James BLACK
1807 - 1885 (78 years)
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Name James BLACK [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 1807 Paisley, Dunbartonshire, Scotland 
[5, 6] Gender Male Location 1842-1844 Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Location 1844-1849 Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Location 1855 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Lot 13, Con 9 purchased Death 20 Feb 1885 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [7, 8] Burial Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Address:
Ross Presbyterian Cemetery
Ross Twp., Renfrew Co.,, OntarioPerson ID I3134 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 27 Mar 2023
Father Henry BLACK d. Yes, date unknown Mother Mary MCQUEEN d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2090 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lady Agnes BRYSON, b. 5 Nov 1808, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 29 Mar 1902, Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years) Marriage 2 Feb 1827 Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [2] Children 1. John BLACK, b. 29 May 1827, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Scotland d. 9 Jan 1910, Lot 2, Con 8 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Age 82 years)2. James Robinson BLACK, b. 9 Jul 1829, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 1864, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 34 years)3. George BLACK, b. 9 Oct 1831, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 1913 (Age 81 years)4. Agnes BLACK, b. 1833, , , , Scotland d. Yes, date unknown5. Mary Ann BLACK, b. 1 Mar 1838, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 17 May 1923, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)6. Peter Benjamin BLACK, b. 1840 d. Yes, date unknown 7. David BLACK, b. 26 Oct 1841, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d. Michigan, U.S.A. 8. William BLACK, b. 12 Jan 1844, Fitzroy Twp, Carleton, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jun 1929, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)9. Jane "Jennie" BLACK, b. 1847, Fitzroy Twp, Carleton, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown10. Marion A. S. BLACK, b. 5 Mar 1850, Fitzroy Twp, Carleton, Ontario, Canada d. 26 May 1891, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 41 years)11. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' BLACK, b. 1852, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 1937, Minnedosa, Manitoba (Age 85 years)Family ID F2089 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Jun 2008
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Photos Black, James & Lady Agnes Bryson
photograph from the Black family collection of Willis Burwell, Black reunion, 2006
Headstones 
Gravestone-Black, James
Ross Presbyterian Cemetery
Photograph for the Tour of Black Reunion, 2006
Histories 
Black, James & Agnes Bryson family
Compiled by Fay Bennett with the assistance of Willis Burwell from sources noted.
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Notes - SOURCE CITATION:
Date: Jun 1997
Title: Black Family Wall Chart
Author: Dr. A. W. Wood, 30 King Dr. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Publication Information: 1978?
Repository Name: Mr. Lennox McLaughlin
Address: Cobden, Ontario
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!Source: 1. bmd almonte gazette paper mar 6 1885
2. 1871 census ross twp. own family
3. 1851 Census Ross Twp. age abt 1805
4. Info from Willis Burwell James Black married Agnes Bryson in 1827 and they lived in a variety of pl aces around Glascow in Scotland until 1842 when they emigrated to Canad a. They first settled in Nepean, Ontario (near Ottawa). After two yea rs they moved to Fitzroy Harbour where they lived for five years before mo ving to Ross Township where they bought the old Black homestead. Baptis m: November 16, 1806 Burial: Ross Cemetery Emigration Date: 1842 Occupation: Farmer (4)
!died age 77plus, Carr line of Ross, to Canada with Family from Dunbarton, Scotland, in 1843 settled near Carp(1) 1861 CENSUS ROSS TWP BLACK James farmer Scot 1827CS 54M married
John labourer Scot CS 33M
William labourer Scot CS 16M
Janey Can CS 14F
Agnes wife Scot CS 52F married
Mirin Can CS 11F
Elizabeth Can CS 8F
George trader Scot 1851CS 27M married
Ann E wife Scot CS 26F married
James Can CS 4M
John W Can CS 2M CRANS George shoemaker Ire CE 19M Stray BLACK Peter shoemaker Scot CS 21M Stray CONNERS John shoemaker Ire CE 22M Stray BLACK David labourer Scot CS 19M Stray PIORIOR Alfred labourer Que RC 19M Stray GRANT Janey Scot CS 19F Stray 1881 Census Place:Ross, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada Source:FHL Film 1375870 NAC C-13234 Dist 114 SubDist H Div 2 Pa ge 18 Family 68 SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace James BLACKMM74ScottishScotland Occ:FarmerReligion:Presbyterian Canada Agnes BLACKFM72ScottishScotland Religion:Presbyterian Canada John BLACKM52ScottishScotland Occ:FarmerReligion:Presbyterian Canada
The Centenial 1895 - 1995 of Trinity United Church Forester's Falls, Ontario
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In 1827 James Black 1807=1885 and Lady Agnes Bryson of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, were married. Because Lady Agnes married out of royalty to a commoner, their coachman, her parents disowned her. Teir first four children wre born in Scotland or England, before emigrating to Canada in 1842. One of their children died during the voyage to Canada. After spending two years in Nepean and five years in Fitzroyu Harbourl, they came to the Kerr Line in 1849 and settled on a two hundred acre farm, Lot 13, Con 9, Ross Twp, currently owned by Mres Eleanor Black and Keith and Kathy Black.
James and Agnes raised eleven children: James, John, Agnes, George, Mary, Benjamin, David, william, Jane, Marian and Elizabeth
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Sources - [S865] Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index, Census database, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1851, (http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/5/o3160000.htm).
- [S205] Burwell, Willis, FTW file of Willis Burwell.
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- [S786] Wood, Arthur Wm and Criag, Alison, Family Information - Genealogy Chart of the Descendants of James Black and Lady Agnes Bryson of Paisley, Scotland & Forester's Falls, Ontario, (Mar 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba).
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- [S776] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), #015251 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
James Black d. feb 20 1885 age 79; farmer; b. Scotland; general debility 1 mos; H H KNox MD; Informant: M D M Blakely, Ross Mar 19 1885; Presbyterian; John Reynolds, Registrar - [S606144] #015251 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
James Black d. feb 20 1885 age 79; farmer; b. Scotland; general debility 1 mos; H H KNox MD; Informant: M D M Blakely, Ross Mar 19 1885; Presbyterian; John Reynolds, Registrar
- [S865] Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index, Census database, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1851, (http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/5/o3160000.htm).