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James Fraser 1777 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1777

Birth Location: West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 8 Sep 1853

Death Location: West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Hugh Frazer

Mother: Magdalen Mackenzie

Spouse(s): Nancy Fraser

Children(s): Jane Fraser

According to available records, James Fraser was born in 1777 in West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Hugh Frazer and Magdalen Mackenzie. Following those early years, James Fraser married Nancy Fraser, and their family grew to include Jane Fraser. In the later years of life, James Fraser died in 1853 in West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

Hugh Frazer
1753 – 1803
Birth Location: Scotland
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Magdalen Mackenzie
1754 – 1826
Birth Location: Tarradale, Urray, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Fraser
1784 – 1866
Birth Location: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Jane Fraser
1822 – 1908
Birth Location: Nine Mile River, Hants County, NS, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1777
    Event Place: West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Sep 1853
    Event Place: West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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