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 Abt 1852 - 1937 (~ 85 years)
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| Name |
HITCHCOCK James H. |
| Birth |
Abt 1852 |
Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
a carpenter [3] |
| _UID |
4778AF20093ABA4789BAE16AFC2B3531ED19 |
| Death |
25 May 1937 |
New Brunswick, Canada [3, 4] |
| Cause: of a heart attack |
| Burial |
Aft 25 May 1937 |
Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada [4] |
| Notes |
- He may have been born in Restigouche County, where his parents lived when he was young. While he was a child he and his parents and brothers and sisters portaged from the Restigouche to the Andover area.
In adulthood he often read the Gazette and kept himself familiar with politics. He admired Sir Wilfred Laurier and spoke of him well many years after his defeat as Prime Minister in 1911.
James Hitchcock was appointed a Justice of the Peace August 7th 1918 for Victoria County (see http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/RS581, which cites microfilm F8504, p. 236, at PANB). He liked to dress up even when he was not going out. The photo shown here has him wearing a vest from a suit while posing for a family photo.
James started a 100 acre farm in Ortonville, New Brunswick, and built a house there. Perhaps this was the 100 acre grant of land registered on August 30, 1877 in Grand Falls Parish to a James Hitchcock. (He had relatives with the same name so perhaps this is a relative's grant). (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/RS686/Details.aspx?L=EN&UID=23111 which cites Volume: 98, Grant: 16935). CHH recalls that we identified a lot in the name of Eliza Jane or Mary Jane Hitchcock as being his.
An eyewitness account of his funeral:
"It was a Baptist funeral, and nobody had arranged it so that the family could sit together, I sat on Papa's lap though I was 12 years old. All the neighbours [came]. It was at the Ortonville Baptist church. And it was a Church of England minister, his name was Nicholo Franchetti. And the coffin was open all during the service.
"I remember how he looked, he was very fair. His face was very white. And he had what appeared to be a smile on his face, lying there in his coffin. I could see that as clear as anything.
"You know having been in that church that it was not very big. Now at Papa's funeral someone had put aside seats and I was told you are to sit right here. But not at Grampy's funeral." (CHH November 2003).
Birthdate probably 11 Nov because he always celebrated his birthday on what was then known as armistice day. (CHH November 2003 and earlier).
Was not an Orangeman.
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| Person ID |
I51440 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2007 |
| Family |
MERRITT Charlotte A., b. 25 Feb 1856, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 Jul 1894, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Aug 1873 |
Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada [2, 3, 4] |
| Children |
| | 1. HITCHCOCK Perley d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. HITCHCOCK Adelaide "Addie", b. 1 Jun 1879 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. HITCHCOCK Albert Victor, b. 26 Jan 1882, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada d. 31 Dec 1952, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| | 4. HITCHCOCK Ethel E., b. 1 Jun 1883 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. HITCHCOCK Mary Olive, b. 7 Aug 1886 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. HITCHCOCK Grace Catherine, b. 27 Sep 1888, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. HITCHCOCK William Scott, b. 12 Dec 1890 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. HITCHCOCK Bessie Catherine, b. 12 Jun 1893 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 9. HITCHCOCK Herbert Cassius d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F20384 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Feb 2024 |
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