James McPhail

1790 - 1856  (66 years)

• Name	James McPhail
  Born	1790	Arclaugh, Nairnshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248845846
  Immigration	1831	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-61475P
  Died	3 Mar 1856	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I61475	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Janet McIntosh,   b. CALC 9 May 1788, , Inverness, Scotland ,   d. 9 Sep 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Children	1. Janet McPhail,   b. 1 Oct 1818, Charleston, , South Carolina ,   d. 23 Dec 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)   2. Margaret McPhail,   b. 1822,   d. 14 Feb 1872, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   3. Alexander McPhail,   b. 24 Feb 1824, Stamford Twp., Delaware, New York, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Jane McPhail,   b. 1826, , New York State, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F26545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James McPhail, born 22 April 1791, came from the parish of Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland. He married Janet McIntosh at Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland in 1815. Janet was born 1789 in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Three years later, they emigrated to America landing near Charleston, South Carolina, USA where they remained for 6 months before moving to Catskill, Delaware Co. New York State and after 6-8 years they moved to the Genesee Valley to Caledonia, New York. In 1828 they moved to North Dumfries Township in Waterloo County, Ontario. They lived in a log house two miles from Galt, on the East River Road. James died 3 March 1856 at North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and was originally buried at St. Andrew's cemetery. In 1869 he was moved to Mount View Cemetery in Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Sect 2 24W-18-1) The inscription on his grave marker reads: "In memory of James McPhail a native of Arclauch Nairnshire Scotland d 3 MAR 1856 65 yrs His wife Janet McIntosh a native of Inverness-shire Scotland d 9 SEP 1874 aged 86 yrs 4 mos. Information from Debbie Garcia (49715006). Originally shared by sandramacd2811 from Ancestry.com on 30 Nov 2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248845846/james-mcphail

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 12 Mar 1856. James McPhail died 3 Mar 1856 Farmer, Dumfries, 65y. Native of Invernesshire, Scot; 25 yrs in Dumfries. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In memory of/ James McPhail/ a native of/ Arclauch Nairnshire/ Scotland/ who died March 3, 1856/ aged 65 years/ also his wife/ Janet McIntosh/ a native of/ Inverness-shire Scotland/ died Sept 9, 1874/ aged 86 years 4 mos [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 47.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1790 - Arclaugh, Nairnshire, Scotland Immigration - 1831 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Mar 1856 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth