James Brittain

Male 1752 - 1838  (86 years)


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  • Name James Brittain 
    Born 3 Aug 1752  Hunterdon County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Oct 1838  Greenwich, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oak Point Anglican Cemetery, Oak Point, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79570079/james-brittain

      From New Jersey, a brother to Joseph and William. He served with the New Jersey Volunteers during the War, first as an Ensign (1782) and later as a Lieutenant. He arrived in Saint John, Fall 1783, aboard the ship "Duke of Richmond", and was granted a townlot at Parrtown, in 1784. He served as a colonel in the NB militia. He eventually settled in Kings Co., where he became a magistrate. He died at the age of 86.
      [New Brunswick Loyalists by Sharon Debeau, 1983] [1]
    Person ID I1917  Kreider Moyer
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2020 

    Father William Brittain,   b. 1725, Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1804, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Collins,   b. 1724,   d. 13 Aug 1805  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1743  Trenton, Mercer County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor Butler,   b. 1762,   d. Jul 1846, Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1773  Knowlton Township, Sussex County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Brittain,   b. 04 May 1775, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1860, Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 17 May 2018 
    Family ID F699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1752 - Hunterdon County, NJ Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Feb 1773 - Knowlton Township, Sussex County, NJ Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Oct 1838 - Greenwich, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oak Point Anglican Cemetery, Oak Point, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Find A Grave database.