flag male ancestor  James Baldwin  TUFTS

  (b. April 1765 Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 7 October 1845 Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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James Baldwin TUFTS was born April 1765 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

James Baldwin TUFTS was the child of Gershom TUFTS   and   Mary BALDWIN

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James Baldwin  married  Mary Ann WELLENER 14 November 1799 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann WELLENER  was born 7 April 1774 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Mary Ann died abt. 1860 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.  Mary Ann was the child of James WELLENER and Ann EADE.

James Baldwin TUFTS died 7 October 1845 in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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James Baldwin TUFTS married flag female ancestor Mary Ann WELLENER-- Date: 14 November 1799 Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Ann WELLENER was the child of James WELLENER and Ann EADE




Children of James Baldwin TUFTS and Mary Ann WELLENER:

flag male ancestor Edward Delmus TUFTS (b.abt. 1818, Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 26 February 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Janet WELLENER 1844 in , Nova Scotia, Canada



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birth1765 Birth
April 1765
Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1799 Marriage / Partner
James Baldwin TUFTS and Mary Ann WELLENER 14 November 1799, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 34 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1845 Death
7 October 1845
Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 11/18/2025 1:15:34 PM - Updated: 12/25/2025 4:54:03 PM

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