James Belfry

1803 - 1849  (46 years)

• Name	James Belfry  [1]
  Birth	25 Jan 1803	Brockville, Leeds Co, ON   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	BIRTH: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46/64 -'James Belfry was born at or near Brockville, Jan 25, 1803. BIRTH: place-Letter 23 Carol Miles June 18/90 MARRIAGE: `Marriage Notices of Ontario' by William D Reid (Misc 005) MARRIAGE: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46 DEATH: Transcription of Belfry Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (Cem 002) DEATH: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46/64 -'Mr Belfry went out and got caught in a rain storm, and thus became very wet, took a severe cold, and died August 31, in the year 1849, in the forty-seventh year of his age. This was the first death among the married offspring of the first Belfry family.' OCCUPATION: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46 -'He was a carpenter by trade, but usually followed farming.' RELIGION: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46 -'Mr Belfry and his wife held the generally received views of the Baptist denomination, but as Baptist meetings were not convenient, they attended the Methodist meetings.' DESCRIPTION: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p46 -'He was apparently tall, perhaps five feet ten inches, but not as heavy as his elder brother, his estimated weight being about 160 pounds. He had dark hair and eyes, and was a good speciman of a naturally fine man, having an amiable disposition.' RESIDENCE: 1803 Census L&G Co.: Elizabethtown AO-MS 262 Reel 1 (Letter 113) RESIDENCE: 1804 Census L&G Co.: Elizabethtown AO-MS 262 Reel 3 (Letter 113) -May 15 1804: 'James Belfry'-boy RESIDENCE: 1806 Census L&G Co.: Elizabethtown AO-MS 262 Reel 1 (Letter 113) RESIDENCE: 1807 Census L&G Co.: Elizabethtown AO-MS 262 Reel 3 (Letter 113) WILL: CIS msg John Gregson 23 Jan 94 (Belfry 046) -Surrogate Court of the County of Simcoe #194 1855 -'The above document is not the Will of James Belfry. The entire document is hand-written. It appears to be in two parts. The hand-writing of the first part is, for the most, very easy to read; while the remainder is very difficult. The first is a petition to the Court by William Warren Belfry, Prince Belfry, & David Robinson; to have Prince and David appointed Guardians of William Warren Belfry, and his Estate, until he becomes 21 years of age. This document is dated 13 Dec 1855; and is signed by all of the above. The following dfacts are stated in this document: James Belfry died 31 Aug 1849, he died intestate. He died in West Gwillimbury, he was a farmer. James owned the south half of Lot 16, Con 8, in West Gwillimbury. James' Wife, Sophia died 07 Dec 1855. Intestate.' Transcription of whole document is in Belfry 046
  Reference	66
  Death	31 Aug 1849	Bradford, Simcoe Co, ON   [1]
  Burial	Belfry Meth Epis, Bradford, ON   [1]
  Person ID	I15911	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Jacob Belfry,   b. 28 May 1777, Grand Banks, NF d. 19 Mar 1858, Queensville, York Co, ON (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Joanna Sherman,   b. 26 Jul 1781, Ware, Massachusetts, -USA d. 25 Aug 1847, Queensville, York Co, ON (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1797	Brockville, Leeds Co, ON   [1]
  Family ID	F4145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Clark,   b. 1806   d. 5 Dec 1855, Bradford, Simcoe Co, ON (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1829	York, ON   [1]
  Children	1. Jacob Belfry,   b. Aug 1831, Brockville, Leeds Co, ON d. 17 Nov 1831 (Age 0 years) > 2. Joanna Belfry,   b. 1831, Brockville, Leeds Co, ON d. 26 Apr 1910 (Age 79 years)   3. Martha Belfry,   b. Abt Sep 1834   d. 17 Jul 1836 (Age 1 year) > 4. William Warren Belfry,   b. 1837, Brockville, Leeds Co, ON d. Aft 1888 (Age > 52 years) > 5. Martha Sophia Belfry,   b. 9 Apr 1839, West Gwillimbury, Simcoe Co, ON d. 3 Oct 1925, Grantham Twp, Lincoln Co, ON (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F4143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jan 1803 - Brockville, Leeds Co, ON Death - 31 Aug 1849 - Bradford, Simcoe Co, ON  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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