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James Seldon Acheson

Male 1919 - 1990  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Seldon Acheson was born on 23 Nov 1919 (son of Norman Alexander Acheson and Annie May Buchanan); died on 28 Aug 1990; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.

    James married Grace Olive Whitney on 29 Oct 1949. Grace was born on 11 May 1921; died on 28 Feb 2016; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. V.E. Acheson
    2. John Alexander Acheson was born on 23 Jul 1959; died on 23 Jul 1959; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    3. J.W. Acheson

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Norman Alexander Acheson was born on 16 Apr 1888 in Elma twp., Perth county, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel James Acheson and Ellen Elizabeth Kent); died in May 1959; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.

    Norman married Annie May Buchanan on 22 Nov 1911 in Atwood, Perth county, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of Alexander Buchanan and Emily Bray Scott) was born on 30 May 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Annie May Buchanan was born on 30 May 1888 (daughter of Alexander Buchanan and Emily Bray Scott).
    Children:
    1. 1. James Seldon Acheson was born on 23 Nov 1919; died on 28 Aug 1990; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Samuel Elwood Alexander Acheson died in 1991.
    3. Emily Elizabeth Acheson


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel James Acheson was born on 9 Aug 1853 in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland (son of Joseph Acheson and Isabella McKennit); died on 21 Dec 1926 in Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Ellen Elizabeth Kent in 1885 in Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada. Ellen was born in 1864; died in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ellen Elizabeth Kent was born in 1864; died in 1946.
    Children:
    1. Samuel George Acheson was born in 1884; died in 1966.
    2. 2. Norman Alexander Acheson was born on 16 Apr 1888 in Elma twp., Perth county, Ontario, Canada; died in May 1959; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Joseph Acheson was born on 16 Jan 1890 in Elma twp., Perth county, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Dec 1948 in Perth, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Donegal Cemetary, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Weir Howard Acheson was born on 31 May 1895 in Elma twp., Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Winnie Acheson was born in 1897.

  3. 6.  Alexander Buchanan

    Alexander married Emily Bray Scott. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Emily Bray Scott
    Children:
    1. 3. Annie May Buchanan was born on 30 May 1888.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Acheson was born on 10 Nov 1815 in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland (son of Weir Acheson); died on 28 Dec 1901 in Donegal, Perth county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Isabella McKennit on 29 Dec 1845 (Presbyterian) in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Isabella was born in 1821 in County Donegal, Northern Ireland; died in 1887 in Donegal, Perth county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Isabella McKennit was born in 1821 in County Donegal, Northern Ireland; died in 1887 in Donegal, Perth county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Alexander Acheson was born on 2 Nov 1848 in New York City, New York, United States; was christened on 4 Jul 1849 in New York City, New York, United States; died on 6 Oct 1897 in Rosenfeld, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Morris, Manitoba, Canada.
    2. Weir Acheson was born on 23 Jul 1850 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; was christened on 17 Jan 1851 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died on 6 Aug 1923 in Redlands, California, United States; was buried on 9 Aug 1923 in Hillside Memorial Park - Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, United States.
    3. Ellen Acheson was born on 4 Mar 1852 in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died about 1860.
    4. 4. Samuel James Acheson was born on 9 Aug 1853 in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died on 21 Dec 1926 in Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Perth county, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth Acheson was born on 28 Apr 1854 in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
    6. Arabella Acheson was born on 5 Aug 1857 in Longfield West, Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died on 1 Sep 1923 in Redlands, California, United States; was buried on 7 Sep 1923 in Redlands Cemetery, Redlands, California, United States.


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