Where was James BROWN who died in New Brunswick Canada from??

Question

Seeking information on James BROWN who died before 1851 probably on Campobello Island New Brunswick Canada. He was married to Susannah Borden/Burden before 1800. Her link is (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Borden-1122). They had a family of 6 children. They resided on Deer Island NB between 1815-1833. This couple was married in Queensbury New Brunswick. James was born around 1766, possibly in Pennsylvania but I have NO proof.

I found a book on Familysearch.org which speaks of Loyalist James Brown who was a member of the Queens Rangers. His will (page 84-85 in this book) leaves 5 shillings to his son James and land to his 3 daughters. I think the son James is "my" James who married Susannah Burden. There are too many similarities. Again I have NO proof to connect him.

The book is here: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/134820-redirect#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=

If anyone has any tips or has worked on this James feel free to contact me. This is my 28 year old brick wall.

If anyone has any questions regarding James and Susannah's descendants, let me know I may be able to help. They are my 5x great grandparents.

I also have extensive information on Campobello Island NB families.

Thanks so much.

Sincerely, Heather Leighton Waddingham

Comments

have you tried finding notarial records?  You say the place of residence was privately owned and people lived there on leases, those might exist in notarial acts.

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Thanks for the suggestion... I am off to look now.

Heather

Answer 1

The profile says 1961, not 1951.  In either case, I couldn't find a death cert or anything else for that matter.

Comments

Hi Stu! Not sure where you see the reference to 1961 and 1951. Unless you mean 1851 and 1861. If that is the case, Susannah Burden/Borden Brown died in November 26 1861 at Campobello. At the time of the 1851 census she was living with her son (also named James) and his family. Finding Campobello NB records prior to 1851 are few and far between. I have checked the Anglican church records and the family was not of the Anglican faith so no luck there. Also, the island was privately owned so there are no land transactions to be found. Susannah's death was records in the Eastport Maine Newspaper. She and her husband are found in land records for Deer Island up to 1833. From there they moved to Campobello and husband James was not recorded anywhere... that I have found.

Heather

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I misread it however you do have a different date in the bio than in the top section.

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Thanks for the reply. The James Brown profile is not mine. I will contact the person who established the page regarding the error. Thanks, Heather

Answer 2

The provincial archives of New Brunswick is a wealth of information. Check it out here:

https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA

Library and Archives Canada has resources for genealogy including census records.

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/new-brunswick.aspx

Let me know if you have any questions.

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Thanks for the reply Peggy. I am very familiar with the NB archives site. One of the best Canadian provincial archives sites on line for genealogy purposes in my opinion.

Unfortunately there are no Campobello NB census records available prior to 1851. Campobello was a privately owned island so land transaction records do not exist as all property was rented/leased by the owner.

Finding Campobello records prior to 1851 census are few and far between unfortunately. I have a feeling this brick wall will remain for a long time. That's OK, it only took me 15 year to confirm Susannah's husbands first name thanks to the Deer Island land records that familysearch has. Patience is a virtue lol. Enjoy your weekend.

Heather

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Sounds like an interesting place but a difficult nut to crack! Good luck with your research.

Answer 3

This is great information. Have you considered adding it to

==Research Notes==

There may be other family members who see the page with little information & move on. Not everyone notices the forum link or clicks through, sadly.

Links could be included to the book on familysearch, etc.

I wish I had some information that could help with this 28 year puzzle. It will be so rewarding to find it when you do.

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I have posted my initial question as you suggested to the comments section on the page for James Brown https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-57940

Heather