Eli Forsha Jr.1

M, #29829, b. Jan 24, 1866, d. Jun 11, 1934
Father*Eli Forsha1 b. Feb 10, 1845, d. Aug 19, 1913
Mother*Delia Simmons1 b. Dec 18, 1849, d. Jul 30, 1930

Family 1

Rosa Shorkey b. Jan 24, 1875, d. Jul 31, 1908
Children

Family 2

Elsie McDurphy b. Jun 1, 1889, d. circa Dec, 1975

Chronological Events

Birth*Jan 24, 1866 Eli Forsha Jr. was born on Jan 24, 1866 at Sudbury, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
 He was the son of Eli Forsha and Delia Simmons.1 
Marriage*Nov 28, 1891 Eli Forsha Jr. married Rosa Shorkey on Nov 28, 1891.2 
Marriage*Mar 24, 1909 Eli Forsha Jr. married Elsie McDurphy, daughter of Hiram McDurphy and Nancy J. Clark, on Mar 24, 1909 at Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.1 
Death*Jun 11, 1934 Eli Forsha Jr. died on Jun 11, 1934, at age 68 at Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States, from chronic nephritis.2 
ObituaryJun 12, 1934  OBITUARY: Eli Forsha, age 65, died at his home here this afternoon after a long illness. He was born in Sudbury on January 24, 1866, the son of Eli Forsha and Odelia Cinnamon (Simond) Forsha.

Survivors include a son, Joseph, of Rutland, a stepson, Grant Forsha, of Brandon; 1 daughter, Miss Daisy Forsha, of Albany, NY; 3 brothers, John, of Brandono, George and Francis, of Fitchburg, Mass., and 5 sisters; Mrs. Joseph (Lucy Forsha) Beauregard, and Mrs. Mary Sears, of Brandon; Mrs. Henry (Sarah Forsha) Brunelle, and Mrs. Selina McGuire, of Fitchburg, Mass., and Mrs. Leo (Victoria Forsha), of Rutland.

Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Marys church. Burial will be in Orwell

Published in the Rutland Daily Herald, Ruttland, Vermont - Tuesday, 12 June 1934

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Additional Information from Find-A-Grave.com

Eli Forsha was married twice, the first to Rosa Shorkey (1875-1908), daughter of Louis Shorkey and Jennie Duchane, on November 28, 1891. Next, he married Elsie McDurphy (McDerfey, 1889-1975), daughter of Hiram McDurphy and Nancy Elizabeth Clark, in 1909. After the death of Eli, Elsie McDurphy Forsha remarried to Halsey Clark McDonough.3
 
Burial*Jun 14, 1934 He was buried on Jun 14, 1934 at Saint Pauls Cemetery, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 204033171.4 

Citations

  1. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S4094] Vermont - Death Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  5. [S514] Census 1910 - United States Federal.