Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

James Andrew Sharp

Male 1765 - 1840  (75 years)


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  • Name James Andrew Sharp 
    Born 1765 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90804 
    Died 1840 
    Person ID I90804  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Family Elizabeth "Betty" Brown,   b. CA 1768,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. James Hay Sharp,   b. 23 Mar 1808, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1898, Glenmorris, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F35516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James Andrew Sharp was born in 1765 in Scotland, Occupation Farmer and cabinet maker. He married Betty Brown (born in 1768 in Scotland) on June 02, 1798, in Edinburgh, Scotland. James and his wife Betty arrived in Canada in 1818 with their fours sons, John, Horace, Andrew and James. Ann infant son named James had previousley died in Scotland.

      They purchased the Homestead along the Grand River near Glen Morris in1826. The boys [John, Horace, Andrew and James) along with their father built a log cabin on the farm where they livied for over thirty years. In 1860 it was replaced with a stone house.

      James died in 1840at the age of 75 and is buried possibly in Galt, Ontario. It is unknown where Betty Brown died. Burial possibley in Galt, Ontario.

      Descendants of James Andrew Sharp and Betty Brown - https://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/cbpl/CBPL002368031pf_0027.pdf