When James Robertson was born on 17 November 1801, in Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick, British North America, his father, James Jacques Robertson, was 65 and his mother, Helene Anne Morrison, was 39. He married Marie Minuere Melanson on 9 November 1824, in Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick, British North America. He died from 1830 to 1893.
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March 25, 1820, the first bank located in Saint John, New Brunswick, was established.
The Aroostook War took place from 1838-1839. It was a conflict between the state of Maine and New Brunswick over the northern boarder. The battle was bloodless.
In 1851, New Brunswick became known for being home to the world's fastest clipper ship, the Marco Polo. It was a three masted clipper ship. It's maiden voyage was to Liverpool and only took 15 days. It sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 76 days.
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
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