James Harvey Ganong (1841 - 1888)

Born 9 Jan 1841 in Springfield, Kings, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Elizabeth (Brittain) Ganong — married 13 Jan 1863 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1888 at age 47 in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

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James Harvey Ganong was a Canadian businessman who co-founded Ganong Bros. chocolate making company in 1873 and the St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Co. in 1878.

James Harvey Ganong was born in 1841 in Springfield, New Brunswick to Francis Ganong and Deborah Keirstead.

James and his brother Gilbert founded Ganong Bros. Limited in 1873 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.^[1] In 1878, James and Gilbert, in partnership with Freeman H Todd, started the St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Company. In 1884, the partnership dissolved and James retained ownership of the soap company.^[2] After his death, his son Edwin took over the soap company.

1851 Canada Census^[3]
Name: James H Ganong
Sex: Male
Age: 10
Event Date: 1851
Event Place: Springfield, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Event Place (Original): Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick
Sub-District: Springfield
Sub-District Number: 39
Event Type: Census
Birth Date: 1841
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841

In 1863 James married Susan Elizabeth Brittain

1863 Index to Marriage Bonds^[4]
Name GANONG, JAMES H.
Year 1863
Role GROOM
Point of Origin SAINT JOHN COUNTY
County Saint John
Related Records

WETMORE, JAMES
CO-SIGNER
SAINT JOHN COUNTY

BRITTAIN, SUSAN E.
BRIDE
SAINT JOHN COUNTY

1863 Marriage^[5]
Date January 17 1863
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper New Brunswick Courier
m. At residence of bride's father, Carleton (St. John) 15th inst., by Rev. H. McKeown, James H. GANONG formerly of Springfield (Kings Co.) / Susan E. eldest d/o Wm C. BRITTAIN Esq.

1881 Canada Census^[6]
Name: James H. Ganong
Sex Male
Age 40
Event Date 1881
Event Place St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Event Place (Original) St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Sub-District St Stephen
Sub-District Number J
District Number 26
Event Type Census
Birth Date 1841
Birthplace New Brunswick
Marital Status Married
Race English
Nationality English
Religion Bapt
Head of Household Name James H. Ganong

James passed away 21 Apr 1888 in St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick ^[7] and was buried in St Stephen Rural Cemetery, St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick. Find A Grave: Memorial #118512872

1888 Index to County Death Registers^[8]
Name Ganong, James Harvey
Sex M
Age 47
Date 1888-04-21
Residence St. Stephen
County of Residence CHARLOTTE
Place St. Stephen
County of Death CHARLOTTE
Place of Birth Kings County
County of Birth KINGS

1888 Obituary^[9]
Date April 23 1888
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Saint John Globe

The death of James H. GANONG of St. Stephen (Charlotte Co.) occurred Saturday afternoon. The deceased was a native of Belleisle (Kings Co.) and when quite a young man removed to St. Stephen where with his brother, Gilbert GANONG, he began the confectionary business. About five years ago he withdrew from the firm and, with several others, formed the St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Co. He has been a Councillor for a number of years and for a period held the position of Mayor. He was also Vice-President of the S.P.C.A. for Charlotte Co. The deceased leaves a widow and six children. His eldest son is at present at Harvard University. His eldest daughter is a student at Wolville Academy, N.S.

1888 Find A Grave Index^[10]
Name: James Harvey Ganong
Death or Burial Place: Saint Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery: St Stephen Rural Cemetery
Death Date: 21 Apr 1888
Birth Date: 09 Jan 1841
Event Type: Burial
Photograph Included: Y
Note: Contains Biography

1888 Find a Grave^[11]
James Harvey Ganong
BIRTH 9 Jan 1841, Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
DEATH 21 Apr 1888 (aged 47), Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
BURIAL St Stephen Rural Cemetery, Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
MEMORIAL ID 118512872
Businessman. He was a co-founder, along with his brother Gilbert Ganong, of Ganong Brothers, Limited, the oldest candy company in Canada. It was the first company to introduce a heart-shaped box of chocolates in North America, originally used for presents over the Christmas season before it became successful on Valentine's Day. The oldest of six children, his father was a farmer and merchant who was a descendant of Huguenot exiles that fled religious persecution from La Rochelle, France in the second half of the 17th century and emigrated to the Dutch colonial settlement of New Amsterdam (present-day New York City, New York). Following the American Revolutionary War, his descendants, who were loyal to the English cause, relocated to New Brunswick (then part of Nova Scotia), Canada in 1783. In 1873, after working as a shopkeeper and traveling salesman, he and his brother Gilbert moved to the Canadian border town of Saint Stephen, New Brunswick on the Saint Croix River across from Calais, Maine, establishing a grocery business and within a few years added a bakery and confectionery manufactory. In 1878 the brothers, in partnership with Freeman H. Todd, built the Saint Croix Soap Manufacturing Company but dissolved it in 1884, and he operated the soap factory while his brother retained the store, bakery and confectionery business. The soap-making business continued to profit and became widely known for its Surprise Soap brand that eventually was distributed across Canada. He became involved in community affairs and served as mayor of Saint Stephen. He died unexpectedly at the age of 47 and his son, Edwin Ganong, took over the Saint Croix Soap Manufacturing Company.
Bio by: William Bjornstad

Family Members
Parents
Francis Daniel Ganong 1818–1887
Deborah Ruth Keirstead Ganong 1820–1898
Spouse
Susan Elizabeth Brittain Ganong 1841–1927
Siblings
Matilda Jane Ganong Craig 1845–1894
Mary Louisa Ganong Perkins 1847–1924
Gilbert White Ganong 1851–1917
Celia Augusta Ganong MacDonald 1856–1882
Children
William Francis Ganong 1864–1941
Katherine Louise Ganong Whidden 1870–1959
Susan Brittain Ganong 1873–1961
Arthur Dienstadt Ganong 1877–1960
Walter Keirstead Ganong 1878–1969

Sources

1. ↑ Ganong Bros. Limited, website, (https://ganong.com/our-sweet-story/ : accessed 11 April 2019), citing "Our Heritage"
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Company," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Croix_Soap_Manufacturing_Company&oldid=788433975 (accessed April 11, 2019).
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWRM-F54 : 1 October 2021), James H Ganong, 1851.
4. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932 (RS551A). https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/RS551A/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&Key=28500
5. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 20 Number 1577. https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=0BCE10F4-4E7C-410A-B0CE-6D824DE993D8
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6W-DJ9 : 2 March 2021), James H. Ganong, St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing James H. Ganong, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Death
8. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141), RS141C1. https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C1.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=0578FAFB-E68C-4FA8-BB05-7575AF052AAD
9. ↑ Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 70 Number 2244. https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=3E485BD9-34F6-4A1F-B353-B5DF67318A62
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-GQJ4 : 12 May 2022), James Harvey Ganong, ; Burial, Saint Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, St Stephen Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 118512872, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118512872/james-harvey-ganong: accessed 11 November 2022), memorial page for James Harvey Ganong (9 Jan 1841–21 Apr 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118512872, citing St Stephen Rural Cemetery, Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave .

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