James Copeland (1813

Born : 16 Apr 1813
County Down, Ireland
Died : 19 Jan 1903
Pembroke, Renfrew county, Ontario
Age:89y 9m 3d

Father :
unknown
Mother :
unknown

Married :

Margaret O'Meara (1826-1879)
on 19 Jun 1875
in St. Patrick's, Ottawa

Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : None
Database ID : 2405
Date Created : 14 Aug 2013
Last Updated : 07 Jul 2022

Burial/Funeral
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Date : 20 Jan 1903
Location : St. Columba's Cemetery, Pembroke, ON

Pembroke (Special to The Journal) Jan. 19

Mr. James Copeland, an old resident of Pembroke, died this morning at the Copeland House, at the age of 88 years. He had resided here for the last 40 years, and previous to that he lived in Richmond, Carleton county. The deceased was father-in-law to Thomas Murray, M. P., with whom he resided until a short time ago.

Mr. Copeland had enjoyed good health until about a year ago. The funeral takes place to-morrow morning to the R. C. cathedral and thence to the cemetery.

The Ottawa Journal - Jan 20, 1903

No headstone photos

James Copeland - line 1

Source - Year: 1861; Census Place: Richmond, Carleton, Canada; Microfilm: C-11716; Page: 7

James Copeland - line 4

Source - Year: 1861; Census Place: Richmond, Carleton, Canada; Microfilm: C-1013; Page: 10

James Copeland - line 19

Source - Year: 1871; Census Place: Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada; Microfilm: C-10021; Page: 47

Source - St. Patrick's, Ottawa, Ontario

James Copeland - line 11

Source - Year: 1881; Census Place: Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada; Microfilm: C-13234; Page: 111

James Copeland - line 16

Source - Year: 1891; Census Place: Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada; Microfilm: T-6365; Page: 174

James Copeland - line 29

Source - Year: 1901; Census Place: Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada; Microfilm: T-6493; Page: 29

Pembroke (Special to The Journal) Jan. 19

Mr. Copeland had enjoyed good health until about a year ago. The funeral takes place to-morrow morning to the R. C. cathedral and thence to the cemetery.

Source - The Ottawa Journal - Jan 20, 1903

Research notes for James

1st wife was Ellen Murray. Several (5?) children. Ellen died in 1872. James married Margaret O'Meara in 1875. There were no children with Margaret. Margaret died in 1879 and James died in 1903.

DOB is from 1901 census record.

From Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Ontario); Pembroke, Ontario (via FamilySearch)
This twentieth day of January one thousand nine hundred and three we the undersigned Bishop of Pembroke, blessed the remains of James Copeland, aged eightynine years, husband of the late Ellen Murray. He died yesterday. The body was taken to the vault for burial in the spring in presence of Thos. Murray and __ Howe

Apr 16 1813 Birth		Birth of James Copeland
1851 Age 37		Lived in Richmond, Carleton, Canada (Census)
1861 Age 47		Lived in Richmond, Carleton, Canada (Census)
1871 Age 57		Lived in Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada (Census)
Jun 19 1875 Age 62		Married to Margaret O'Meara
Dec 05 1879 Age 66		Death of spouse, Margaret O'Meara
1881 Age 67		Lived in Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada (Census)
1891 Age 77		Lived in Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada (Census)
1901 Age 87		Lived in Pembroke, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada (Census)
Jan 19 1903 Age 89		Death of James Copeland