h/o Lydia Erskine
The published Erskine Family Of Bristol, ME genealogy states that the James McNear who married Lydia Erskine, along with his brother John McNear, were both lost at sea in 1829. This was an error as evidenced by this
gravestone and James' 1848 obituary.
The history of Sheepscot and Newcastle says only the brother John died at sea in 1829. The brothers James and John McNear who were lost at sea together were this James's father James and his uncle John. Other sources indicate his father and uncle died in 1779.
The published Erskine Family Of Bristol, ME genealogy states that the James McNear who married Lydia Erskine, along with his brother John McNear, were both lost at sea in 1829. This was an error as evidenced by this
gravestone and James' 1848 obituary.
The history of Sheepscot and Newcastle says only the brother John died at sea in 1829. The brothers James and John McNear who were lost at sea together were this James's father James and his uncle John. Other sources indicate his father and uncle died in 1779.
h/o Lydia Erskine
The published Erskine Family Of Bristol, ME genealogy states that the James McNear who married Lydia Erskine, along with his brother John McNear, were both lost at sea in 1829. This was an error as evidenced by this
gravestone and James' 1848 obituary.
The history of Sheepscot and Newcastle says only the brother John died at sea in 1829. The brothers James and John McNear who were lost at sea together were this James's father James and his uncle John. Other sources indicate his father and uncle died in 1779.
The published Erskine Family Of Bristol, ME genealogy states that the James McNear who married Lydia Erskine, along with his brother John McNear, were both lost at sea in 1829. This was an error as evidenced by this
gravestone and James' 1848 obituary.
The history of Sheepscot and Newcastle says only the brother John died at sea in 1829. The brothers James and John McNear who were lost at sea together were this James's father James and his uncle John. Other sources indicate his father and uncle died in 1779.
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