James Hurd (abt. 1800 - bef. 1861)

Born about 1800 in New Brunswick, Canada [uncertain]

Husband of Catherine (Cameron) Hurd — married 19 Oct 1820 in Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died before 1861 before about age 61 in Binbrook, Hamilton, Wentworth, Upper Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Marriage

James Herd of the parish of Queensbury and Catharine Cameron of the same Parish were married by License with Consent of parents this Nineteenth day of October One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty by me.

Jacob Ellegood Justice of the Peace

This marriage solemnized between us

James Heard

Catharine (her X mark) Cameron

In the presence of

Daniel Dunhan

David Dunhan

Filed and Reg'd 20 Nov 1820

Census

1851

Binbrook, Wentworth, Canada West

James Hurd: range 1, lot 1 B.2, 50 acres held by each person or family, 40 acres under cultivation, 15 acres under crops in 1851, 25 acres under pasture in 1851, no gardens or orchard, 10 acres under woods or wild, 7 acres of wheat, 95 bushels of wheat harvested, no barley or rye

Research Notes

He did not purchase or sell land in York Co. NB. I look through all the H's in the index books for probate records on FamilySearch. I didn't find any one with the name of Hird, Herd, Heard, Hurd, or Hard. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has petitions for land by Jonathan Hurd, Samuel Hurd and Henry Herd.

Since Catherine's siblings went west to Ontario and Utah. He might have been caught up in the Queensbury Mormon Revolt, as was Catherine's brother. I checked FamilySearch for a James Herd (and other spellings) and a Catherine/Catharine as his spouse. There was none with that combination. I then removed the location and found two children with parents James Herd and Catherine Cameron born in Ontario. They both gave similar birth locations. I then looked for others that were born at the same location. There might be more children

Sources

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• "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBX-YT25 : 9 March 2018), James Herd and Cathrine Cameron, 19 Oct 1820; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 153, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,412. [2]

• "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)" Library and Archives Canada, Item Number: 679513, Surname: Hurd, Given Name(s): James, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: Wentworth (county), Sub-District Name: Binbrook, Image No.: e002373646 [3]

• "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)" Library and Archives Canada, Item Number: 679571, Surname: Hurd, Given Name(s): William, Age: 18, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: Wentworth (county), Sub-District Name: Barton

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