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James Young 1801 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1801

Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 8 Aug 1879

Death Location: Williamsburg, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Young

Mother: Margaret Watt

Spouse(s): Mary Bellamy

Children(s): Ester Cunningham, Rose Young

1801 marked the beginning of James Young's life in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to parents James W. Young and Margaret Watt. Eventually, James Young married Mary Jane Bellamy, and they welcomed Ester Cunningham and Rose Ann Young. James Young passed in 1879 at Williamsburg, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

James Young
1767 – 1849
Birth Location: Ireland United Kingdom
JY
Margaret Watt
1766 – 1831
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim County, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bellamy
1806 – 1846
Birth Location: Ireland
MB

Children(s)

Ester Cunningham
1828 – 1903
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
EC
Rose Young
1830 – 1920
Birth Location: Williamsburg Twp. Upper Canada (Ontario)
RY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 August 1801
    Event Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871, Year: 1851; Census Place: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11717; Page: 35; Line: 18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11717; Page: 35; Line: 18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Williamsburg
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dundas
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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