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James Campbell U.E. (1784 - 1859)

James Campbell U.E.
Born in Grimsby, Upper Canada (Ontario)map
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Died at age 75 in Caledon, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

WORK IN PROGRESS (more than one James C)

Born 2 July 1784. Grimsby, Lincoln, "Ontario", son of Robert Campbell, UE, and Priscilla Smith (a Plymouth descendant), Grantham Twp., Lincoln County

James of Gainsborough, UE, O.C. 30 July 1806

His people found the States too uncomfortable for British people so moved to Niagara district.

The eldest son,

He may have received a grant of land in Lincoln. There was a petition in 1898.

22 Nov 1804, 20 Mile Creek, Niagara District, Upper Canada, married Margaret Snyder, b. 1755 (Pennsylvania), d. 1853??

Potential Children:

  1. James W jr (1804-1887) [1], m Anne Archdeacon, 1829
  2. Seth (1805-1883)[2], m Elizabeth Archdekin, 1837

Francis (m 1807- )[3]

  1. John (1808-1837)[4][5]. Not in Ancestry
  2. Mary (1809-1879/1887)[6], m James Pattulo, 1838, 13 children
  3. Margaret (1811-1894) [7], m John of the Pines McDonald
  4. Phoebe (1811- ) - FS; 1816-97 Anc [8]
  5. Philip (1813-1813) - FS, Philip Ducan, 1813-13, Anc [9][10]
  6. Sophia (1813-1884)[11]
  7. Ann (1816- ) - FS; Annie 1819-1899 Anc [12]
  8. Elizabeth "Liz" (1818- ) - FS, b 1812-1868 Anc [13]
  9. Joseph James (1820- ) - FS; 1820-98 Anc [14]
  10. Prudence (1822-1885) - FS [15]
  11. Francis (fm, 1823-1823) - FS, Anc [16],[17]
  12. Abraham (1826-1907) - FS, Anc [18], m Sarah Jane Snyder

He petitioned for a grant of land as the son of Loyalist Sergeant Robert Campbell, of the Township of Grantahm (also over 21 yers, and having taken the Oath of Allegence. York, 29 July 1806, signed with a 'X' mark.[19]


He was living at Smithville when the War of 1812 broke out.

He served as a private with Capt. Wm. Applegarth's flank company, 2nd York Militia. He was at the battles of Queenston Heights, Stoney Creek and Lundy's Lane.

He picked up an iron pot, 18" in diameter, at Stoney Creek, which became a prized family possession, and was still doing duty in the house in 1899.

He and his wife watched the Battle of Lundy's Lane (25 July 1814) in which his father was engaged.

in 1819 moved with his six brothers (Peter, Robert, Alexander, Henry, Francis, John) by ox-team. From Cooksville on, they had to cut their way through the bush. They had drawn over 1000 acres of land, and the community of Campbell's Cross grew.

Stories of bears attacking cattle.

In 1820 he took up land near what became Campbell's Cross, Ching. E., lot 28, conc. 2 - wild and unsettled.

Also owned: Ching E., West half, lot 27, conc. 2 (1831) for 50 pounds.

In 1830 he became a Captain in the 2nd York.[?]

Involved in the election of 1836, drove a team carrying Tories to the poll at Streetsville (for Caledon, Chinguacousy, and Toronto Twp.). On the last day, five or six teams formed a procession with a piper.

During the Rebellion, one neighbour had to keep an eye on the other. James was a captain in the militia. There was a pine thicket opposite their home, and he and his son, Abram, watched for Mackenzie's followers. they saw about a dozen go by in couples, who got as far as Streetsville when they heard of the rebellion's collapse, and dispersed quietly. The loyalists went by in broad daylight, about 60 went out.

In 1840 he was Major of the 7th Regiment, North York Militia.

Pathmaster [postmaster?], served as Warden for three terms.

His wife, Margaret Snyder, died 7 Aug 1853, Campbell's Cross, Caledon, Peel

In 1853, having five children and being unable to support a family on his mediocre teaching salary, he petitioned the Governor-General, the Earl of Elgin for a "gratuitous grant of 200 acres" in the townships of Canada West, as it is out of his power to purchase,..."which will rebound to Your Excellency's praise and honour" and not make the Government any poorer.


  • Born C of E, he converted to Methodism, one of the first to do so in the area, holding services in his house.

Death: 27 Oct 1859, Caledonia, Canada West (Ontario).[20]

Buried, Snyder's Cemetery, with daughter Victoria Catherine (1857-1858); wife, J. Snyder. Tombstone mentions Grandparents UEL, James Campbell, Niagara US 1784 - Caledonia 1859; his wife Margaret Snyder, Penn US 1798 - Caledonis 1863.

  • Fact: Burial (October 1859) Chinguacousy Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada

MORE STUFF

Six boys and six girls, only Abraham lived into late 1930s:

  1. Seth (1805-1883), Ching. E., conc. 2, lot 26 - FS Anc
  2. James W jr (1804-1887) - FS - alt b 1810 - Anc [21]
  3. Francis (m 1807- ) -FS
  4. John (1808-1837) - FS
  5. Mary (1809-1879) - FS, Anc
  6. Margaret (1811-1894) - FS, Anc
  7. Joseph: Ching. E.,, conc. 1, lot 33 - FS
  8. Phoebe (1811- ) - FS; 1816-97 Anc
  9. Philip (1813-1813) - FS, Philip Ducan, 1813-13, Anc
  10. Sophia (1813-1884) - FS; 1818-84 Anc
  11. Ann (1816- ) - FS; Annie 1819-1899 Anc
  12. Elizabeth "Liz" (1818- ) - FS, b 1812-1868 Anc
  13. Joseph James (1820- ) - FS; 1820-98 Anc
  14. Prudence (1822-1885) - FS
  15. Francis (fm, 1823-1823) - FS, Anc
  16. Abraham (1826-1907) - FS, Anc ,
  17. Mary (Molly/Polly): m. James Pattullo, Garafraxa; son was Alexander, a well-known physician of Peel
  18. Phoebe: m. Wm. Clark
  19. Margaret: m. John McDonald
  20. Sophia: m. Salem Foster
  21. Anna: m. Julius Nelson Ansley, Parry Sound

Sources

  1. ↑ FS - ALT b 1810 - Ancl born Smithville, Lincoln UC. FS. Born 1807, Lincoln county - Ancestry; 1851 Census, Peel; 1881 Ching. Death: 3 Jul 1889, Campbell's Cross, Ching, Peel - Anc. Alt DOB, abt 1810, Lincoln UC
  2. ↑ Ching. E., conc. 2, lot 26 - FS Anc; b 25 Dec 1805, Grismsby, Lincoln; 1861 Ching; 1881 Ching, died 30 Oct 1883, Caledon, Peel OR East Garafraxa Twp, Wellington Co, Ont. Burial: Caledon, Peel. FS, Anc
  3. ↑ b 1807, Ching, Peel FS; married ____, 1829 Ching. Not in Ancestry
  4. ↑ b 1808, Lincoln UC; d 28 Aug 1837 FS
  5. ↑ >b 1808, UC - FS
  6. ↑ FS, Anc: b 1809, Ching, Peel ; b 18 Jun 1809, UC - Anc; Death, bef 2 Apr 1879
  7. ↑ SCOTLAND ?!; b 11 Jan 1811, UC. Family Search has a Margaret, born 1811, Scotlandm 1829, Renfrew, Scotland to John Mcdonald. Ancestry: b 11 Jan 1811, UC.; death 22 Sep 1894; burial Caledon, Peel; married 1829/30, Ching
  8. ↑ b 1811, Lincoln UC; married c 1831, Ching, William Clark; married c 1834, Chng, Alexander Cooper; married c 1840, Ching, Daniel Clark. Alt, Phoebe b 1816 Smithville; death 14/15 Apr 1897, burial Stayner, SimcoeCounty. 1851 Census, Peel; 1891 Census, Nottawasaga, Simcoe North. Alt Pheobe (1816-1897) - Ancestry: b 1816, Smithville, UC
  9. ↑ b 1813, Ching, Peel
  10. ↑ Born & died 1813, UC
  11. ↑ b 1813, Lincoln - fs; ALT 1818-84 Anc; born abt 1818, South Niagara Twp, UC; married 1833, Wellington, Salem Foster, 10 children. Death, 1 Apr 1884, Caledon, Peel. 1851 Census, Peel, C.W.; 1861, Caledon, Peel; 1871, Erin, Wellington Centre; 1881 Maryborough, Wellington North
  12. ↑ b 1816, Lincoln - FS; Annie, b 2 May 1819, Graham, UC; married, c 1836, Ching, Peel, to Julius Nelson Ansley. 1851 Census, Peel; 1861 Census, Grey County; 1871 Census, Watt, Muskoka; 1891 Parry Island
  13. ↑ b 1818, Lincoln UC; marriage, c 1838, Ching, Peel
  14. ↑ b 1820, Peel; married, 1 March 1842 {alt 1845), Home Twp, Algoma County, to Isabel McSpadden. Death: 12 Aug 1898, Haldimand, Ont. Census: 1851 Peel; 1861, Ching, Peel; 1871, Ching. Burial: Canborough, Haldimand; 1891, Ching
  15. ↑ b 1822, Ont; married, abt 1859, Ching, Peel, to Andrew Crawford, 9 children. Not in Ancestry
  16. ↑ b 1823, Ching; died 1823 - FS
  17. ↑ Birth &death, 1823, Caledon, Ching, UC
  18. ↑ b 4 July 1826, Campbell's Cross, Ching; married 13 Feb 1888, Ching. to Sarah Jane Snyder - F; b 4 Jul 1826, Campbell's Cross, Ching, Peel - Anc. Marriage (RC), 31 Dec 1845, Toronto, to Bridget Dougherty. Census: 1861 Ching, Peel; 1871, Ching, Peel. [Wife died c 1885] Possible, second marriage, 13 Feb 1888, Peel, to Sarah Jane Snyder. Death: 29 June 1907, Ching, Peel. Death 1907; burial Brampton
  19. ↑ Ancestry.com hint submitted by dcampbell1790306
  20. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189682491/james-campbell#view-photo=169452612
  21. ↑ born Smithville, Lincoln UC




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