Ferguson, James

1814 - 1902  (88 years)

• Name	Ferguson, James
  Born	Aug 1814	County Tyrone, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Apoplexy - 5 months
  Died	7 Oct 1902	Con 8 South half of Lot 17, Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	10 Oct 1902	Glenhuron, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Toil, Tears, and Triumph ----------------- History of Concession 5, Lot 26 1854 Henry Stanley, 1856 James Ferguson, 1860 Crown Deed - James Ferguson Lot Less School Land - 1889 Thomas Ferguson, 1897 John Gentles, 1897 William Leeson, 1899 Mary Leeson, 1901 George Lindsay, 1910 Thomas Lindsay, 1915 William McKee, 1949 Francis Hewitt, 1952 Edwin Hewitt & Wilfred Schuler, 1958 Edwin Hewitt, 1977 Ronald & Janice Hewitt School Land - 1876 Trustees S.S. #13, 1976 Frances & Irvine Brown James Ferguson (1821-1902), born in Ireland, was a widower when he arrived in Canada. His wife and three children having died on the way. His second wife Frances Hunt (1821-1873) bore him eight children: David ran a sawmill; Robert married Mary Jane Fisher, moved to Carleton Place; Mary Ann married George Stewart; William James; Sarah Elizabeth (1856-1910); Thomas; Ruth married John Mahone, went to Calgary; Francis George (born 1875) married Eliza Grifitth. A widower again in his fifties, James married Frances Jordon and had these children while living here: Samuel (1876-1954) married Eliza Manners of C3N L22,23; Martha (1877-1957) married Murray More; Frances (born 1879) married Herbert Gross; Joseph married twice, his second wife being Susan Winters; John married Caroline Manners of C3N L22,23; Margaret married Albert Shiells, lived in the West. The family with the exception of Thomas moved to Nottawasaga Township in 1889. Thomas Ferguson's first wife Catherine and their baby daughter Melinda died in 1887. He married again to Caroline (Hawley ?) and they took over the farm but sold and left the township in 1897. In 1876 a two-acre parcel on the corner was purchased from James Ferguson for S.S. #13 at a cost of $60. The first frame building was bricked in 1904 and remained in use until 1966 when it was closed in favour of the new central school. The parcel was sold to Irvine and Frances Brown in 1976. ------------ James also owned Concession 4 Lot 26 in 1856 and obtained the Crown Deed in 1866. It was leased to William Collins, then sold to George Ferguson in 1887. ------------- James owned Concession 1, North Durham Road, Lot 37 from 1865 to 1871. ------------- James also held the Crown Deed to Con 5 Lot 29 in 1861 and turned it over to his son Thomas in 1879. Thomas and his wife Caroline (Hawley ?) farmed it for a time. ------------- James also held the Crown Deed to Con 6 Lot 21 in 1870 and sold it to John Shewfelt in 1872.
  Person ID	I1769	McFadyen and Parker
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Ferguson, David,   b. Scotland
  Mother	Elizabeth
  Married	Ireland
  Family ID	F585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ferguson, Wife of James,   d. Bef 1857, on trip to Kincardine area from Ireland
  Children	1. Ferguson,   d. Bef 1857, on trip to Kincardine area from Ireland   2. Ferguson,   d. Bef 1857, on trip to Kincardine area from Ireland   3. Ferguson,   d. Bef 1857, on trip to Kincardine area from Ireland
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F2798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hunt, Frances,   b. Aug 1822, Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland ,   d. 11 Dec 1872, Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ferguson, David,   b. Abt 1849, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   2. Ferguson, Robert   3. Ferguson, Mary Ann,   b. 22 May 1852, Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   4. Ferguson, William James   5. Ferguson, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1856, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Abt 1910  (Age 54 years)   6. Ferguson, Thomas,   b. 11 Aug 1858, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   7. Ferguson, Ruth   8. Ferguson, Francis George,   b. 13 Jun 1865, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Jordan, Frances,   b. Abt 1857, Manvers Township, Durham and Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
  Married	22 Feb 1875	Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ferguson, Samuel,   b. Abt 1876, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Abt 1954  (Age 78 years)   2. Ferguson, Martha,   b. Abt 1877, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 80 years)   3. Ferguson, Frances,   b. Abt 1879   4. Ferguson, Joseph,   b. Abt 1882, Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   5. Ferguson, Ida,   b. 10 Sep 1884, Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   6. Ferguson, John,   b. 22 Jan 1887, Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   7. Ferguson, Margaret,   b. 26 Aug 1891, (East Half Lot 9, Con 7) Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F3270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 22 Feb 1875 - Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Married - - Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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