James Madison ANDREWS

James Madison Andrews' Bible (Jesper Harding, Philadelphia, 1854) Found in a vacant house in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by ME Moffatt, it contains records from two Bibles and shows christening records from St. John's (now St. Mark's) Anglican Church in Port Hope, Ontario, dating back to the 1840s. James' wife, Rosanna, was the daughter of John Brown, who came to the United States from Cavan, Ireland, and then to Port Hope in 1818. He was a member of the legislature for Durham County for a number of years. He erected the first brick building in Port Hope in 1823. He died in 1842, after doing much to promote the progress of the town. The marriage of James and Rosanna was noted in Durkee's Reminiscences of Saratoga, and their family was listed in the 1855 NY State Census of Saratoga Springs. Jason Andrews' death was also noted by Durkee's Reminiscences." James M. Andrews Jr. served during the Civil War as a lieutenant in the 30th Regiment NY Volunteer Infantry. He was "in several battles, taken prisoner, confined in Richmond, exchanged and discharged with his regiment." He and many other familly members are buried in Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs. This Bible record is graciously provided by The Web Haunt of Barbara Kyle and Peter Bolton, genealogical optimists! Please visit that site for many more genealogical gems from the Port Hope area. Births... James M. Andrews, born Milton, Saratoga Co., NY 14 Aug 1810 Rosanna Brown, w/o JM Andrews, born NYC 12 Aug 1816. Children: John Brown Andrews, born Saratoga Springs, NY 01 Sep 1841 James Madison Andrews, Jr., born 20 Nov 1843 Margaret Anna Andrews, born Port Hope 19 Jul 1848 Rosa Mary Andrews, born 19 Jul 1848 Eda Fleda Eunice Andrews, born Saratoga Springs 26 Aug 1852 Ella Marion Turner Andrews, born 29 Aug 1854 Henry Howard Andrews, born 12 Nov 1858 George Sandford Andrews, born 19 Feb 1861 Jason Andrews (22 Feb 1768-28 Mar 1858) f/o JM Andrews Effie Cochran, born 27 Sep 1848, w/o James M. Andrews, Jr. Children: James M. Andrews II, born 02 Apr 1868 Effie Rosa Andrews, born 06 Mar 1870 Clarence E. Breckenridge, born 03 Nov 1851, h/o Ella MT Andrews. Child: Clarence Elias Breckenridge, Jr., born 05 Oct 1881 Marriages... James Madison Andrews & Rosanna Brown, Port Hope 09 Jul 1840 by Rev. Shortt James M. Andrews, Jr. & Effie Cochran, 06 Jun 1867 Ella MT Andrews & Clarence E. Breckenridge, 25 Nov 1880 Deaths... Margaret Anna Andrews, at Saratoga Springs 11 Apr 1853 Rosa Mary Andrews, 29 Apr 1853 Eda Fleda Eunice Andrews, 22 Jun 1855 John Brown Andrews, 25 Apr 1857 Henry Howard Andrews, 21 Apr 1883 Jason Andrews, at Milton, Saratoga Springs 28 Feb 1858 aged 90 years, 6 days; f/o Jas. M. James Madison Andrews, Sr., at Saratoga Springs of acute brochitis at 7 AM, 08 Jan 1890; buried Saratoga Springs Rosanna Brown Andrews, at Maywood, NJ of debility 06 Jun 1900; buried Saratoga Springs 09 Jun 1900 (last two entries by B. Wallis, Ottawa) ...and... Parents... Henry Howard Meredith, born 24 Jan 1815 Margaret Brown, born 28 Feb 1818 They were married 15 Sep 1840 at St. John's Church by Rev. Jonathan Shortt. Children... Henry John Meredith, born 08 Mar 1844 Amy Margaret Elizabeth Meredith, born 24 Jan 1847 Annie Rosa Mary Meredith, born 10 Jun 1849 William Howard Graves Meredith, born 14 Jan 1856 Marriages... Amy ME Meredith & Charles Austin Williams, St. John's Church, Sep 1869? Children: Mabel Robsart Williams, born 07 Apr 1870 Amy Walsingham Williams, born 28 Feb 1871 Norma Duckett Williams, born 28 Nov 1872 Annie RM Meredith & Charles Percy, St. John's Church, 02 Oct 1878. Children: Howard Meredith Percy, born 12 Jul 1879 Amy Lorraine Seymour Percy, born 23 Mar 1881 Deaths... John Brown, at Port Hope Jan 1842, aged 52 years Margaret Brown, at Port Hope 07 Jan 1856, aged 64 years Rosanna Brown Andrews, born New York City 12 Aug 1816 (2nd d/o John and Margaret); died Maywood, New Jersey 06 Jun 1900; buried Saratoga Springs 09 Jun 1900 Margaret Brown Meredith, born Port Hope 28 Feb 1818 (3rd d/o John and Margaret); died Port Hope 17 Feb 1901 (last two entries by B. Wallis, Ottawa) Go to the Saratoga County Vital Records Index Page. Go to the Saratoga County NYGenWeb Home Page.

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