Born in St. Albany, Upper Canada, New France
Son of John Hodgson
and Ann (Cree) Hodgson
Brother of
Thomas Hodgson, Ann Nancy Hodgson [half], John Hodgson [half], George Hodgson [half], Joseph Hodgson [half], Catherine Hodgson [half], Charles Hodgson [half], Susan Hodgson [half], Mary Hodgson [half], Charles Hodgson [half] and Sophia Hodgson [half]
Husband of
Caroline (Goodwin) Hodgson
— married
before 1809 in Fort Albany, Hudsons Bay, Lower Canada
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 48
[location unknown]
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Biography
James was born in 1785. He is the son of John Hodgson.
Supposedly, James Hudson and his common law wife, Caroline Goodwin, had over sixteen children together.
"James R Hodgson Death from Robb Gorr: In my article about the "Hudson Fortune" I quoted an article called "Fort Coulonge Claimants to Alleged Vast Estate" that had appeared in The Pembroke Standard-Observer dated 12 April 1934 (page 10) in which it stated that 'Governor' Hudson had died "132 years ago [therefore circa 1802], just three days before his wife". Later in the article I debunked that family myth by claiming that the teller (grandson George Lavoie) had probably mistaken the 'Governor' in the family story for Robert Goodwin, the originator of the inheritance [the "fortune"] who had died in 1805. I also stated that some sources believe that James died in 1826, at the time when his debts were rescinded by the HBCo [this was actually his father John Hodgson], while other sources agree that he died within days of his wife Caroline. Her death is re! corded in HBCo papers as 23 August 1834. Further, to support that theory, local newspapers had reported a cholera epidemic in the upper Ottawa Valley between June and September of 1834."[1]
Research Notes
From https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hudson/2741/ "Caroline was married to John Hodgson born in 1763 and died in 1826 was employee of HBC as Chief Factor in 1803>In 1810 he was fired for mismanagement.He bought land at Mondian Point near Lac Deschenes.This is the way it goes: Puckethwanish mother of Mistigoose married to Robert Goodwin,daughter Caroline married to John Hodgson Sr.their children as it follows: John grandson Jr. married Charlotte Yorkstone in 1829 in Red River district Manitoba, Thomas Hodgson marriedAnn Thomas,James Hodgson no information, Joseph Hudson married Domethile Lavoie, Charles Hudson married Brigt Cavanagh in Lapasse Ont. near Pembroke Ont. on the 24-04-1851, Benjamin Hudson married Theresa Gallagher, Catherine Hudson married Andre Laronde, Mary Hudson married Samuel Frost, Lucie Hudson married Paul Riel on the 16-10-1839 in Buckingham Qc., Elizabeth Hudson married Antoine Lavoie second husband,first husband Godfroi/Francois Sicard. All his Ontario desc. took the name Hudson those remained out West kept the name Hodgson"
Sources
- Bytown.com: "Some Descendants of John HODGSON / HUDSON and his First Nation wife, Ann"
- Red River Ancestry.ca website - John Hodgson (1763-1826) profile
See Also:
- Hudson Bay Biographical Sheet, Manitoba Archives. https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/_docs/hbca/biographical/h/hodgson_james.pdf
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Shelley (Condie) Tiedjen
:
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~0.78%
Jaime (Tiedjen) Roberts :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TC3967555 [compare], yourDNAportal JAI9e53e0f8, Ancestry member mikeandjaime_roberts
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https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/_docs/hbca/biographical/h/hodgson_james.pdf
Interesting article on Robert Goodwin and Caroline Goodwin https://heartandart.ca/acknowledging-first-nations-women-in-the-development-of-canada/