James
Gray
Bethune
Born in Williamstown, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Son of John Bethune
and Véronique (Waddens) Bethune
Brother of
Cecelia (Bethune) Kirby, Angus Bethune, Christian (Bethune) Henry, John Wadden Bethune and Alexander Neil Bethune
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 48
in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
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Biography
James Gray Bethune, son of John Bethune and Véronique Waddens, was born 1 Apr 1793 in Williamstown, Upper Canada. He was granted property due the son of a Loyalist by Order in Council dated 26 Jan 1807. [1]
He married 4 Feb. 1830 Martha Covert.
James died 13 Oct. 1841 in Rochester, N.Y., and was buried in Cobourg, Upper Canada.
For a fuller biography see James Gray Bethune in the Dictionary of Canadain Biography.
Sources
- ↑ Reid, William D. The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons and Daughters of the American Loyalists of Upper Canada, page 23, entry for John Bethune family. Lambertville, NJ, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973.
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