James Townsend CAMPBELL

Abt 1790 - 1863  (~ 73 years)

• Name	James Townsend CAMPBELL  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1790	Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	BIOGRAPHY: James was a Magistrate. According to Dave Hunter, dhunter@@isn.net NAME: 'Park corner, of course, had a double attraction for Lucy Maud Montgomery. Across the road from Senator Montgomery's home, and just above Campbell's Pond, Lucy Maud's Lake of Shining Waters, was the Campbell homestead. This property was first owned by ***James Townshend Campbell, J.P.***,who was married to Elizabeth Montgomery, sister of Senator Montgomery. When Lucy Maud visited Park Corner, the owner of this property, and the attractive new home of which she spoke so endearingly, was John Campbell, son of Jame Townshend Campbell, who was married to Lucy Maud's aunt, Annie MacNeill. The 'trio of merry cousins' referred to in 'The Alpine Path', with whom she played were - Clara, Stella and Fredericka.......It was in the living room of this home that Lucy Maud married the Reverend Ewan MacDonald in July 1911.' NAME: Middle name from 'The Years Before Anne' by Dr. Francis W. P.Bolger, Nimbus Press, Page 17. Dr Bolger is a history professor at the University of PEI and considered the foremost expert on the history of the Montgomery family. [this note from Patty Campbell]
  Name	James Campbell  [3]
  Death	15 Jan 1863	, Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island
  Person ID	I35752	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James CAMPBELL,   b. Jan 1742/43, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland d. 6 Oct 1829, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann TOWNSEND,   c. 1 Mar 1758, Longcot Parish, Berkshire, England d. 26 Sep 1829, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	1775	Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F6673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann MONTGOMERY,   b. , Richmond Bay d. Nov 1824, , New London, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Marriage	Dec 1817	, Richmond Bay, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Children	1. Alexander CAMPBELL,   c. 19 Jan 1821, , Springbrook, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   2. James Townsend CAMPBELL,   b. 10 Sep 1821, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 17 Sep 1916, ,, South Dakota, USA (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F6782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth MONTGOMERY,   b. Abt 1804, , Princetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 7 Oct 1886, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1826	, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  	James Campbell /B/ and Elizabeth Montgomery /S/ of Prince Town, by James Townshend Esq., J.P.
  Children	1. George Montgomery CAMPBELL,   b. 19 Jan 1827, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 5 Oct 1860 (Age 33 years)   2. Archibald CAMPBELL,   b. 28 Apr 1828, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 1901, , Middlebury, Wisconsin, USA (Age 72 years)   3. Eliza CAMPBELL,   b. 13 Oct 1829, Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1915, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 85 years)   4. Donald CAMPBELL,   b. 30 Jun 1831, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island   5. Hugh Montgomery CAMPBELL,   b. 27 Oct 1832, , New London Capes, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 5 Oct 1860 (Age 27 years)   6. John CAMPBELL,   b. 19 Jun 1834, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 19 Dec 1917, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 83 years)   7. William CAMPBELL,   b. 12 Jan 1836, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 15 Dec 1909, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 73 years)   8. Nancy Anna CAMPBELL,   b. 3 Jul 1838, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1929 (Age 90 years)   9. Robert CAMPBELL,   b. 1840, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1846, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 6 years)   10. Edward CAMPBELL,   b. 1842, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 1846, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 4 years)   11. Mary Jane CAMPBELL,   b. Feb 1844, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 1846, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age ~ 1 years)   12. Sarah Caroline CAMPBELL,   b. 30 Jun 1846, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. Sep 1846, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 0 years)   13. Geddie CAMPBELL,   b. 14 Feb 1848, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 15 Feb 1848, , Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F6783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S373] Gary Townshend, personal communication, 373. (Reliability: 2). [S362] Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362. [S362] Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362. (Reliability: 2). [S3892] Marriage Record -J. Campbell & E. Montgomery, 3892. (Reliability: 3).