James Trefry 2nd. (1790 - 1872)

Born 23 Apr 1790 in Yarmouth Co, NS

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hicks) Trefry — married 1848 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1872 at age 81 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

James Trefry was born April 23, 1790, the son of Joshua Pitman Trefry and Elizabeth Kinney of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia^[1]

He married Rebecca Crowell, daughter of Reverend Thomas Crowell, and had children^[1], including:

1. Thomas Crowell Trefry,born 1813, who married Lydia Ann Churchill, daughter of Lemuel Churchill III, and who died May 16, 1900.^[2]
2. James Trefry, born March 9, 1817, who married Theodosia Hatfield, daughter of Colonel Job Hatfield on November 13, 1839, and lived in Michigan^[3].
3. Rebecca, who died young
4. Catherine Trefry Currier, born 1819, who married William Currier, son of Nathaniel Currier, and who died March 5, 1891^{[4] [5]}
5. Joshua Pitman Trefry, born January 11, 1824, who married Janet Crowell, daughter of Paul Crowell of Barrington on May 11, 1848^{[6] [7]}
6. Mary Agnes Trefry Moulton, born 1829 who married Jonathan Moulton, son of Jonathan Moulton on October 22, 1848, and who died November 6, 1859
7. Andrew Trefry, born circa 1831, who married Sarah Anne Allen, daughter of Lyman Allen on February 4, 1852^[8]
8. Jane Trefry Gray, born circa 1837, who married John Gray, son of James Gray I^{[9] [10]}
9. Harvey D. Trefry, born January 4, 1838, who married Elizabeth Crowell, daughter of Joseph Crowell of Barrington on Feb 8, 1863^[11]
10. Richard H. Trefry born 1839, who married Margaret Trask, daughter of Elkanah Trask on June 15, 1861; and second married Annie Smith, daughter of Timothy Smith of Cape Island on April 11, 1898; and who died May 21, 1901^[12]

After Rebecca died, he married Sarah (Hicks) Tedford, widow of Captain Jacob Tedford 1st.

1. Caleb Cook Trefry, who was lost at sea, unmarried
2. Rebecca Trefry

James died March 8, 1872 in Yarmouth^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; page 589, 590
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6T-ZN4 : 18 November 2014), Thomas C Trefry, Cheboque, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 22; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13171, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,807.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDT-B1L : 30 December 2015), James Trefry, 1860.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6R-RXK : 18 November 2014), Catherine Currier in household of William Currier, Cheboque, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 50; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13171, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,807.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images : accessed 27 July 2019, memorial page for Catherine Trefry Currier (1819–5 Mar 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #112449616, citing Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by AW (contributor 47829810).
6. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F24S-YH4 : 27 November 2014), Joshua P. Trefry in entry for George Clifford Treffry, 27 Feb 1869; citing Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 27 Feb 1869, reference item 1 p 51; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
7. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WK4-WPK : 20 March 2015), Joshua Trefry in entry for George Clifford Trefry, 01 Apr 1932; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,069,920.
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Theodosia Trefry and William Weddleton married 1869 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1869 - Book: 1839 - Page: 33 - Number: 85
9. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F248-ZJJ : 27 November 2014), Jane Trefry in entry for Herman Gray, 02 Apr 1868; citing Kempt, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 02 Apr 1868, reference item 3 p 61; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
10. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6T-4XW : 18 November 2014), Jane Gray, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 75; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13171, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,807.
11. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2V5-XYM : 5 December 2014), Harvey D. Trefry and Elizabeth Crowell, 04 Feb 1863; citing Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, reference p 37 cn 234; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
12. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-2QG : 5 December 2014), Richard Trefry and Margaret Trask, 14 Jun 1861; citing Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, reference p 156 cn 33; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
13. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing James Trefry, died 1872 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County ; can be found in Registration Year: 1872 - Book: 1818 - Page: 68 - Number: 3