James Morton 2 3
- Born: 1793, Scotland
- Marriage: Mary MacMichael on 1 Dec 1816 in Minnigaff, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland 1
- Died: 3 Feb 1879 aged 86 4 5
- Buried: West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada 4
 Noted events in his life were:
• Immigration: from Kircudbrightshire, Scotland, 1825, Nicholas River, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 3 5 6 They landed in Miramichi in September just before the massive fire.
• Residence: Richibucto, Kingston, and West Branch, 1825-1879. 5
• Land: Lot 9, north side of West Branch of St. Nicholas River, 17 Jan 1827, West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 7 8
James married Mary MacMichael, daughter of John MacMichael and Mary MacTaggart, on 1 Dec 1816 in Minnigaff, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland.1 (Mary MacMichael was born in 1785 in Scotland 3, baptized on 29 Aug 1786 in Minnigaff, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland,8 died on 3 May 1869 9 and was buried in West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada 9.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Alt. Wedding, 5 Dec 1816, Minnigaff, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland. 3 8
Marriage Notes:
Scotlandspeople.gov.uk has a parrish marriage record (actual doc) which says they married on the 1 Dec 1816, however their copyright prevents me from posting that on a website, so I have not sited it. In the files (hardcopy and on my computer) is a image of this. 31 Jul 2009
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Sources
1
FamilySearch.org, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 (https://beta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Fc1771074&hash=MPAfKvgWGXfZ5STyuqUCQxOVNk8%253D : accessed 7 Nov 2010), Marriage of James Morton and Mary McMichael; System Scotland-ODM, Batch M11876-2, Film 1068033.
2
Robert F. Fellows, "Genealogies (First Families) at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Canada," p. 58; report to Provincial Archives New Brunswick, Sixth Edition Jan 2006; Source listed in Genealogies (First Family): MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pages 273-274.
3
Robert F. Fellows, "Genealogies (First Families) at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Canada," p. 152-153; report to Provincial Archives New Brunswick, Sixth Edition Jan 2006; Source: MC80/76 E.W. Graham and Maude Morton's Mortons who came from Kircudbright and their descendents, 184 pages.
4
New Brunswick Provincial Government, "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick," database, New Brunswick Cemeteries (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NBCemeteries/?culture=en-CA : accessed 16 Jul 2009), Cemetery record for James Morton.
5
Daniel F. Johnson, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, "Newspaper Vital Statistics," database, Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats : accessed 30 Aug 2009), Newspaper record of James Morton; citing Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 56 Number 5246, the Union Advocate, 12 Feb 1879; http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=b51b4828-c3d2-4fb6-a833-66b73811e6b0&r=1&ni=211567
6
Eleanor Wilson Graham and John Currie MacMichael, West Branch Days (1826 - 1989) (Sackville, New Brunswick: The Tribune Press Ltd., 1989), 1.
7
New Brunswick Provincial Government, "RS686 :: Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784 - 1997," database, New Brunswick Provincial Archives (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/RS686/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&Key=5244 : accessed 13 Aug 2009), Land Grant for James Morton; Volume 9, Page 93, Grant number 2079, Microfilm F16312.
8
Eleanor Wilson Graham and John Currie MacMichael, West Branch Days (1826 - 1989) (Sackville, New Brunswick: The Tribune Press Ltd., 1989), 44.
9
New Brunswick Provincial Government, "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick," database, New Brunswick Cemeteries (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NBCemeteries/?culture=en-CA : accessed 16 Jul 2009), Cemetery record for Mary Morton.