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James Arthur Sewell 1810–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1810

Birth Location: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 2 October 1883

Death Location: Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Hon Sewell

Mother: Henrietta Smith

Spouse(s): Maria Macrae

Children(s): Edward Sewell, Justine Hale

In 1810, James Arthur Sewell entered the world in Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada, born to Hon Jonathan Sewell And Henrietta Smith. James Arthur Sewell married Maria Cornelia Westrenen Macrae, and had children including Edward Lemeseurier Sewell, Justine Elise Hale. James Arthur Sewell passed away in 1883 in Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1810, James Arthur Sewell entered the world in Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada, born to Hon Jonathan Sewell And Henrietta Smith.
  • James Arthur Sewell married Maria Cornelia Westrenen Macrae, and had children including Edward Lemeseurier Sewell, Justine Elise Hale.
  • James Arthur Sewell passed away in 1883 in Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hon Sewell
1766–1839
Birth Location: "In the Old Family Mansion" Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Henrietta Smith
1776–1849
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Maria Macrae
1810–1849
Birth Location: United States British Subject
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Children(s)

Edward Sewell
1846–1898
Birth Location: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
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Justine Hale
1837–1903
Birth Location: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
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James Sewell's Ancestors

Self
James Sewell
1810–1883
Birth Place: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Hon Jonathan Sewell
1766–1839
"In the Old Family Mansion" Cambridge, Massachusetts
Henrietta Smith
1776–1849
New York, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan Sewell
1728–1796
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Esther Quincy
1738–1810
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
William Smith
1728–1793
New York, Kings, New York, USA
Janet Livingston
1730–1819
New York, New York, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Judge Smith
1697–1769
Mary Hett
1710–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sewell's Descendants

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James (Arthur) Sewell (31 August 1810–2 October 1883) m. Maria (Cornelia Westrenen) Macrae (1810–1849)
  1. 1. Edward (LeMeseurier) Sewell 1846–1898
  2. 2. Justine (Elise) Hale 1837–1903

James Sewell's Timeline

2 Records

1810
31 August 1810
Birth of James Arthur Sewell in Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
1883
2 October 1883
Age 73
Death of James Arthur Sewell in Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1810
    Event Place: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 October 1883
    Event Place: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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