James Gilbert WIGGINS

1815 - 1903  (88 years)

• Name	James Gilbert WIGGINS  [1]
  Birth	13 Mar 1815	New Brunswick   [2]
  Gender	Male
  City Directory	1864	, Lot 17, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [3]
  	James G. Wiggins (printed as Winggins) was listed in the 1864 Hutchinson's P.E.I. Directory as a carriage maker.
  Census	4 Apr 1881	, Lot 4, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  	included in the household were his wife Eleanor (Green) and sons Samuel & James. His occupation was listed as a miller, and Samuel a carpenter. The family religion was Church of England.
  		1881 Canada Census - James Gil 1881 Canada Census, household of James Gilbert Wiggins (1815-1903), wife Eleanor (Green) and sons Samuel & James. Lot 4, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  Census	6 Apr 1891	, Lot 4, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	included in the household were his second wife Eliza (Ballentine) and daughter Jane (by this second marriage).
  		1891 Canada Census - James Gil 1891 Canada Census, household of James Gilbert Wiggins (1815-1903), second wife Eliza (Ballentine) and daughter Janie (by this second marriage). Lot 4, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  Census	1 Jun 1901	, Lot 4, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [6]
  	included in the household were his wife Eliza and daughter Jane. His occupation was entered as farmer. The family religion was Church of England.
  		1901 Canada Census - James Gil 1901 Canada Census, household of James Gilbert Wiggins (1815-1903), wife Eliza (Ballentine) and daughter Jane (by this second marriage). Lot 4, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  Name	James Wiggins  [7]
  Occupation	a merchant farmer, carpenter, millwright and carriage builder.  [8]
  Death	17 May 1903  [9]
  Burial	, St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.42008,-63.81059   [10]
  	Inscription: James G. Wiggins / Died / May 17, 1903. / AEt. 88 yrs. Left Side: In Memory of / James A. Wiggins, / Died / June 22, 1881, / Aged 20 yrs. Right Side: In Memory of / Eleanor Green / For 40 yrs. wife of / James G. Wiggins, / Died / Sept. 15, 1882, / Aged 65 yrs.
  Person ID	I1547	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob F. WIGGINS, Esq.,   b. 4 Apr 1762, Newburgh, Orange County, New York d. 2 Feb 1815, Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ruth SLOCUM,   b. 5 Nov 1769, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 12 May 1852, Fanjoy's Point; Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1784	Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick   [2, 11]
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor Compton GREEN,   b. 3 Apr 1817   d. 15 Sep 1882, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1840	St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.419983,-63.811033   [12]
  	"James Gilbert Wiggins of the Parish of Waterborough, New Brunswick (B) and Eleanor Compton Green of St. Eleanors (S) were married by license the 8th July 1840 in the presence of James Warburton Esq., and Harry Green. A.V.G. Wiggins." The marriage ceremony was performed by James' brother, Rev. Abraham Van Guilder Wiggins.
  Children	1. Virginia Esther WIGGINS,   b. 25 Sep 1841, , Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick d. 4 Dec 1913, , Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 72 years)   2. Sara A. WIGGINS,   b. 5 Aug 1843, , Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick d. ,,, western Canada   3. William James WIGGINS,   b. 8 Sep 1845, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 11 Oct 1865 (Age 20 years)   4. Elizabeth WIGGINS,   b. 19 Mar 1848, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   5. John Hensley WIGGINS,   b. 25 May 1850, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   6. Charles WIGGINS,   b. 9 May 1852, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   7. Rev. Abraham Valentine WIGGINS,   b. 14 Feb 1855, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   8. Helen Mehetable WIGGINS,   b. 11 Oct 1857, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.424664,-63.810632 d. 24 May 1887 (Age 29 years)   9. Samuel Harry WIGGINS,   b. 3 Oct 1859, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 20 Aug 1920 (Age 60 years)   10. James Albert WIGGINS,   b. 9 Feb 1864, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 22 Jun 1881 (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Eliza A. BALLENTINE,   b. 3 Apr 1843, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Marriage	8 Jun 1883  [2]
  	Marriage Ceremony performed by his son by his first marriage, Rev. Abraham Valentine Wiggins.
  Children	1. Jane Landale WIGGINS,   b. 11 Feb 1885, , her residence, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. Abt 1962 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F8819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S7214] NBGS - First Families, 7214. (Reliability: 3). [S7214] NBGS - First Families, 7214. (Reliability: 2). [S3997] P.E.I. Directory 1864 - James G. Wiggins, 3997. (Reliability: 3). [S4045] 1881 Canada Census - James Gilbert Wiggins, 4045. (Reliability: 3). [S4046] 1891 Canada Census - James Gilbert Wiggins, 4046. (Reliability: 3). [S4047] 1901 Canada Census - James Gilbert Wiggins, 4047. (Reliability: 3). [S8561] Cemetery Transcriptions: St. Eleanors Cemetery, 8561. (Reliability: 3). [S5243] Baptismal Record - Abraham Valentine Wiggins, 5243. (Reliability: 3). [S3031] Cemetery Marker James Gilbert Wiggins, 3031. (Reliability: 2). [S3031] Cemetery Marker James Gilbert Wiggins, 3031. (Reliability: 3). [S2043] Cory Family Society, 2043. [S5164] Marriage Record - James Wiggins & Eleanor Green, 5164. (Reliability: 2).