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James Tidmarsh Etter 1809–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 AUG 1809

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 14 AUG 1868

Death Location: Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Benjamin Etter

Mother: Margaret Tidmarsh

Spouse(s): Eliza McKeen

Children(s): David Etter

James Tidmarsh Etter was born in 1809 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Benjamin Etter And Margaret Elizabeth Tidmarsh. In 1861, James Tidmarsh Etter resided in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Tidmarsh Etter married Eliza Ann Mckeen, and had children including David Mckeen Etter. James Tidmarsh Etter passed away in 1868 in Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Tidmarsh Etter was born in 1809 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Benjamin Etter And Margaret Elizabeth Tidmarsh.
  • In 1861, James Tidmarsh Etter resided in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • James Tidmarsh Etter married Eliza Ann Mckeen, and had children including David Mckeen Etter.
  • James Tidmarsh Etter passed away in 1868 in Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Etter's Ancestors

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James Etter
1809–1868
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Benjamin Etter
1764–1827
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Tidmarsh
1779–1814
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Peter (Haÿter) Etter
1715–1794
Kerzers, Freiburg, Fribourg, Suisse
Elizabeth (Spear) Vesey
1734–1769
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Philip Tidmarsh
1749–1819
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Reynolds
1753–1788
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Etter
1680–1749
Anna Sigrist
1683–1749
Benjamin Vesey
1695–1761
Dorothy Spear
1704–1726
Giles Jr
1706–1780
Margaret Gerrish
1705–1790
Robert Reynolds
1715–
Catharine
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Etter
1653–1696
Elsbeth Steinmann
1674–1696
Ulrich Sigrist
1641–1716
Verena Lüscher
1647–
William Vesey
1647–1726
Mary Saunders
1653–1727
Samuel Spear
1659–1713
Elizabeth Daniel
1673–1725
Giles Tidmarsh
1683–1737
Sarah Knight
1689–
John Gerrish
1667–1737
Sarah Hobbes
1676–1726

James Etter's Descendants

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James (Tidmarsh) Etter (30 AUG 1809–14 AUG 1868) m. Eliza (Ann) McKeen (28 MAY 1813–9 MAR 1879)
  1. 1. David (McKeen) Etter 1851–1946 m. Emma (L) Pearson 1859–1905
    1. 1. Harold (Pearson) Etter 1897–1978 m. Carrie (Judith) Goodenow 1894–1944
      1. 1. Robert (Allen) Etter 1932–2012 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kummer 1932–2016

James Etter's Timeline

3 Records

1809
30 AUG 1809
Birth of James Tidmarsh Etter in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1861
1861
Age 52
James Tidmarsh Etter resided here in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1868
14 AUG 1868
Age 59
Death of James Tidmarsh Etter in Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1809
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M-880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1868
    Event Place: Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1965, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Death Registrations: 1864–1877; 1908–1966; Volume Number: 1809; Page Number: 38; Reference Number: 189

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