John Major (1790 - 1876)

Born Feb 1790 in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England

Husband of Ann (Page) Major — married 13 Nov 1812 in Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1876 at age 86 in Dixville, Stanstead, Quebec

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Biography

Birth

John Major was born in February of 1790 in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England.

Marriage

He married Ann (Page) Major (1791-1842) on the 3rd of November 1812 in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England.^[1] They had nine children born in Blythburgh, England, the tenth one was born in Quebec, Canada.

1. Martha Major (1813-1887). ^[2]
2. Thomas Major (1815-1892)
3. Maria Lucie (Major) Mayhew (1818-1896)^[3]
4. Elizabeth Major (1820-1895)
5. William Major (bef.1829-1897)^[4]
6. Ann (Major) Howe (1824-1919).^[5]
7. Eleanor (Major) Page (1826-1913).^[6]
8. William Major (abt.1829-)^[7]
9. John Major Jr. (1831-1921)
10. Mary Jane (Major) Green (1839-1919)

They immigrated to Quebec, Canada before 1839 where the youngest was born and Ann passed away a few years later in 1842. John never remarried.

Death

In the 1871 Canadian census it was recorded that John, 81, was living with his son William and Fanny Major in Barford, Quebec.^[8] He passed away on the 8th of April 1876 in Dixville, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada at the age of eighty-six.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Suffolk Marriage Index; transcription only [findmypast.com link
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 11 February 2018, Ann Page in entry for Martha Major, 28 Feb 1813); citing BLYTHBURGH, SUFFOLK,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,318.
3. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 11 February 2018, Anne in entry for Maria Mager, 02 Aug 1818); citing BLYTHBURGH,SUFFOLK,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,327.
4. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 11 February 2018, Ann Mager in entry for William Mager, ); citing Suffolk, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 887,400.
5. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 11 February 2018, Anne in entry for Anne Mager, 15 Feb 1824); citing BLYTHBURGH,SUFFOLK,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,981.
6. ↑ England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 16 March 2018), Ann Major in entry for Eleanor Major, 1828.
7. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 11 February 2018, Anne in entry for William, ); citing SUFFOLK COUNTY BTS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 918,514.
8. ↑ Canada Census, 1871, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 9 March 2018), John Major in household of Fanny Major, Barford, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 15, line 14; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10090, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,229,052.
9. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 March 2016), John Major, 1876; Burial, Dixville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada, Dixville Cemetery; citing record ID 152249528, Find a Grave, FindAGrave link.

Acknowledgment

• WikiTree profile Major-1189 created through the import of Page-Sjolander Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2012 by James Page. See the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.