Obituary from the Longmont Daily Times Call; Sept. 8, 1972
Miss Bessie M. Forsyth of 1236 Aspen Court, a descendant of one of Longmont's famed pioneer families, died Wednesday, Sept.6, at Eventide Nursing Home. She was 91.
Miss Forsyth, a member of the family of J.J. and Eliza Beasley who came to the Colorado Territory in 1860, was born in Longmont and had lived most of her life in the community.
She attended the old Beasley School and later graduated from Longmont High School in 1896.
Miss Forsyth attended Denver University from where she received her teaching degree.
She taught in Oregon for a short while before returning to Longmont. She was a teacher in the Longmont school system until her retirement in 1946.
At one time, she served as principal of Lincoln School and later at Central School. Even after her retirement here she returned to the classroom at Hygiene and Beasley.
J.J. Beasley, who was Miss Forsyth's grandfather, and his family came to the Colorado Territory from Missouri in 1860, settling for a short time along the Platte and Poudre Rivers in the Greeley vicinity.
After scouting the country for a permanent site for settling, he chose an area near Ralston Creek where the family farmed, raised livestock and pursued other interests.
After making three or four trips to Missouri in the freighting business, the family settled in what is now the St. Vrain and Boulder Creek Valley section of Boulder County. His descendants carried on farming and livestock operations in the territory.
Mr. Beasley was a great instigator for irrigation for the Boulder Creek and Left Hand districts of Boulder County. The Beasley Ditch Co. and the former School District No. 42, Beasley District, was named for this prominent pioneer.
Miss Forsyth survivors include 15 nieces and nephews, including Dean Forsyth of Erie, Lee Forsyth of Niwot, Mrs. Erma Hervey and Robert and Willard Forsyth, all of Denver.
Miss Forsyth was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Kappa Kappa Delta sorority and the Fortnightly Club.
She also belonged to the First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Lewellyn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Burlington Cemetery, south of Longmont.
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Note: there was a typo in this article. Bessie graduated from Longomnt High School in 1899 (not 1896), along with her sister, Magaret Forsyth.
Miss Bessie M. Forsyth of 1236 Aspen Court, a descendant of one of Longmont's famed pioneer families, died Wednesday, Sept.6, at Eventide Nursing Home. She was 91.
Miss Forsyth, a member of the family of J.J. and Eliza Beasley who came to the Colorado Territory in 1860, was born in Longmont and had lived most of her life in the community.
She attended the old Beasley School and later graduated from Longmont High School in 1896.
Miss Forsyth attended Denver University from where she received her teaching degree.
She taught in Oregon for a short while before returning to Longmont. She was a teacher in the Longmont school system until her retirement in 1946.
At one time, she served as principal of Lincoln School and later at Central School. Even after her retirement here she returned to the classroom at Hygiene and Beasley.
J.J. Beasley, who was Miss Forsyth's grandfather, and his family came to the Colorado Territory from Missouri in 1860, settling for a short time along the Platte and Poudre Rivers in the Greeley vicinity.
After scouting the country for a permanent site for settling, he chose an area near Ralston Creek where the family farmed, raised livestock and pursued other interests.
After making three or four trips to Missouri in the freighting business, the family settled in what is now the St. Vrain and Boulder Creek Valley section of Boulder County. His descendants carried on farming and livestock operations in the territory.
Mr. Beasley was a great instigator for irrigation for the Boulder Creek and Left Hand districts of Boulder County. The Beasley Ditch Co. and the former School District No. 42, Beasley District, was named for this prominent pioneer.
Miss Forsyth survivors include 15 nieces and nephews, including Dean Forsyth of Erie, Lee Forsyth of Niwot, Mrs. Erma Hervey and Robert and Willard Forsyth, all of Denver.
Miss Forsyth was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Kappa Kappa Delta sorority and the Fortnightly Club.
She also belonged to the First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Lewellyn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Burlington Cemetery, south of Longmont.
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Note: there was a typo in this article. Bessie graduated from Longomnt High School in 1899 (not 1896), along with her sister, Magaret Forsyth.
Obituary from the Longmont Daily Times Call; Sept. 8, 1972
Miss Bessie M. Forsyth of 1236 Aspen Court, a descendant of one of Longmont's famed pioneer families, died Wednesday, Sept.6, at Eventide Nursing Home. She was 91.
Miss Forsyth, a member of the family of J.J. and Eliza Beasley who came to the Colorado Territory in 1860, was born in Longmont and had lived most of her life in the community.
She attended the old Beasley School and later graduated from Longmont High School in 1896.
Miss Forsyth attended Denver University from where she received her teaching degree.
She taught in Oregon for a short while before returning to Longmont. She was a teacher in the Longmont school system until her retirement in 1946.
At one time, she served as principal of Lincoln School and later at Central School. Even after her retirement here she returned to the classroom at Hygiene and Beasley.
J.J. Beasley, who was Miss Forsyth's grandfather, and his family came to the Colorado Territory from Missouri in 1860, settling for a short time along the Platte and Poudre Rivers in the Greeley vicinity.
After scouting the country for a permanent site for settling, he chose an area near Ralston Creek where the family farmed, raised livestock and pursued other interests.
After making three or four trips to Missouri in the freighting business, the family settled in what is now the St. Vrain and Boulder Creek Valley section of Boulder County. His descendants carried on farming and livestock operations in the territory.
Mr. Beasley was a great instigator for irrigation for the Boulder Creek and Left Hand districts of Boulder County. The Beasley Ditch Co. and the former School District No. 42, Beasley District, was named for this prominent pioneer.
Miss Forsyth survivors include 15 nieces and nephews, including Dean Forsyth of Erie, Lee Forsyth of Niwot, Mrs. Erma Hervey and Robert and Willard Forsyth, all of Denver.
Miss Forsyth was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Kappa Kappa Delta sorority and the Fortnightly Club.
She also belonged to the First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Lewellyn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Burlington Cemetery, south of Longmont.
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Note: there was a typo in this article. Bessie graduated from Longomnt High School in 1899 (not 1896), along with her sister, Magaret Forsyth.
Miss Bessie M. Forsyth of 1236 Aspen Court, a descendant of one of Longmont's famed pioneer families, died Wednesday, Sept.6, at Eventide Nursing Home. She was 91.
Miss Forsyth, a member of the family of J.J. and Eliza Beasley who came to the Colorado Territory in 1860, was born in Longmont and had lived most of her life in the community.
She attended the old Beasley School and later graduated from Longmont High School in 1896.
Miss Forsyth attended Denver University from where she received her teaching degree.
She taught in Oregon for a short while before returning to Longmont. She was a teacher in the Longmont school system until her retirement in 1946.
At one time, she served as principal of Lincoln School and later at Central School. Even after her retirement here she returned to the classroom at Hygiene and Beasley.
J.J. Beasley, who was Miss Forsyth's grandfather, and his family came to the Colorado Territory from Missouri in 1860, settling for a short time along the Platte and Poudre Rivers in the Greeley vicinity.
After scouting the country for a permanent site for settling, he chose an area near Ralston Creek where the family farmed, raised livestock and pursued other interests.
After making three or four trips to Missouri in the freighting business, the family settled in what is now the St. Vrain and Boulder Creek Valley section of Boulder County. His descendants carried on farming and livestock operations in the territory.
Mr. Beasley was a great instigator for irrigation for the Boulder Creek and Left Hand districts of Boulder County. The Beasley Ditch Co. and the former School District No. 42, Beasley District, was named for this prominent pioneer.
Miss Forsyth survivors include 15 nieces and nephews, including Dean Forsyth of Erie, Lee Forsyth of Niwot, Mrs. Erma Hervey and Robert and Willard Forsyth, all of Denver.
Miss Forsyth was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Kappa Kappa Delta sorority and the Fortnightly Club.
She also belonged to the First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Lewellyn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Burlington Cemetery, south of Longmont.
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Note: there was a typo in this article. Bessie graduated from Longomnt High School in 1899 (not 1896), along with her sister, Magaret Forsyth.
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