartlett b.1835 (the son of William Bartlett a Wesleyan Church
Minister & his wife's name is unknown) & Mary Taylor b.1840 (the duaghter of James Taylor a fisherman
& wife unknown). William Bartlett & Mary Taylor were married Sept 15, 1862 at Channel Wesleyan
Chapel in Channel, Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland.

More About ANNIE MAUDE KEEPING:
Burial: 1994, Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, ON

13.  BERNARD5 FORSEY (THOMAS PATTEN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born September 4, 1896 in Kings Cova, Bona Vista Bay, Nfld, and died June 2, 1979 in Sacramento, California.  He married OLIVE MARIE CUNNINGHAM.  She was born in St. Johns, Nfld.

Notes for BERNARD FORSEY:
Bernard Forsey died on an airplane departing Sacramento, California.
	
Children of BERNARD FORSEY and OLIVE CUNNINGHAM are:
	i.	ANNE PATTEN OLIVER6 FORSEY.

Notes for ANNE PATTEN OLIVER FORSEY:
Anne Patten Oliver Forsey helped us locate our Newfoundland ancestors thru her internet site "The Forseys, Pattens, Coffins of Gand Bank, Newfoundland" in 1999.

	ii.	JEAN FORSEY.
	iii.	ROBERT BERNARD FORSEY.