Lisette Denison Forth

Elizabeth Denison Forth ( 1786 – August 7, 1866) was an African-American landowner and philanthropist from Michigan. Forth was born enslaved, and worked as a maid before becoming a landowner. She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2017.

Early life Forth was born with slave status in 1786 near Detroit, the second of Peter and Hannah Denison's six children. However, she never lived in the city, leasing the lots to her brother Scipio and eventually selling them in 1836/37. The property now forms part of Oak Hill Cemetery, and a state of Michigan historical marker commemorates her ownership.

In 1831, Lisette was employed by the household of John Biddle, mayor of Detroit and founder of Wyandotte, Michigan. The Biddles asked her to come to Paris to tend to the ailing Eliza, Biddle's wife. James Biddle also built an altar cross, and a kneeling bench and reading stand for the minister.

Bishop Samuel Allen McCoskry consecrated the church in July 1868; in his later report to the diocese, he stated:

The church's red doors are dedicated to Forth, and a state of Michigan historical marker located on the site commemorates both the church and Forth.