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James Read 1812–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1812

Birth Location: Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Mary Ripley

Children(s): Lavinia Read, Mary Read, Amelia Read, Sarah Read

The story of James Read began in 1812 in Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada. James Read married Mary Ripley, and had children including Amelia Cove Read, Lavinia Jane Read, Mary Louisa Read, Sarah Ann Read. James Read passed away in 1885 in Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James Read began in 1812 in Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada.
  • James Read married Mary Ripley, and had children including Amelia Cove Read, Lavinia Jane Read, Mary Louisa Read, Sarah Ann Read.
  • James Read passed away in 1885 in Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Read
1794–1881
Birth Location: Cumberland,,Nova Scotia,Canada
TR
Sarah Brown
1792–1881
Birth Location: Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Ripley
1817–1901
Birth Location: Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
MR

Children(s)

Lavinia Read
1857–1911
Birth Location: Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
LR
Mary Read
1850–1896
Birth Location: Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
MR
Amelia Read
1845–1918
Birth Location: Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
AR
Sarah Read
1841–1896
Birth Location: Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
SR

James Read's Ancestors

Self
James Read
1812–1885
Birth Place: Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
Parents
Thomas Burney Read
1794–1881
Cumberland,,Nova Scotia,Canada
Sarah Brown
1792–1881
Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
Grandparents
Robert Read
1761–1821
Wykeham,,Yorkshire,England
Mary Ripley
1765–1835
Ingleby Greenhow,,Yorkshire,England
James Brown
1760–
Rillington,,Yorkshire,England
Sarah Harrison
1760–
Rillington,,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Read
1734–1801
Elizabeth Colling
1730–1767
Robert Ripley
1734–1797
Isabella Bean
1743–1830
Richard Brown
1740–
Esther
1740–
John Harrison
1718–1807
Sarah Lovell
1740–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Read
1697–
Henry Ripley
1694–1762
Thomas Bean
1705–
Franciscus Harrison
1669–1729
Elizabeth Thorpe
1680–1728
Thomas Lovell
1692–1768
Mary Wilson
–1709

James Read's Descendants

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James Read (17 Nov 1812–1885) m. Mary Ripley (20 Nov 1817–Apr 1901)
  1. 1. Lavinia (Jane) Read 1857–1911
  2. 2. Mary (Louisa) Read 1850–1896
  3. 3. Amelia (Cove) Read 1845–1918
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Read 1841–1896 m. John Smith 1834– m. John (Francis) Smith 1835–1917
    1. 1. Homer Smith 1868–
    2. 2. Henry (C) Smith 1874–
    3. 3. George Smith 1861–
    4. 4. Irving (Seward) Smith 1884–1974
    5. 5. Elta Smith 1881–1959
    6. 6. Oressa (May) Smith 1879–1960
    7. 7. Clarence (Elmore) Smith 1876–1951 m. Violet (Rubina) Martin 1882–1951
      1. 1. Dwight (Elmore) Smith 1904–1975
      2. 2. Burpee (Clarence Manfred) Smith 1908–1975 m. Mary ((Molly) Selina) Corbet 1919–1997
      3. 3. John (Wesley Martin) Smith 1909–1984 m. Eleanor ("Nellie" Catherine) Bowden 1914–1992
        1. 1. John (Wesley Dayton) Smith 1934–2023
      4. 4. Baptist Smith 1909–
      5. 5. Wallace Smith 1911–
    8. 8. Sarah (Celia) Smith 1870–1936
    9. 9. Thomas (Read) Smith 1868–1944
    10. 10. Francis (Wilbert) Smith 1867–1868
    11. 11. Fedora ("Dora" Mary Selina Smith) * 1866–1935 m. Albert (Christopher) Higgs 1860–1937
      1. 1. Lorne (Albert Higgs) * 1891–1976
      2. 2. Lloyd Higgs 1891–1918
      3. 3. Pearl Higgs 1896–1990
      4. 4. Verne (Alvin) Higgs 1890–1966
      5. 5. Viva Higgs 1886–1970
      6. 6. Maxwell (Lamert) Higgs 1902–1989
    12. 12. Joseph (Herbert) Smith 1864–1927
    13. 13. John (Sydney) Smith 1862–1931 m. Mary (Frances) Black 1863–1931
      1. 1. Lillian (Gertrude) Smith 1907–1941 m. Carlos (Avard) Read 1902–1981
        1. 1. Frances ("Elaine") Read 1927–1999 m. Garnet (Scott) Bird 1928–2005 m. Bedford (Allen) Stiles 1923–1989
        2. 2. Iona (Bertha) Read 1928–2018
        3. 3. Garnet (Carlos) Read 1932–2012
        4. 4. Lloyd (Cecil) Read 1933–1933
        5. 5. Barbara (Lillian) Read 1940–2019
    14. 14. Amelia (Lucinda) Smith 1860–1895
    15. 15. Margaret (Lalia) Smith 1858–1937
    16. 16. Winnie (Maud) Smith 1874–1971
    17. 17. Ephriam (Trueman) Smith 1872–1932
    18. 18. Araminta (Jane "Minnie" Smith) * 1857–1890 m. Ezra (Bishop) Stiles 1846–1889
      1. 1. Sadie (Mary) Stiles 1881–1948 m. Abner (Holmes) Boss 1876–1945
        1. 1. Lida (Mary) Boss 1907–
        2. 2. Norman (Holmes) Boss 1919–1944
        3. 3. Leota Boss 1904–1998
      2. 2. Edna (Winnie) Stiles 1881–1968 m. Cecil (Wylie) Baker 1876–1955 m. James (Harvey) Jones 1881–1912
        1. 1. Alice (Lavinia) Baker 1906–1979
        2. 2. Anna (" Annie" Maria) Baker 1912–
        3. 3. Joseph (Reid "Joe") Baker 1916–2004 m. Esther ("Essie" Lydia) Reid 1920–1982
        4. 4. Blanche Baker 1908–2004
        5. 5. Wylie Baker 1910–1991
        6. 6. Aramentha (Simmone) Jones 1910–2000
        7. 7. Harvey (Wilson) Jones 1912–1959
        8. 8. Susan (Leonie (Twin)) Jones 1910–1989
        9. 9. Carrie Baker 1921–
        10. 10. Betty Baker 1917–
        11. 11. Hibbert Baker 1919–
      3. 3. Will (Albert) Stiles 1885–1914
      4. 4. Etta (Luevilla) Stiles 1889–1970 m. George Trueman 1887–1979
        1. 1. Opal Trueman 1916–2014
        2. 2. Carl Trueman 1913–
        3. 3. Kenneth Trueman 1918–
        4. 4. Ruby Trueman 1914–
        5. 5. Sarah Trueman 1921–
      5. 5. Laura (Maude) Stiles 1878–1956 m. William (Smith) Bacon 1875–1961
        1. 1. Gordon (Lement) Bacon 1917–1998
        2. 2. Wynter (David) Bacon 1900–1965
        3. 3. Curtis (Stuart) Bacon 1899–1975
        4. 4. Myrtle (Mabel) Bacon 1901–1984 m. Charles (Burton) Ripley 1889–1968
        5. 5. Jessie (Evelyn) Bacon 1902–1994
        6. 6. Harry (William) Bacon 1904–1974
        7. 7. Reta (Jane) Bacon 1906–1980
      6. 6. Edward (William) Styles 1886–1981 m. Clara (Beatrice) Dever 1892–1984
        1. 1. Ross (Dever) Styles 1931–2021
        2. 2. Grayden Styles 1922–
        3. 3. Helen Stiles 1918–
        4. 4. Gordon Stiles 1919–2002
        5. 5. Edna (Mary Doreen Styles) * 1916–1992 m. Edward (John) Moyer 1912–1966 m. Hugh (Alfred) Lousley 1907–1993
        6. 6. Donna Stiles 1931–2013
        7. 7. Clarence (Ross) Stiles 1892–1964
      7. 7. Everett (John Stiles) * 1882–1937 m. Bessie (Dalton) Reed 1878–1968
        1. 1. Everett (Wayne) Stiles 1913–1990 m. Ann Mclaughlin 1918–1986
        2. 2. Patricia (Geraldine) Stiles 1921–2006 m. John (Victor) Schreiber 1915–2014
        3. 3. Barbara (Lois) Stiles 1915–2016
        4. 4. Bernice (Verta) Stiles 1915–2018 m. Rogers (Christopher) Wade 1908–1979
        5. 5. Marjorie (Helen) Stiles 1917–2011 m. George (Rodgers) Kendall 1916–2001

James Read's Timeline

2 Records

1812
17 Nov 1812
Birth of James Read in Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
1885
1885
Age 73
Death of James Read in Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1812
    Event Place: Southampton,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Fenwick,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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