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James William Davis

Male 1875 - 1964  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James William Davis was born on 12 Dec 1875 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada (son of Thomas Paradise Davis and Maria Boughen); died on 6 Apr 1964 in Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Paradise DavisThomas Paradise Davis was born on 24 Sep 1837 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK (son of John Davis and Anne Paradise); died on 2 Dec 1918 in Newark, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 2nd Battalion, Foot Regiment, Royal Seventh Fusiliers
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 3y; Address:
      Combe, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Baptism: 25 Jun 1844, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
      St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire,
    • Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Farm Labourer
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 13y; Address:
      Holywell, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    Thomas Paradise Davis was in the service of the 2nd Battalion, Foot, Royal Seventh Fusiliers, British Regulars stationed in Malta and Gibraltar. With the ending of the American Civil War in 1865, the British (who had backed the South) were worried about U.S retaliation and an invasion, as the main body of U.S troops were headed back north (a battle hardened and fully equipped army).

    A number of British regular units were sent to Canada to bolster its existing regulars and militia, and Thomas's regiment was among those sent over. He was stationed in Quebec from May 15 1865 to September 1866, then moved to Brantford in October of 1866.

    In the late months of 1866 the Fenians (an ultra-nationalist organization of Irish in Canada and the United States) were massing along the border, threatening to stage a small invasion of their own, (perhaps encouraged by the U.S) in retaliation for what was happening in Ireland with the British troops posted there. Perhaps this is why the Fusiliers were moved to Brantford, to be close to the Niagara frontier border in case of an attack.

    The Fenians pushed north over the border in 1867, capturing some small towns as well as Fort Erie. The combined Militia and British regulars put down the uprising killing some and capturing the leaders, most were hung.

    Thomas was stationed in Brantford, (billeted in the old Kerby house (hotel) and met Maria Boughen, who was working as a domestic in the service of the Kerby house (laundry etc.) and began seeing her. Thomas was discharged by purchase in July 24 1867 and was attached until September, to the 1st battalion 16th foot out of Ireland who replaced the 7th in Brantford. Quite a number of the 2nd remained behind to settle in and around Brantford.

    Thomas and Maria were married in a Baptist ceremony in Brantford on February 5, 1868, witnessed by Hanna Boughen (Maria's sister) and William Vaughan. They lived in Mount Pleasant, Ontario and farmed with Maria's parents for the first few years.

    Thomas and Maria then bought property in the town of Burgessville Ontario in 1879, where they farmed and raised their family of six.

    Thomas married Maria Boughen on 5 Feb 1868 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of John Boughen and Charlotte Edwards) was born in 1839 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died on 4 Jul 1911 in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Maria BoughenMaria Boughen was born in 1839 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK (daughter of John Boughen and Charlotte Edwards); died on 4 Jul 1911 in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 8 Dec 1839, Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK

    Children:
    1. Eliza Ann Davis was born on 10 Jul 1868 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1951 in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Christina Paradise Davis was born in 1871 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; died in 1942.
    3. John Wesley Davis was born on 9 Nov 1873 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Dec 1947 in West Ferris, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. James William Davis was born on 12 Dec 1875 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Apr 1964 in Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA.
    5. George Henry Davis was born on 16 Apr 1878 in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Feb 1957 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Emma A. Davis was born on 11 May 1880 in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Oct 1949 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Davis was born in 1813 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK (son of Thomas Davis and Anne Taylor); died in 1862 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 8 May 1862 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Butcher
    • Baptism: 6 Aug 1813, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1837, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Dyer
    • Occupation: 6 Jun 1841, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Agricultural Labourer
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 25y; Address:
      Combe, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Labourer
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 38y; Address:
      Holywell, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 3 May 1853, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Labourer
    • Residence: 3 May 1853, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 7 Apr 1861, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Agricultural Labourer
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 48y; Address:
      Pound Ground, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK

    John married Anne Paradise on 16 Jun 1835 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Anne (daughter of Abraham Paradise and Hannah Tiley) was born in 1814 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1885 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 18 Feb 1885 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Anne Paradise was born in 1814 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK (daughter of Abraham Paradise and Hannah Tiley); died in 1885 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 18 Feb 1885 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 14 Aug 1814, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
      St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire,
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 25y; Address:
      Combe, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 37y; Address:
      Holywell, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Residence: 3 May 1853, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 46y; Address:
      Pound Ground, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Nurse
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 56y; Address:
      Haw Street, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; : 66y; Address:
      Haw Street, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK

    Children:
    1. John Davis was born on 21 Oct 1835 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died on 3 Nov 1853 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    2. 2. Thomas Paradise Davis was born on 24 Sep 1837 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died on 2 Dec 1918 in Newark, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Samuel Davis was born in 1840 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died on 19 May 1911 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    4. Abraham Paradise Davis was born on 1 Mar 1844 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died on 14 Feb 1917 in Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 15 Feb 1917 in Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. James Davis was born in 1846 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1916 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    6. Hannah Eliza Davis was born in 1850 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1875 in Wiltshire, England, UK.
    7. Emma Davis was born on 31 Mar 1853 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died on 2 Dec 1939 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.

  3. 6.  John Boughen was born in 1815 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK (son of Robert Boughen and Mary Balls); died on 20 Apr 1872 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 3 Dec 1815, Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK

    John married Charlotte Edwards on Yes, date unknown. Charlotte (daughter of James Edwards and Elizabeth) was born in 1815 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died on 17 Sep 1884 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Charlotte Edwards was born in 1815 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK (daughter of James Edwards and Elizabeth); died on 17 Sep 1884 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 26 Dec 1815, Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK

    Children:
    1. 3. Maria Boughen was born in 1839 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died on 4 Jul 1911 in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burgessville, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sophia Boughen was born in 1844 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    3. Esther Boughen was born in 1846 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    4. Hannah Boughen was born in 1848 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    5. Harriet Boughen was born in 1850 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    6. Fanny Boughen was born in 1852 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    7. Ann Boughen was born in 1854 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Davis was born in 1763 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK (son of John Davis and Sarah Workman).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 26 Dec 1763, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK

    Thomas married Anne Taylor on 14 Nov 1797 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Anne (daughter of John Taylor) was born in 1764 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anne Taylor was born in 1764 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK (daughter of John Taylor).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 24 Apr 1764, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK

    Children:
    1. Enoch Davis was born in 1804 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    2. Robert Davis was born in 1805 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    3. Meriah Davis was born in 1806 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    4. Sarah Davis was born in 1807 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    5. Anne Davis was born in 1808 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    6. Richard Davis was born in 1810 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    7. Thomas Davis was born in 1811 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    8. 4. John Davis was born in 1813 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1862 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 8 May 1862 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

  3. 10.  Abraham Paradise was born in 1776 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK (son of Abraham Paradise and Ann Davis).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Dyer
    • Baptism: 17 Jan 1776, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
      St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire,

    Abraham married Hannah Tiley on 8 Oct 1804 in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Hannah (daughter of James Tiley and Hannah) was born in 1788 in Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1849 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 27 Jul 1849 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Hannah Tiley was born in 1788 in Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK (daughter of James Tiley and Hannah); died in 1849 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 27 Jul 1849 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 1 Jun 1788, Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
      St. Leonards Church, Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK

    Children:
    1. Hannah Paradise was born in 1805 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    2. John Paradise was born on 29 May 1807 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1845 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 7 May 1845 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    3. Thomas Paradise was born in 1809 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1861 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 16 Jan 1861 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    4. Eliza Paradise was born in 1811 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1819 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 25 Feb 1819 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    5. 5. Anne Paradise was born in 1814 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1885 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 18 Feb 1885 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
    6. Abraham Paradise was born in 1817 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; died in 1817 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK; was buried on 6 Mar 1817 in Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

  5. 12.  Robert Boughen was born in 1777 in East Walton, Norfolk, England, UK (son of James Boughen and Hannah Bennell); died in 1860 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; was buried on 18 Apr 1860 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 20 Mar 1777, East Walton, Norfolk, England, UK

    Robert married Mary Balls on 10 Oct 1813 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK. Mary was born about 1781 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died in 1847 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; was buried on 14 Apr 1847 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mary Balls was born about 1781 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died in 1847 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; was buried on 14 Apr 1847 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    Children:
    1. Robert Boughen was born in 1814 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died in 1837 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; was buried on 21 Apr 1837 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.
    2. 6. John Boughen was born in 1815 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died on 20 Apr 1872 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Thomas Boughen was born in 1819 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK.

  7. 14.  James Edwards

    James married Elizabeth on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth
    Children:
    1. 7. Charlotte Edwards was born in 1815 in Narborough, Norfolk, England, UK; died on 17 Sep 1884 in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.


  

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