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James Menzies (1790 - 1860)

James Menzies
Born in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 1824 in New Brunswick, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 70 in Maple Green, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canadamap [uncertain]
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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.
James Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.
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James Menzies was born in Scotland.
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James Menzies lived in New Brunswick.

Birth

James Menzies was born in Dunkeld Parish, Perthshire, Scotland on 28 Feb 1790. He was the son of James Menzies.[1] He was the son of James Menzies and Marjory Kennedy.

Immigration to Canada

James Menzies immigrated to New Brunswick, Canada in 1824.[2]

  • James Menzies, Arrival Place: Port uncertain. Source Publication Code 1640.10.24. Primary Immigrant: Menzies, James, Jr[3]
  • Arrival Year: 1824, Arrival Place: New Brunswick, Canada[4]

Marriage

James Menzies married Elizabeth Hoare in New Brunswick, Canada.[5] They had eight children during their marriage;

James and Elizabeth are mentioned in the marriage record of their daughter Elizabeth and son Edmund.[6][7][8]

Residence

  • 1851 [9]- Dalhousie, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Head of House.

Death

James Menzies died on 18 May 1860 at Maple Green, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Research Note

Date and port of arrival. Name of ship, place of origin, place of destination, date of birth and death, parentage, occupation, and other historical and family data may also be provided."[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Record, FHL Film Number 1040066.
  2. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New Brunswick, Canada; Year: 1824; Page Number: 283.
  3. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Port uncertain; Page Number: 13. Source Bibliography: DOBSON, DAVID. The Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Aberdeen and North East Scotland, Fife, Moray and Banff, Angus and Perth, Southern Scotland, Glasgow and the West of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland, The Lothians, and the Northern Highlands. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000. Emigrants and Adventurers from Angus and Perth, page 13.
  4. ↑ Source Publication Code 9758.1. Primary Immigrant: Menzies, James.
  5. ↑ New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada, Certificate Number 002388.
  6. ↑ Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts
  7. ↑ New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada,Certificate Number 002388.
  8. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-MF5B : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Hoare in entry for Edmund Menzies and Jessie McLean, 12 Aug 1891; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. , Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,676.
  9. ↑ 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada. "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWR9-JCB : 3 August 2016), Jamis Menzies, Dalhousie, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 18, line 1; Library and Archives Canada film number C_996, Public Archives, Ontario.
  10. ↑ Source Bibliography: WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society. Volume 2, 1995. 435p., Page 283

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

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