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James Alden Halliday 1852–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUN 1852

Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 17 JUL 1932

Death Location: Hillsburn Cemetery, Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Francis Halliday

Mother: Hannah Litch

Spouse(s): Alice Kay, Cynthia Kay

Children(s): George Halliday, Seth Halliday, Edward Halliday, Warren Halliday, Annie Halliday, Edwin Halliday

James Alden Halliday was born in 1852 in Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Francis Frank Nelson Halliday And Hannah Litch. James Alden Halliday married Alice Annie Kay, Cynthia Rebecca Kay, and had children including Annie Grace Halliday, Edward Ruffian Halliday, Edwin Halliday, George Albert Halliday, Seth Leonard Halliday, Warren Ernest Halliday. James Alden Halliday passed away in 1932 in Hillsburn Cemetery, Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Alden Halliday was born in 1852 in Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Francis Frank Nelson Halliday And Hannah Litch.
  • James Alden Halliday married Alice Annie Kay, Cynthia Rebecca Kay, and had children including Annie Grace Halliday, Edward Ruffian Halliday, Edwin Halliday, George Albert Halliday, Seth Leonard Halliday, Warren Ernest Halliday.
  • James Alden Halliday passed away in 1932 in Hillsburn Cemetery, Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Halliday
1802–1884
Birth Location: Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hannah Litch
1819–1899
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Kay
1856–1890
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
AK
Cynthia Kay
1856–1937
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

George Halliday
1877–1964
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
GH
Seth Halliday
1881–1904
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
SH
Edward Halliday
1884–1964
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
EH
Warren Halliday
1886–1980
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
WH
Annie Halliday
1888–1982
Birth Location: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
AH
Edwin Halliday
1890–1890
Birth Location: –
EH

James Halliday's Ancestors

Self
James Halliday
1852–1932
Birth Place: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Francis (Frank) Nelson Halliday
1802–1884
Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah Litch
1819–1899
England
Grandparents
John Halliday
1767–1854
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Nelson
–1825
Great-Grandparents
John Halladay
1728–1796
Elizabeth Dale
1731–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Halliday's Descendants

1.
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James (Alden) Halliday (18 JUN 1852–17 JUL 1932) m. Alice ('Annie') Kay (21 JAN 1856–12 JUL 1890) m. Cynthia (Rebecca) Kay (18 MAR 1856–1937)
  1. 1. George (Albert) Halliday 1877–1964 m. Odessa Coates 1889– m. Edna (Mae) Milbury 1893–1981
    1. 1. Theodore Halliday 1923–2015
    2. 2. Alice (Annie) Halliday 1927–2015 m. LeRoy Clayton –2015
      1. 1. Charles (Albert) Clayton 1946–2008
      2. 2. Arthur Clayton –1996
      3. 3. Brenda Clayton –2008
  2. 2. Seth (Leonard) Halliday 1881–1904
  3. 3. Edward (Ruffian) Halliday 1884–1964 m. Minnie Morgan 1896–1931
    1. 1. David Halliday –1990 m. Nita-Marie Halliday 1940–2006
    2. 2. Donald Halliday –2003
    3. 3. Gordon (Edwin) Halliday 1924–2003 m. Virginia (Bertha) Corkum 1932–1997
  4. 4. Warren (Ernest) Halliday 1886–1980 m. Flora (B.) Milbury 1894–1970
    1. 1. Chester (E.) Halliday 1920–1945
    2. 2. Beulah Halliday 1914–1939 m. Giles (E.) Difford 1906–1972
      1. 1. Basil Difford –1997
      2. 2. Phyllis ('Bernice') Difford 1936–1992 m. Irving (Harry) Mailman 1913–1997
      3. 3. Ida (Louise (Jeanette) (Twin)) Difford 1939–1997
  5. 5. Annie (Grace) Halliday 1888–1982 m. LeRoy (James) Longmire 1882–1947
    1. 1. Lester (Elwell) Longmire 1908–1995 m. Madeline (Doris) Robinson 1913–1992
    2. 2. James (LeRoy) Longmire 1918–2004 m. Isabel ('Josie') Milbury 1919–2015
    3. 3. Annie (Estelle) Longmire 1906–1990 m. Harry Burnie 1904–1996
      1. 1. Ruth (Marilyn) Burnie 1938–1994
    4. 4. Helena (Myrtle) Longmire 1909–1995 m. Stephen (Bamford) Troop 1903–1988
      1. 1. James ((Jim) Dawson) Troop 1937–2008
      2. 2. Stephen (Longmire) Troop 1941–2019 m. Sharon ('Lynn' Van) Buskirk 1944–2018
  6. 6. Edwin Halliday 1890–1890

James Halliday's Timeline

2 Records

1852
18 JUN 1852
Birth of James Alden Halliday in Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1932
17 JUL 1932
Age 80
Death of James Alden Halliday
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1852
    Event Place: Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsburn Cemetery, Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1932
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