James Joseph Tait/Tate-born 1818

Ireland-to Scotland-to USA-Canada

Please contact Stu Tait at: [email protected]

James Joseph Tate, born in County Armahg, Ireland in 1818-1820; married to Jane Elizabeth Somerville, [born Jan. 3, 1819 County Armagh, Ireland] married in Glasgow Scotland Jan. 3, 1840.

They had the following children in Glasgow:

[1] George Alexander born April 6, 1842 Died June 30, 1922 (Pentwater Michigan)

[2] Robert born Oct. 1844 Died March 1846 (Glasgow)

[3] James born Feb. 1846 Died March 1847 (Glasgow)   

[4]  James born March 1848 Died Dec. 1848 (Glasgow)  

[5] Mary Jane born April 15, 1850 Died April 15, 1850 (Glasgow)   

[6]John James born May 28, 1851 Died Nov. 26, 1936 (Petrolia, Ontario, Canada)  

The parents and two sons [ Nos. 1 and 6] imigrated to Canada around 1852. Lived in Detroit for about a year and homesteaded in Brooke Township, Canada West (Ontario) Jan. 1855.

They had 4 more children in Brooke Township in Canada West (Ont.).

[7] Joseph born March 1, 1855 Died Dec. 13, 1935 (Alvinston, Ontario)

[8] Nathaniel born April 17, 1878 Died About 1935-1936 (London, Ontario)

[9] Charlotte Ann born Feb. 15, 1860 Died Unknown (Ontario)    

[10] Susanna born July 2, 1862 Died Unknown.

George Alexander [1] moved to the Hart Michigan area and died there. He served with the 7th Co. A Michigan regiment in the American Civil War.

Any verifiable information would be appreciated as I have 1`200+ entries in my Tate/Tait family  genealogy. I am now gathering the source /reference documents for my project. I am using Family Tree Maker Version 7.5.  

There is one branch of the family living around Hart, Michigan, another branch around Sarnia, Ontario and yet another around the Regina, Saskatchewan area. I live in Neperan, Ontario, Near Ottawa.

So far I have compiled a 1200+ name family tree and am now filling in source and reference details. I have found that my side of the family is using the TAIT spelling and that the U.S. side is usimg the TATE spelling with some members of the same family using both spellings.

12/13/2000-bb- This was sent by the person referenced above. Please contact him for any information at the E mail address above