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James MCNAB

Male 1792 - 1871  (78 years)


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  • Name James MCNAB  [1] 
    Born 30 Nov 1792  McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1815  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Merchant, as per marriage notification in Acadian Recorder.  
    Miscellaneous 25 Jun 1845  Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Deed for property sold by James and Harriet McNab to John C. Fairbanks, merchant, for £500. Land in Dartmouth had been previously granted to Thomas and Michael Tobin in 1830. Comprised a water lot in front of Dartmouth Common to the public dock and houses and premises along shore opposite water lot.  
    Census 1861  Ward 1, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Head of Household Census only. Ten in household, 5 males and 5 females. 
    Census 1871  [7] 
    Halifax West-Ward 2 
    Occupation 1871  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Banker  
    Religion 1871  [7] 
    Presbyterian  
    Died 16 Oct 1871  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 78 years at time of death. Cause: Old Age
    WILL 1 Nov 1871  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Entire estate left to his wife, Harriet Heffernan King.  
    Person ID I64  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2021 

    Father Peter MCNAB,   b. 7 Dec 1767, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1847, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Joanna CULLITON,   b. Abt 1766,   d. 20 May 1827, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1792  St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Heffernan KING,   b. 12 Apr 1792, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1878, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 9 Dec 1815  St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Type: Bond guarantors: Thomas Hosterman and James McNab 
    Children 
     1. Peter MCNAB,   b. Bef 4 January 1818
     2. Sophia Minns MCNAB,   b. Bef 12 April 1831
     3. John Henry MCNAB,   b. 15 Nov 1818, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1859, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     4. Ann Hunter MCNAB,   b. 6 Feb 1823, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1837, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)
     5. Louisa MCNAB,   b. 25 Aug 1824, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1838, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
     6. James MCNAB,   b. 13 Jun 1827, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1877  (Age 49 years)
    +7. Harriet MCNAB,   b. Bef 22 Feb 1829, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1911, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     8. Lewis Gibbens MCNAB,   b. Feb 1837, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1845, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 8 years)
    +9. Mary Gibbens MCNAB,   b. 29 Oct 1820, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1909, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +10. Peter MCNAB,   b. 11 Mar 1835, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1874, Mount Hope Asylum, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    +11. Joanna MCNAB,   b. 16 Sep 1816, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1908, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2021 
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Nov 1792 - McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant, as per marriage notification in Acadian Recorder. - 1815 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: Bond guarantors: Thomas Hosterman and James McNab - 9 Dec 1815 - St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Deed for property sold by James and Harriet McNab to John C. Fairbanks, merchant, for £500. Land in Dartmouth had been previously granted to Thomas and Michael Tobin in 1830. Comprised a water lot in front of Dartmouth Common to the public dock and houses and premises along shore opposite water lot. - 25 Jun 1845 - Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Banker - 1871 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Oct 1871 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWILL - Entire estate left to his wife, Harriet Heffernan King. - 1 Nov 1871 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S72] The family of Cassels, Cassels, Robert, (Edinburgh: author ), p.123 (Reliability: 3).
      Accessed at archive.org. Information provided by Honourable Peter McNab through correspondence from the author about own children and has credibility.

    2. [S82] Sydenham Howe's Scrapbook: Joseph Howe and His World, Howe, Sydenham, (Nova Scotia Archives ), https://archives.novascotia.ca/howe/archives/?ID=148 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S4] Deaths Nova Scotia Historic Vital Statistics, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1808-345&Event=death&ID=23453 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S39] Nova Scotia Vital Records from Newspapers, 1813-1822, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1983), 34 (Reliability: 2), 16 Dec 1815.
      Transcribed from Acadian Recorder.

    5. [S188] History of Dartmouth/District Families and Halifax Harbour 1800-1850, Trider, Douglas William , (Author (D.Trider) 2001), p.341 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S19] 1861 Census of Canada, Government of Canada, (Library and Archives Canada), https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=&img&id=4108859_00061 (Reliability: 2).
      Digital copy of enumerator sheet. Library & Archives Canada

    7. [S20] 1871 Census of Canada, Dominion of Canada, (Library and Archives Canada), https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=&img&id=4396279_00146 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S48] Haulin" in the family net: Vol.IV, Gray-Leblanc, Linda, (Author: Halifax, NS. 1999), p. 44 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S37] Nova Scotia Vital Records from Newspapers, 1769-1812, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1986), 21 (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from N.S.M. published February 1792

    10. [S36] Religious Marriages in Halifax, 1768-1841, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1991), p.100 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S72] The family of Cassels, Cassels, Robert, (Edinburgh: author ), 122 (Reliability: 3).
      Book is digitised and no longer under copyright - can be accessed at:
      archive.org. This reference directly from Peter McNab himself, in a letter to book author Cassels.

    12. [S48] Haulin" in the family net: Vol.IV, Gray-Leblanc, Linda, (Author: Halifax, NS. 1999), 30 (Reliability: 2).
      Transcribed from records of St. Matthews Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    13. [S36] Religious Marriages in Halifax, 1768-1841, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1991), p.100 (Reliability: 2).
      Transcript from microfilm parish registers.

    14. [S72] The family of Cassels, Cassels, Robert, (Edinburgh: author ), p.124 (Reliability: 2).
      Accessed at archive.org.

    15. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1800-3612&Event=marriage&ID=194583 (Reliability: 2).
      Marriage bond dated 9 Dec 1815. Other sources cite this date as date of marriage but should be noted that a bond is usually signed before the actual marriage.

    16. [S113] Columbian Centinel, Boston, USA, 1790-1840, (Benjamin Russell), https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=50015&h=1080&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60527 (Reliability: 2), 20 Dec 1815.
      Extract: King, Harriet Heffernan, formerly of Boston, m. James McNabb, in Halifax, N.S.

    17. [S39] Nova Scotia Vital Records from Newspapers, 1813-1822, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1983), 34 (Reliability: 2), 16 Dec 1815.
      A.R.' Sat. I l6 Dec. 1815 (Acadian Recorder)
      637. =9 Dec. by Dr. Gray: Mr. James McNAB; merchant / Harriet KING.


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