Rev. John James b. 14 Oct 1825 , Scotland d. 2 Jun 1905 Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations

1825 - 1905 (79 years)

Name	John James
Prefix	Rev.
Born	14 Oct 1825	, Scotland [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Minister
Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
	United Presbyterian
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-250232
Died	2 Jun 1905	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada [3]
Buried	Paris Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario [3]
Person ID	I250232	Generations
Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

Family Agnes Craig, b. 17 Jan 1828, , Quebec, Canada , d. 2 May 1908 (Age 80 years)

Married 31 Dec 1845 Newton Mearns, , Renfrew, Scotland

Children

	1. Agnes Blue James, b. 8 Nov 1846, , Scotland , d. 18 Oct 1931, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
	2. Robert Craig James, b. 1 Mar 1848, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 1 Dec 1923, Albany, Albany, New York, United States (Age 75 years)
	3. Jane Dalton James, b. 1849, , Scotland , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. John G. James, b. 1851, d. 30 May 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 9 years)
	5. Rev. David M. R. James, b. 1853, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland , d. 13 Nov 1938 (Age 85 years)
	6. Edward John James, b. 14 Nov 1855, Greenock, , Renfrew, Scotland , d. 9 Jun 1945, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States (Age 89 years)
	7. Elizabeth James, b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1881 (Age 24 years)
	8. Mary Craig James, b. 5 Nov 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Oct 1918 (Age 60 years)

Last Modified 7 Apr 2024

Family ID F44580 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos
James,JohnRev.-001-50thAnniversarywithwifeAgnesCraig-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg

James,JohnRev.-001-ministerofHespeler.jpg

Notes

Galt PresbyterianUnited, Second Canada, and Melville Presbyterian Churches
Begun: 1857 Closed: 1870

Rev. John M. King, representing the United Presbyterian Church, arrived in Galt in the Fall of 1856. A new congregation was formed in January 1857. Rev. John Duff from Elora presided at the official organization of this new congregation (Presbytery of Wellington) on April 7, 1857; the congregation was said to number 135. The first church building was located at the corner of Metcalfe Street and the Blair Road; the first pastor was the Rev. John James, who was inducted as minister to the congregation on September 29, 1857.

[S575] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - United Presbyterian.
Mary Craig James Born 05 Nov 1857 Galt Parents Rev. John James & Agnes Craig baptized 27 Dec 1857
[S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 74.
[S2159] Cemetery - ON, Brant, Paris - Paris Cemetery.
James, John, Rev., D. D., b. 14 Oct 1825, d. 2 Jun 1905, h/o Agnes James (Craig), born at Scotland

Event Map

	Born - 14 Oct 1825 - , Scotland
	Married - 31 Dec 1845 - Newton Mearns, , Renfrew, Scotland
	Occupation - Minister - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Rev. John James[1]