James
(Jacques)
Simpson
Born about [location unknown]
Son of James Simpson
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Anne Kennedy
— married
about 9 Jul 1786 in Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
[uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at about age 73
in St-Ours, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2015
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Biography
Emigration: Bet 1775 and 1784. Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. Note: Preface indicates most parishioners were Loyalist emigrants from the U.S. after the delcaration of independence in 1775. [A mass exodus from Newport, R.I. began in October 1775].[1]
Event
Alt. Marriage. 14 Mar 1786. Christ-Church, Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec. Note: by permission of his officer Capt. Barnes. [note: John Barnes was promoted to captain in Dec. 1782 and put in command of an artillery company stationed in Sorel. His company returned to England in Oct. 1783 but he remained its captain until 1794, his work at headquarters not requiring him to accompany his unit.
Sources
- church burial record
- Christ Church Marriage Records, 1784-1965 Publication: Quintin Publications
- Repertoire des Mariages de St. Ours (Immaculée-Conception) Binette, Gerard & Yvette Publication: Editions Bergeron & Fils Enr'g; Quintin Publications, 9247 - 24è Avenue, Montréal, PQ H1Z 4A2, 1976; Repository: American-French Genealogical Society 78 Earle St. Woonsocket, RI 02895 American-French Genealogical Society Woonsocket State: RI 02895 Web Address: http://www.afgs.org/
- Les Mariages Acadiens du Québec: Les Colonies Acadiennes de Nicolet et Yamachiche Albert H. Ledoux Publication: 1981 Repository: AFGS; Call Number: ACA/L4-3/001
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Immaculate Conception (St. Ours, Quebec, Canada)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacques by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacques:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacques by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacques:
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~1.56%
Vertume Dufault
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23andMe, GEDmatch TW1626271 [compare]
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~1.56%
Michel Robillard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A292366 [compare], yourDNAportal MIC02d7c5b0
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~0.78%
Christian Dufault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FB3666686 [compare], yourDNAportal CHReeb6d78a, Ancestry member christiandufault
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