James
Kirby
Bethune
Born in Montreal, Canada East
Ancestors 
Son of John Wadden Bethune
and Elisabeth Hallowell
Brother of
Mary Martha (Bethune) Abbott
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 49
in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Biography
James Kirby Bethune was born in 1826 and baptised in Christ Church Church of England Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec. [1]
James K. Bethune and Eliza Rogers made a marriage contract 1 Sep 1826. [2] James K Bethune and Mary Eliza Rogers were married 2 Sept 1856 in Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal. [3]
James was in New York when the 1861 census of Canada was taken. Mrs. Bethune (age 26) and son Jas. R Bethune ( age 3) were at home in Montréal (St-Louis-de-France), Montréal, Canada East. [4]
“James Kirby Bethune 4th son of the late Very Rev. John Bethune D.D. Dean of Montreal, Canada born in Montreal 20 Jan 1826 d. Napier 30 Dec 1875.” [5]
Research Notes
Profiles are needed for his wife and children:
- Mary Eliza Rogers 1839–1883
- James Rimmer Bethune 1858–1901
- Angus Robert Bethune 1860–1866
Sources
- ↑ Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Bâptemes non catholiques de la région de Montréal, 1766-1835, folio 7, entry for James Kirby Bethune, citing Centre d'archives de Montréal, CE 601,S63
- ↑ Bibliothèque Et Archives Nationales Du Québec; Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Collection: Fonds Cour Supérieure. District Judiciaire De Montréal. Cote Cn601. Greffes De Notaires, 1648-1967.; Notarial Act 5850, District: Montreal; Title: Easton, William (1843-1874). Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
- ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp. Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1245
- ↑ New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records, Hawkes Bay, Old Napier Cemetery, entry 696 for James Kirby Bethune; Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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