Lettitia James

Ancestors of Lettitia James

Parents and Siblings of Lettitia James

William James, son of William James and Mary Noble, was born in 1786 in Munahullan, Aghowle Parish, Wicklow County, Ireland, died on 4 Oct 1843 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 57, and was buried in St. Georges, Clayton, Ramsay Twp., Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

William married Elizabeth Chamney on 7 Jul 1804 in Tullowphelim Ch, Tullow, Co Carlow, Ireland. Elizabeth was born in 1786 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland, was christened on 13 Jul 1788, and died on 29 Nov 1877 at age 91. She had 13 children.

Children from this marriage were:

John Hogan James was born on 4 Jul 1805 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland, died on 3 Dec 1892 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 87, and was buried in St. Georges, Clayton, Ramsay Twp., Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

John married Mary Hill. Mary was born in 1799 in Wicklow County, Ireland and died on 17 Jan 1865 at age 66.

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William James was born on 23 Feb 1807 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland, died on 23 Jan 1860 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 52, and was buried in St. Georges, Clayton, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. He worked as a Farmer.

William married Margaret Rath about 1837. Margaret was born in 1817 in Wicklow County, Ireland and died on 10 Jun 1903 in Scotch Corners, Ontario, Canada at age 86. They had 9 children.

Jane James was born on 15 Nov 1808 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland, died on 8 Feb 1870 in Willow Creek, Montana at age 61, and was buried in Galliton Valley, Montana.

Jane married William Wellwood. William was born in 1804 in England and died about 1837 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada about age 33.

Jane next married James Whitford Dack. James was born on 16 Mar 1806 in Boley, Wicklow County, Ireland and died on 20 Apr 1850 in Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa at age 44.

Jane next married Adam Smith Workman. Adam was born on 18 Sep 1822 in Carlisle, Nicholas, Kentucky and died on 27 Oct 1852 in Provo, Utah at age 30. Another name for Adam was Andrew Jackson Workman.

Jane next married Levi Powell. Levi was born on 29 Jun 1806 in Smith County, Tennesee and died on 20 Jun 1865 in Jefferson River, Gallatin, Montana at age 58.

Thomas Herbert James was born on 17 Nov 1811 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland and died on 29 Sep 1886 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada at age 74. He worked as a Teacher.

Thomas married Mary Chamney. Mary was born in 1812 in Wicklow County, Ireland and died in 1892 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada at age 80.

Mary Jane James was born on 7 Apr 1813 in Munahullan, Aghowle Parish, Wicklow County, Ireland and died on 20 Mar 1844 in East Wawanosh, Huron County, Ontario, Canada at age 30.

Mary married Thomas Code, son of Thomas Codd and Lady Elizabeth Twamley, on 7 Sep 1830 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Thomas was born in 1807 in Cronelea, Mullancuff Parish, Shillelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland and died on 29 Jan 1897 in Lanark County,

Elizabeth Catherine "Betsy" James was born on 2 Feb 1815 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland, died on 13 Apr 1844 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 29.

Elizabeth married Oswald Montgomery on 20 Apr 1839 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Oswald was born in 1813 in Cavan, Ireland and died on 20 Oct 1879 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 66. They had 1 child.

Lettitia James was born on 10 Mar 1816 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Wicklow, Ireland, died on 24 Jul 1884 in Park River, Dakota Territory, USA at age 68, and was buried in Park River Memorial Park, Park River, North Dakota. (Variations occur in the spelling of Lettetia - Lettecia, Letitia, Letteia)

Lettitia married Abraham Code, son of Thomas Codd and Lady Elizabeth Twamley, on 28 Jun 1839 in Bathhurst District, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Abraham was born in Jan 1815 in Cronelea, Wicklow, Ireland, died on 10 Feb 1897 in Park River, North Dakota at age 82, and was buried in Park River Memorial Park, Park River, North Dakota.

Anne James was born on 6 Apr 1819 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland and died on 22 Sep 1866 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 47. She had 8 children.

Anne married William Montgomery on 7 Mar 1844. William was born in 1815 in Ireland and died on 20 Oct 1879 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 64.

James James was born on 7 May 1820 in Aghowle Parish, Munahullan Townland, Shiilelagh Baronry, Wicklow, Ireland and died in 1820 on ship during voyage to Canada.

Nathaniel James was born on 16 Dec 1821 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, died on 20 Jul 1889 in Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa at age 67, and was buried in Otsego Cemetery, Fayette, Iowa.

Nathaniel married Lavinia Jane House. Lavinia was born in 1826 in Canada, died on 1 Feb 1908 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa at age 82, and was buried in Otsego Cemetery, Fayette, Iowa. She had 6 children.

Rebecca James was born on 29 Mar 1823 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Rebecca married Balger.

Sarah James was born on 30 Sep 1825 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Sarah married William Kinch on 22 Apr 1847. William was born on 31 May 1824 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Benjamin James was born on 26 Oct 1827 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada and died on 26 Oct 1910 in Clayton, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 83.

Benjamin married Ellen Bowland on 8 Nov 1851. Ellen was born on 17 Sep 1827 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada and died on 28 Feb 1904 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada at age 76. She had 9 children.

Edward James was born on 15 May 1831 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, died on 13 Sep 1913 in Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota at age 82, and was buried in Monticello Cemetery.

Edward married Jane Kinch on 24 Apr 1856. Jane was born on 25 Jan 1833 in Ontario, Canada, died on 25 Oct 1908 in Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota at age 75, and was buried in Monticello Cemetery. She had 7 children.

Homestead and Grave Stone

William James Sr. Homestead Lanark Twp., Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

While many of the settlers has been poor under-tenants in Ireland, at least some of the James family were petty gentry for the most part. In addition, William James Sr. had married into the prosperous Chamney family in Ireland. The Chamney family and their in-laws, the Bacon family, had come from England to Shillelagh to create an iron works, and were enormously successful, mining 52 or more locations in Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford.

The family of William James Sr. could afford to build stone houses in Canada, but land was not handed out in a preferential way - one got what was available. Whether they had owned land or rented in Ireland, here they were equals.

In Memory of William James Who Died Oct 4, 1843, Aged 57 Years