John Killam 2nd of Yar (1765 - 1842)

Born 16 Dec 1765 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts

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Died 30 Nov 1842 at age 76 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

John Killam was born December 16, 1765, the son of John Killam and Joanna Parrot of Wenham, Massachusetts^{[1] [2] [3]}

Circa 1767, his family emigrated to Nova Scotia, and were among the early settlers of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia^{[4] [5] [6] [3]}

On February 16, 1794, he married Sarah Allen, whose parents are not noted in these sources. Their children's profiles are noted here

John Killam died November 30, 1842^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-9FKT : 13 July 2016), John Killam, 16 Dec 1765; citing Birth, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290.
2. ↑ New Englanders in Nova Scotia Family 43 Killam page 138, by Edwin Crowell, found in R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 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; see 351 for his marriage to Susanna Rose; page 293 for children
4. ↑ A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia By John Roy Campbell Publisher J. & A. McMillan, 1876
5. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; a sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George S. (George Stayley); Topics Yarmouth (N.S.); Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Not in copyright;
6. ↑ Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982

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