Joseph James Gibson

Brief Life History of Joseph James

When Joseph James Gibson was born in 1788, in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America, his father, George William Gibson, was 33 and his mother, Mary Randall, was 39. He married Mary Polly Simpson in 1808, in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 30 April 1880, in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 92, and was buried in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Joseph James Gibson
1788–1880
Mary Polly Simpson
1788–1846
Marriage: 1808
Robert Gibson
1816–1895
Evaline Eliza Gibson
1816–
Joseph Nelson Gibson
1817–1904
James W Gibson
1820–
Mary Gibson
1822–
Sophia Gibson
1824–1918
Deborah Gibson
1826–1876
Sarah Ann Gibson
1827–1900

Sources (7)

  • Joseph Gibson, "Ontario Census, 1861"
  • Joseph Gibson, "Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858"
  • Joseph James Gibson, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (4)

1820 · Cape Breton Island

In 1820, Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia. It is located on the Northeastern part of Nova Scotia. Until then it had been owned by the French until 1763. Than was in British control and a separate colony in 1784.

1848 · Self-Governing

In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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