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James Johnson Read 1843–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JAN 1843

Birth Location: Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB

Death Date: 06 AUG 1921

Death Location: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: George Read

Mother: Sarah Richardson

Spouse(s): Mary Oulton, Sarah Bowser

Children(s): Mary (Reed), George Read, Edith Read, William Read, Alice Read

The story of James Johnson Read began in 1843 in Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB. In 1852, James Johnson Read resided in Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Ca. James Johnson Read married Mary Sophia Oulton, Sarah Jane Bowser, and had children including Alice Paulina Read, Edith Louise Read, George Read, Mary Read Reed, William J Read. James Johnson Read passed away in 1921 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James Johnson Read began in 1843 in Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB.
  • In 1852, James Johnson Read resided in Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Ca.
  • James Johnson Read married Mary Sophia Oulton, Sarah Jane Bowser, and had children including Alice Paulina Read, Edith Louise Read, George Read, Mary Read Reed, William J Read.
  • James Johnson Read passed away in 1921 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Read
1798–1888
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
GR
Sarah Richardson
1804–1862
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
SR

Spouses(s)

Mary Oulton
1865–1945
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
MO
Sarah Bowser
1861–1879
Birth Location: Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
SB

Children(s)

Mary (Reed)
1879–1933
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
M(
George Read
1877–
Birth Location: –
GR
Edith Read
1889–1953
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
ER
William Read
1894–1971
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
WR
Alice Read
1891–1965
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
AR

James Read's Ancestors

Self
James Read
1843–1921
Birth Place: Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB
Parents
George Read
1798–1888
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sarah (S.) Richardson
1804–1862
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Eliphalet (Read) Jr.
1758–1819
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Margaret Converse
1768–1850
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachuettes, British Colonial America
Joseph (Providence) Richardson
1774–1846
North, Atlantic, -, Onboard, the, Providence, from, England Hill, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Jane Patterson
1783–1848
Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Eliphalet Sr.
1730–1804
Sally Bucklin
1737–1811
Jesse (Convers)
1741–1822
Elizabeth (Native)
1745–
John Richardson
1730–1788
Mary Flintoff
1736–1820
John Patterson
1753–1825
Mary Ferguson
1765–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Read
1692–1760
Hannah Titus
1701–1764
Benjamin Bucklin
1698–1759
Rebecca Whitaker
1699–1776
Joshua Converse
1704–1744
Rachel Blanchard
1712–1801
Christopher Flintoff
1707–
Mary Dixon
1713–

James Read's Descendants

1.
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James (Johnson) Read (21 JAN 1843–06 AUG 1921) m. Mary (Sophia) Oulton (10 Aug 1865–4 Jan 1945) m. Sarah (Jane) Bowser (16 April 1861–16 Apr 1879)
  1. 1. Mary (Read) (Reed) 1879–1933 m. Albert (Gilbert) Patterson 1871–1932
    1. 1. Ida (Lavinia) Patterson 1904–1929
    2. 2. Eva (Clara) Patterson 1906–1983
    3. 3. Mabel (Sarah) Patterson 1912–2008
    4. 4. Viola (Nellie) Patterson 1902–1978 m. Basil (Sylvester) Spence 1902–1956
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Spence 1925–2021 m. Ronald (Leighton) Townshend 1922–2014
      2. 2. Dorothy (Viola) Spence 1927–2019 m. Stanley (Garfield) Hewitt 1928–2013
    5. 5. Earl (Gilbert Victor) Patterson 1897–1989
  2. 2. George Read 1877–
  3. 3. Edith (Louise) Read 1889–1953
  4. 4. William (J.) Read 1894–1971
  5. 5. Alice (Paulina) Read 1891–1965

James Read's Timeline

6 Records

1843
5 Jan 1843
Birth of James Johnson Read in Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1843
21 JAN 1843
Birth of James Johnson Read in Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB
Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB
1852
1852
Age 9
James Johnson Read resided here in Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
1861
1861
Age 18
James Johnson Read resided here in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1921
6 Aug 1921
Age 78
Death of James Johnson Read in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1921
06 AUG 1921
Age 78
Death of James Johnson Read in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1843
    Event Place: Jolicure Lakes, Westmorland Co., NB
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_998; Page: 4; Line: 12
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_998; Page: 4; Line: 12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 AUG 1921
    Event Place: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
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