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James Turner

James Turner

Male 1832 - 1912  (80 years)

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  • Name James Turner 
    Born 30 Jan 1832  Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Feb 1912  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • James married Jane Murray in Saint John in 1858; they were living in Fredericton in 1860; moved to Charlottetown about 1865 where James was for many years chief engineer on the SS St. Lawrence, a paddle wheel steamer which operated between PEI and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
    Person ID I1580  Cullen family tree
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2020 

    Father George Hutchinson Turner,   b. 1788, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1860, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Catherine Russell,   b. 1799, Kingsclear, York County, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1841, Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 21 Jan 1817  Fredericton, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harriet Murray,   b. Abt 1831,   d. 17 Apr 1857, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1856  [2
    Family ID F1201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane R Murray,   b. Abt 1841, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1912, Boston, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1858  St. Andrews Church, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth Turner,   b. Oct 1859, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1861, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)  [natural]
     2. Harriet Churchill Turner,   b. 1862, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1862, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     3. Alice Maud Turner,   b. Oct 1865, Saint John, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Mar 1922, PEI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. George Holden Turner,   b. 25 Apr 1866, Charlottetown, PEI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1912, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
    +5. John Turner,   b. 14 Apr 1869, Charlottetown, PEI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1936  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F1212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    James Turner c1895
    James Turner c1895
    Turner, James  c1895 (son of George Hutchison Turner)
    Turner, James c1895 (son of George Hutchison Turner)

    Histories
    Turner, George Hutchinson - Our Transportation Pioneer
    Turner, George Hutchinson - Our Transportation Pioneer
    George is our second generation Turner ancestor and our first known entrepreneur in the transportation business.

    Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 13-21 and 163-178


    Albums
    Turner, George Hutchinson and Catherine Russell Family
    Turner, George Hutchinson and Catherine Russell Family (8)

  • Sources 
    1. [S110] York County NB GenWeb.

    2. [S143] Dorothy Piet Research.

    3. [S57] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection.

    4. [S34] PRovincial Archives New Brunswick, New Brunswick Courier, Saint John NB, January 1 1859.
      m. Thursday, 23rd inst., by Rev. Dr. Donald, James TURNER, Engineer /Miss Jane R. MURRAY both of (St. John) city.