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Edith Veronica Bethune^1,2,3

• Father*: George Strachan Cartwright Bethune² b. 1847, d. 14 Mar 1902
• Mother*: Emily Darling² b. 16 May 1849, d. 6 Aug 1907

• Birth*: 22 September 1875; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Sep 22 1875 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3

• Census*: 11 April 1891; St. Johns Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see George Bethune³

Elsie Stewart Bethune^1,2,3

• Father*: George Strachan Cartwright Bethune² b. 1847, d. 14 Mar 1902
• Mother*: Emily Darling² b. 16 May 1849, d. 6 Aug 1907

• Birth*: 7 July 1878; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1879 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Jul 7 1878 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3

• Census*: 11 April 1891; St. Johns Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1891 Census: see George Bethune³

Cecil Bethune^1,2,3

• Father*: George Strachan Cartwright Bethune² b. 1847, d. 14 Mar 1902
• Mother*: Emily Darling² b. 16 May 1849, d. 6 Aug 1907

• Birth*: 1883; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1883 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3

• Census*: 11 April 1891; St. Johns Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1891 Census: see George Bethune³

Robert Maxmilian Bethune^1,2,3

• Father*: George Strachan Cartwright Bethune² b. 1847, d. 14 Mar 1902
• Mother*: Emily Darling² b. 16 May 1849, d. 6 Aug 1907

• Birth*: 13 December 1886; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Dec 13 1886 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3

• Census*: 11 April 1891; St. Johns Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see George Bethune³

Francis "Frank" Bethune^1,2,3

• Father*: Alexander Neil Bethune² b. 28 Aug 1800, d. 3 Feb 1879
• Mother*: Jane Eliza Crooks² b. 12 Sep 1809, d. 28 Jul 1861

• Birth*: 1851; Brockville, Canada West; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3,4

• Census*: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see Alexander N. Bethune³
• Census: April 1871; West Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Alexander N. Bethune⁴

John Wadden Bethune¹

• Father*: John Bethune¹ b. 1751, d. 23 Sep 1815
• Mother*: Veronique Waddens¹ b. 5 Apr 1764, d. 30 May 1846

• Birth*: 5 June 1791; Charlottenburgh Twp., Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; "BETHUNE, JOHN, Anglican clergyman, dean of the diocese of Montreal, acting principal of McGill University; b. 5 Jan. 1791 at Charlottenburg (Williamstown), U.C.; ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)
  Date Jun 5 1791 & location Willaimstown per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2
• Marriage*: 28 August 1816; Montreal, Quebec; "He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Hallowell, whom he had married on 28 Aug. 1816. The couple had 11 children, five of whom survived infancy." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)
  per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Elizabeth Hallowell^1,2
• Death*: 22 August 1872; Montreal, Quebec; "d. 22 Aug. 1872 in Montreal, Que." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)
  Date Aug 22 1872 & location Montreal per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2

• Residence*: circa 1804; Strachan Grammar School, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Upper Canada; "John Bethune the younger was schooled by the Reverend John Strachan* at Kingston and Cornwall, and later taught under him." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note*: circa 1808; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Upper Canada; "Having been received into the Church of England, he studied for holy orders under Strachan’s direction. He was the first product of the Church of England’s “Experiment in Home Education,” the training of Canadians for the ministry." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Residence: 1814; Elizabeth Twp., Brockville, Leeds Co., Upper Canada; "He served the Cornwall Anglicans as a layreader between 1812 and 1814, when he was ordained in Quebec’s Holy Trinity cathedral by Bishop Jacob Mountain*. He was then posted to the mission of the townships of Augusta and Elizabethtown, the latter of which contained the substantial settlement of Brockville, and was “adopted” by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. An active missionary, he served his own district and itinerated widely beyond it among the Rideau River settlements. At the same time, he taught in the Eastern District grammar school, Cornwall. At this stage of his career Bethune appears as the protégé of Strachan, like the master “rather sanguine and partial in views” on the status of the Church of England." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Residence: 1818; Christ Church, Montreal, Quebec; "In 1818 Bethune was posted to Montreal as minister of Christ Church and first rector of the Anglican parish of Montreal, which the provincial government had set up that year, its boundaries to be coterminous with those of the Roman Catholic parish of Notre-Dame. The parishes included all of the city of Montreal and its suburbs. As rector, Bethune made his presence felt. The new Christ Church, begun on Notre-Dame Street in 1805, was completed and freed of debt. It was consecrated in 1830 by Bishop Charles James Stewart. Bethune multiplied agencies depending on Christ Church, many of which, though operated by that church, performed services open to all Montrealers. He organized a Sunday school, which also supplied secular instruction for adults." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note: 1819; Montreal, Quebec; "Aided by the National School Society, in 1819 he established a monitorial school (one in which the senior pupils taught the younger). The Pastoral Aid Society collected money to provide religious ministrations in outlying parts of Montreal. The Committee of Managers for the Poor was reorganized to cope with destitution. Poverty had been greatly aggravated by the termination of the War of 1812–14 and the Napoleonic wars in 1815, bringing a dislocation of the economy and adding large numbers of immigrants. The magnitude of the problem drove Bethune into active cooperation with interdenominational groups: the Montreal Dispensary, the Ladies Benevolent Society, and the Montreal General Hospital (1822)." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note: 1828; Montreal, Quebec; "In 1828 Bethune acted as editor of the Montreal Anglican newspaper, the Christian Sentinel and Anglo-Canadian Churchman’s Magazine. He was among the founders of the Montreal St George’s Society and the German Society; the latter claimed his interest through his mother, who was of Swiss descent." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note: November 1835; McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; "In November 1835 Bethune was appointed principal pro tem. of McGill University. He pressed at once for the erection of suitable buildings and for the teaching of disciplines other than medicine, the only faculty with which the college had opened in 1829. (Medicine at that time occupied quarters in the lower town.) Bethune’s proposals involved him with the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning. This was the body that held in trust the property left by James McGill* in 1813 to endow a university or college. It named the governors of the college, principal, and staff, all subject to the approval of the secretary of state for the colonies. Though over 20 years had passed since McGill’s death, and six since the college had opened, much of the money was still held up in litigation, and the governors of the college were still not free of the supervision of the Royal Institution. In spite of the battle with the Royal Institution for funds, the governors, led by Bethune, succeeded in getting plans approved and building under way." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note: 1843; McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; "By September 1843 the central section of the arts building and the principal’s residence were completed. Teaching, chiefly in classical languages and mathematics, began with three students, two of them nephews of the principal, who acted as professor of divinity as well. These achievements were suitably recognized in the same year by the awarding to Bethune of an honorary dd by McGill University. He had received a similar award from Columbia University in 1837." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note: 3 April 1846; McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; "Ironically, the president of the Royal Institution was Bethune’s own bishop, George Jehoshaphat Mountain*. He not only shared the Royal Institution’s alarm at the unauthorized, mounting debts of the governors, but he distrusted Bethune’s claim to exclusive Anglican control over McGill. This claim to exclusiveness also alienated non-Anglicans and encouraged rival institutions, the Canada Baptist College and the High School of Montreal. Within McGill, friction developed between Bethune and the vice-principal, the Reverend Francis James Lundy. Lundy was dismissed, but Bethune’s own position was in jeopardy. On 3 April 1846 he too was dismissed by the secretary of state for the colonies, William Ewart Gladstone, acting in large measure on the advice of Bishop Mountain." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²
• Note: 1854; Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, Quebec; "The erection in July 1850 of the diocese of Montreal brought Bethune fresh responsibilities. He became rector of Christ Church Cathedral, and, in 1854, dean, the first in Canada to receive that dignity. He fully supported Bishop Francis Fulford* in the building of the second Christ Church Cathedral, 1856–59, and was his commissary during the bishop’s frequent absences. He presided over the special synod 1868–69 that chose Fulford’s successor, Ashton Oxenden*. Bethune’s ministry in Montreal extended over 54 years and ended only with his death." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²

Elizabeth Hallowell^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1800; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017²
• Marriage*: 28 August 1816; Montreal, Quebec; "He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Hallowell, whom he had married on 28 Aug. 1816. The couple had 11 children, five of whom survived infancy." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)
  per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=John Wadden Bethune^2,3
• Death*: 1876; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017²

• Married Name: 28 August 1816; Bethune²

Strachan Bethune¹

• Father*: John Wadden Bethune¹ b. 5 Jun 1791, d. 22 Aug 1872
• Mother*: Elizabeth Hallowell¹ b. 1800, d. 1876

• Birth*: 6 November 1821; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 5 June 1845; Quebec; Date Jun 5 1845 & location Quebec per family tree of Robert Candy on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Maria Stewart Phillips¹
• Death*: 8 March 1910; Montreal, Quebec; Date Mar 8 1910 & location Montreal per family tree of Robert Candy on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

• Note*: 1868; Montreal, Quebec; "The eldest son, Strachan Bethune qc, was chancellor of the diocese of Montreal, 1868–1910." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Bethune (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_john_1791_1872_10E.html)²

Maria Stewart Phillips¹

• Birth*: 4 July 1826; Quebec, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 5 June 1845; Quebec; Date Jun 5 1845 & location Quebec per family tree of Robert Candy on ancestry.ca, Oct 23 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Strachan Bethune¹
• Death*: 1901; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

• Married Name: 5 June 1845; Bethune¹

Meredith B. Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: 2 March 1846; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

Mary Maye Stewart Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: circa 1847; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 1873; Christ Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Thomas Frye Lewis Evans¹

• Married Name: 1873; Evans¹

Thomas Frye Lewis Evans¹

• Birth*: 17 December 1845; Simcoe Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 1873; Christ Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Mary Maye Stewart Bethune¹

Caroline C. Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: circa 1850; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

Henrietta Keane Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: circa 1851; Montreal, Quebec¹
• Marriage*: 1877; Saint-Martin's Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec; "Price & Bethune Marriage; Edward Geprge Price of the City of London in England, Esq., Merchant, a Bachelor, and Henrietta Keane Bethune, Spinster, third daghter of Strachan Bethune of the City of Montreal, Esq., Queen's Council, were married by License this fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and Seventy Seven by me "A Montreal"; This marriagfe was solmnized between us "Edward G. Price, Henriett Keane Bethune", Strachan Bethune, David? E. Prince, Arthur Thomas, Meredith ? Bethune (Quebec Vital and Church Records, Drouin Collection, Edward George Price, pg. 9 of 26, ancestry.ca)
  Date 1877 & locaiton Montreal per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Edward George Price¹

• Married Name: 1877; Price¹

Edward George Price¹

• Father*: William Price¹ b. 17 Sep 1789, d. 14 Mar 1867
• Mother*: Jane Stewart¹ b. 2 Aug 1805, d. 9 Oct 1861

• Birth*: circa 1843; Wolfesfield, Sillery, Quebec; Date c. 1843 & location Wolfesfield, Silley, Quebec per family tree of Bob Janes on ancestry.ca, March 20 2018. Date c. 1843 & location Cda. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 1877; Saint-Martin's Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec; "Price & Bethune Marriage; Edward Geprge Price of the City of London in England, Esq., Merchant, a Bachelor, and Henrietta Keane Bethune, Spinster, third daghter of Strachan Bethune of the City of Montreal, Esq., Queen's Council, were married by License this fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and Seventy Seven by me "A Montreal"; This marriagfe was solmnized between us "Edward G. Price, Henriett Keane Bethune", Strachan Bethune, David? E. Prince, Arthur Thomas, Meredith ? Bethune (Quebec Vital and Church Records, Drouin Collection, Edward George Price, pg. 9 of 26, ancestry.ca)
  Date 1877 & locaiton Montreal per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Henrietta Keane Bethune¹
• Death*: 1 December 1921; 1 Craven Hill, Bayswater, Middlesex, England; per family tree of Bob Janes on ancestry.ca, March 20 2018.¹

Emily R. Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: circa 1853; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

Strachan H. Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: circa 1856; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

Louisa M. Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: 9 April 1859; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

Geraldine Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: 13 July 1861; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

James Gray Bethune¹

• Father*: John Bethune¹ b. 1751, d. 23 Sep 1815
• Mother*: Veronique Waddens¹ b. 5 Apr 1764, d. 30 May 1846

• Birth*: 1 April 1793; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 1 1793 & location Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Ont. per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Apr 1 1793 & location Williamstown per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2
• Marriage*: 4 February 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 4 1830 per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Feb 4 1830 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Martha Covert^1,2
• Death*: 12 October 1841; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Oct 12 1841 & location Rochester, NY per CemSearch. Date Oct 13 1841 & location Rochester, NY per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Oct 12 1841 & location Rochester per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2,3
• Burial*: 15 October 1841; St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: James Gray Bethune; Born: - ; Died: Oct 12 1841; Age: 48; ID: CBSPCM0328; Other names: Bethune, Martha [Covert]( -1843); Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontarion St. N., Cobourg, Sec B Plot CHPL; Note: Rev; 4th Son of late John Bethune of Williamstown, Glengary. St. Peter's m/film: res'ce Rochester, N.Y. Originally in St. Peter's Church Yard. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CBSPCM0328%5E0)³

• Residence*: circa 1812; Hamilton Twp., Newcastle District, Upper Canada; "About 1812, after attending John Strachan*’s school at Cornwall, he took up residence in the frontier hamlet of Hamilton (Cobourg) on the north shore of Lake
  Ontario." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html
  Note: This was not yet Cobourg, but Hamilton Township. Cobourg was established in 1820.²
• Note: 1817; Hamilton Twp., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "By 1817 he had opened a store, built a sawmill, was operating a distillery, and had been appointed first postmaster of Hamilton, a function he carried out in his store until 1834." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Residence: 1818; Hamilton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Bethunes had lived in Cobourg five years, James Gray Bethune being the first postmaster and prominent in banking and real estate, as well as being a merchant; in 1826 he opened a branch store in Peterborough, and when he went bankrupt some years later many settlers lost heavily." from Cobourg 1798 - 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, pg 13.
  Note: Guillet says the Bethune's had been in Cobourg for 5 years in the context of Mrs. Stewart enjoying the social life in Cobourg before heading off to their homestead in Duoro Township. This is a strong indication of how early James Gray Bethune and his mother (along with other siblings) were settled in Hamilton Township. (Dan Buchanan, Oct 19 2020)⁴
• Note: 1819; Newcastle District, Upper Canada"; "He was actively interested in real estate, serving in 1819 on the first land board for the Newcastle District." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1821; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: James G. Bethune; 1 male 16 - 60; (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: This census record in 1821 is the first appearance of James G. Bethune in Hamilton Twp. census and assessment records. His mother, Mrs. V. Bethune, has a separate record.⁵
• Residence: 1823; CE King St. E. & Church St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "While her husband went into the wilds of Peterborough County to prepare a log house, Mrs. Stewart enjoyed the aristocratic society of Cobourg. Mrs. Henry, she wrote, "improves very much on acquaintance, and seems greatly attached to her husband who is much older"; and her mother, Mrs. Bethune, was "a fine, merry old lady who lives in a little cottage just opposite the Henry's house". Captain and Mrs. Boswell were "very pleasing and very kind", and lived east of the village, not far from the present "Kingston Crossing". Afternoon teas were enjoyed at these homes, and sometimes dancing followed; and sleighing parties were popular on dear, frosty nights." from Cobourg 1798 - 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, pg 13.⁴
• Census: 1823; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: James G. Bethune; 2 males 16 - 60; (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)⁵
• Residence: circa 1824; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Privately he acquired speculative land holdings in several parts of the district during the 1820s, including a large block in Cobourg strategically located adjacent to the harbour." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune." (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html)²
• Census*: 1824; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: James G. Bethune; 1 male under 16; 2 males over 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There is another Bethune just below James, written as "Nors" - whatever that means. It shows 1 male over 16 and 1 female over 16, suggesting a young couple. I wonder if this is one of his brothers who is already married? On the other hand, it could be his mother, who turned 60 in 1824, and a sister. There is no record for Mrs. B. Bethune as before.⁵
• Note: circa 1825; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "As a merchant-storekeeper Bethune endured where others failed because he was able to forge a solid mercantile connection with Montreal merchants through his brother Norman, a well-placed merchant and forwarder there. But it is also clear that
  Bethune was an aggressive and innovative businessman who championed the economic
  development of the Newcastle District, and particularly trade connections through
  Cobourg to its hinterland." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 27 June 1825; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "AGENTS .... Cobourg, James G. Bethune, Esqr." per "The Imperial statute authorizing the Charter for the Canada Company received Roual Assent August 27th 1825.
• Note: 1826; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; "This developmental goal was pursued in several ways. In 1826, to head off rival merchants from Port Hope, he opened a branch-store in Peterborough and later began
  wholesaling to inland storekeepers." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1827; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "More important was his determination to develop better facilities for transportation between Cobourg and the back country. In 1827, along with John COVERT, he was a leading force in the establishment of the Cobourg harbour committee (incorporated in 1829 as the Cobourg Harbour Company), serving as its treasurer." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1827; Conc A & B Lots 16 17 18, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: James G. Bethune; Conc A & B, Lots 16, 17 & 18; G? acres uncult., 6 acres cult.;4 males over 15; (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)⁵
• Note: circa January 1827; Scott's Mills, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; "During the winter of 1826-27 Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, Colonel Talbot, the Hon. John Beverley Robinson, the Hon. Zacheus Burnham, and James Gray Bethune of Cobourg travelled by sleigh to Rubidge's house near what is now the village of Keene, where they were welcomed by Peter Robinson, Captain Rubidge and many of the settlers. The Lieutenant-Governor visited some of the Irish in Ennismore, and received deputations from other township at "Government House" - Robinson's commodious dwelling at Scott's Mills." from "Early Life in Upper Canada" by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 67.⁶
• Note: August 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "With solid personal and business connections to such members of the province’s commercial and political élite as John Strachan and John Macaulay*, it is not surprising that Bethune was appointed Cobourg agent for the Bank of Upper Canada in August 1830 and cashier of the branch in September 1832. However, his banking activities led to his downfall." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1831; Northumberland Co., Uper Canada; "He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Northumberland militia in 1831 ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1831; Newcastle District, Upper Canada; "In 1831 he became the local agent for the Canada Company and two years later authored a promotional pamphlet for prospective immigrants, A schedule of real estate in the Newcastle District." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1832; Conc A Lot 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune (2); Conc A, Lot 16; - acres uncult., 2 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.⁵
• Census: 1832; Conc 9 Lot 5, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune(3); Conc 9, Lot 5; 100 acres uncult., 30 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.⁵
• Note: 1832; Rice Lake and Otonabee River, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "In 1832 he began the first steamboat service on Rice Lake and the Otonabee River." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1832; Conc A & B Lot 17, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune; Conc A & B, Lot 17; - acres uncult., 5 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.⁵
• Note: 1832; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " .. and was active in a number of community organizations, including the Northumberland Agricultural Society and the Newcastle District Emigrant Relief Society (formed during the cholera epidemic of 1832)." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1832; Conc 5 Lot 18, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune(4); Conc 5, half of Lot 18; 100 acres uncult., - acres cult.; 7 males over 17; 3 females over 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.
  Location: This was on the west side of Cold Springs.⁵
• Note: September 1832; Bank of Upper Canada, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "With solid personal and business connections to such members of the province’s commercial and political élite as John Strachan and John Macaulay*, it is not surprising that Bethune was appointed Cobourg agent for the Bank of Upper Canada in August 1830 and cashier of the branch in September 1832. However, his banking activities led to his downfall." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "A year later he opened large warehouses at Peterborough and Cobourg, launched a steamboat on Chemung Lake (north of Peterborough), and was active in having a bridge built across the Trent River, probably at the present-day village of Hastings." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The bank had opened agencies at Kingston (1823), Niagara (1824), Montreal (1829), and Cobourg (1830). In 1830, however, Allan advised John Macaulay, a close friend and the bank’s Kingston agent, of his preference for “keeping within bounds on the secure side,” thus avoiding too rapid growth that might later necessitate the contraction or withdrawal of agencies. Accustomed to running his own business, Allan was ready in the interest of prompt action to do what he conceived was “right & safe” without referring every decision to the directors. He could not, however, carry them on all points. He preached restraint to a board which supported his management but which, as early as 1823, contained a majority out of sympathy with his policies. Allan decried his associates’ involvement with speculative ventures. His pessimism was on occasion borne out, as in the reckless entrepreneurial practices and financial collapse in 1833 of James Gray Bethune*, the bank’s cashier at Cobourg. Losses resulting from such failures were absorbed without harm to the bank’s reputation. But even the success of the bank became controversial, and serious discontent developed among businessmen who wanted to break the banking monopoly of the York élite and to use the bank more as a source of investment capital." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - William Allan (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/allan_william_8E.html)²
• Census: 1833; Conc 9 Lot 5, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Census: James G. Bethune; Conc 9, Lot 5; 100 acres uncult., 30 acres cult.; 2 males over 15; 2 males under 15; 3 females over 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: Location: This is on the south shore of Rice Lake, just west of Harwood, which was called Sully at that time.⁵
• Note: 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In addition, he led the group of investors, including Zacheus Burnham* and John Gilchrist*, which built the steamship Cobourg in 1833 for service on Lake Ontario and was involved in the Cobourg Rail Road Company, chartered in 1834 to build a railway between Cobourg and Rice Lake." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1833; Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Not surprisingly, in 1833 Bethune was appointed to the provincial commission for the improvement of navigation in the Newcastle District." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: May 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In the tight economy of Upper Canada, Bethune made liberal credit available to clients and to himself through such speculative practices as reciprocal note endorsements (often involving his brothers Norman and Donald) and the issuance of accommodation drafts which lacked hard backing – all in contravention of the central bank’s policy. Overextended as a result of his speculation in steamboats and hampered by tardy and defaulting debtors, he was on the road to ruin by the summer of 1833." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: June 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In June his bank was mysteriously robbed of more than £3,000; according to John Langton*, some believed that Bethune had removed the money. When an investigation
  initiated by the bank’s president, William Allan*, revealed that Bethune had allowed
  nearly £8,000 in credit to default, he was forced to resign in November 1833." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 29 August 1833; Newcastle District, Upper Canada; "SCHEDULE, &c,; To Capitalists and every description of Settlers who may emigrate to the Province of Upper Canada during the ensuing season, the following splendid Schedule of Real Estate will be oftered
  at Public Auction—- the whole free and unlimited —at Cobourg, in the District of Newcastle, Upper Canada, to commence on Thursday, the 29th day of August 1883, and continued weekly by adjournment, until the whole be disposed of:— consisting of cultivated and uncultivated farms, in the most favorable situations in the settled townships ; also wild blocks of various extent, scattered over the different townships of this beautiful district,—comprising in the aggregate 54,000 acres of excellent land, in lots to suit the means and capabilities of almost every class of
  settlers. The cultivated farms will be sold for
  cash only :—the wild lands on the usual credit
  of one fifth part paid down, and the residue in five instalments, at the interval of a year between each, with interest ; viz ;—" (then commences the list of properties) This text is the introduction to the document whose title page reads "A Schedule of Real Estate in the Newcastle District to be Disposed of at Public Sale on the 29th Day of August, 1833. By James Gray Bethune, Cobourg, Upper Canada. Cobourg, U.C., Printed by r. D. Chatterton, 1833" a PDF copy of this document was downloaded October 14, 2020 from Hathi Trust Digital Library, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t46q33k6w&view=1up&seq=7⁷
• Note: November 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... he was forced to resign in November 1833." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note*: 1834; Trent Port, Hastings Co., Ontario; J. G. Bethune is a commisioner for tenders re the building of the covered bridge over the Trent River at Trent Port in 1834, per an item in the Cobourg Star, March 13, 1833.⁸
• Census: 1834; Conc A & B Lot 14 & 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Census: J. G. Bethune; Conc A & B, Lots 14 & 16; 40 acres uncult., - acres cult.; 7 males over 15; - males under 15; 3 females over 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)⁵
• Note: 1834; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In spike of his assets he was unable to cover his losses and in 1834 was declared bankrupt. Also hit hard by his demise were his financial guarantors (his father-in-law, John Covert,
  and George Strange Boulton*) and those in the district who had entrusted their savings
  to his care." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: October 1834; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Undeterred, he ran as a tory for the House of Assembly in October 1834 but was defeated by John Gilchrist and Alexander McDonell*." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: circa 1835; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Bethune’s commercial zeal and irrepressible appetite for internal improvement schemes made him a prominent and admired man in the district. As a brother of the respected Anglican cleric at Cobourg, Alexander Neil Bethune*, and as a justice of the peace and a commissioner in the district Court of Requests, he was also a trusted figure." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1836; Amherst, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Thereafter Bethune’s financial problems hounded him and during a brief stay in debtor’s prison in Amherst (now part of Cobourg) in 1836 he continued to sort out his accounts." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Residence: circa 1837; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Discredited as the “great man” of the Newcastle District, he moved to Rochester, N.Y., where, after a long illness, he died in 1841." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²