James Shepherd (1828 - 1871)

Born 27 Mar 1828 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Ellen (Hamilton) Shepherd — married about 1853 in Canada West

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1871 at age 42 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James was born in 1828. He is the son of John Shepherd and Elizabeth McDonald. He married Ellen Hamilton in about 1853. They had 7 known children.

According to the 1861 Agricultural census for Storrington Township, District 9, James had 125 acres on the farm, his brother John had an additional 100 and his widowed mother another 125 acres, for a total of 350 acres to farm. ^[1] James died in 1871.^[2]

Children

1. John Shepherd (1856-1929)
2. Anna Ellen (Shepherd) Thompson (1860-1923)
3. James Hamilton Shepherd (1862-1942)
4. Robert Shepherd (1864-1923)
5. Elizabeth Ann (Shepherd) Ferguson (1867-1901)
6. George Shepherd (1854-1925)
7. Catherine (Sheppard) Elmer (abt.1861-)

Sources

1. ↑ Copy of typed Agricultural census for Storrington Township, District 9, in possession of Snook-1459
2. ↑ Library and Archives of Canada; Ontario, Canada; 1871 Census (Canada), Schedule 2, Nominal Return of the Deaths; LAC Roll: C-9999 Ancestry.com. Canada, Census Mortality Schedule, 1871

See also:

• "Canada Census Mortality Schedules, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM98-DW2 : 11 March 2018), James Shepherd, 01, Storrington f, Frontenac 65, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 1, line 4, 01, Storrington f, Frontenac 65, Ontario, Canada, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,352
• Index to the 1871 Ontario, Canada Census Library and Archives Canada.. Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871 Ancestry.com
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200153245/james-shepherd : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for James Shepherd (27 Mar 1828–6 Feb 1871), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200153245, citing Latimer Cemetery, Latimer, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Gord (contributor 48985937) .