James Stewart

1845 - 1923  (78 years)

• Name	James Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Arrival	1845  [5]
  Born	18 Aug 1845	Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1847  [7]
  Residence	1850	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Residence	1860	Detroit Ward 1, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Residence	1870	East Saginaw Ward 4, East Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA   [9]
  	Occupation: Shipping Agent
  Residence	1880	East Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA   [8]
  	Occupation: Merchant; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	1900	Saginaw Ward 2, Saginaw, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Wholesale Grocer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1910	Saginaw Ward 2, Saginaw, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Merchant; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1920	Saginaw Ward 2, Saginaw, Michigan, USA   [7]
  	Occupation: Groseryman; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Died	1 Nov 1923	Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA   [3, 4, 10]
  Buried	Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, United States of America   [4]
  Person ID	I26315	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Capt. Duncan Stewart, Sr,   b. 14 Nov 1819, Newton, Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Nov 1897, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Bell,   b. 1821, Scotland ,   d. 1 Apr 1895, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1843	Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Québec, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F6841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Young,   b. Apr 1844, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Married	1868	Michigan, USA   [13]
  Children	1. Duncan Stewart,   b. 1873, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Jane B Stewart,   b. Jul 1875, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Annie Grace Stewart,   b. Sep 1877, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Mary C. Stewart,   b. Aug 1879, Michigan, USA  [natural]   5. Esther Agnes Stewart,   b. Dec 1881, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F6836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Stewart was born in 1845 in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. His family moved to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, shortly after his birth. James Stewart became a wholesale grocer in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. In 1850, at age 5, James Stewart was residing in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with his parents. He is recorded as born in Canada. In 1860, at age 16, James Stewart was residing in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with his parents. In 1870, at age 24, James Stewart was residing in East Saginaw, Michigan, USA, with his wife Anna. He was employed as a shipping agent. In 1880, at age 35, James Stewart was residing in East Saginaw, Michigan, USA, with his wife Anna and their four children. He was employed as a merchant. On 19 Nov 1897, at the moment of his father's death, James had a strange vision of his father appearing to him. He retold this experience in a newspaper article below. In 1900, at age 54, James Stewart was residing in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, with his wife Annie and four of their adult children. He was employed as a wholesale grocer. In 1910, at age 64, James Stewart was residing in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, with his wife Annie and two of their adult children. He was employed as a merchant grocer. In 1920, at age 74, James Stewart was residing in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, widowed with two of their adult children. He was employed as a groceryman in a wholesale store. Obituary: Age 78. Loving husband of Annie(Young) whom he married in 1868. Father of Jean (Wolcott), Annie Grace, Mary C. (Hooker), Esther A. (Stringer) and Duncan. Immigrated 1845. James was a wholesale grocer. Cause of Death: Old Age ------ Very Strange Story Experience of James Stewart, son of Capt. Stewart His father’s face appeared at instant of death. The son said he was wide awake at the time. Saginaw, Mich. November 19 (1897) - James Stewart of the James Stewart Company (Ltd.) related a strange experience in The Detroit Free Press correspondent today in connection with the death of his father, Duncan Stewart, this morning at Detroit. “I awoke early this morning,” said he, “and was startled by a bright light overhead and looking up, the face of my departed mother appeared before me. I was about to say 'mother' to her when I noticed the face of my father close to hers. My mother’s face looked bright while my father’s appeared very pale and wore a grave expression. I felt at once that he had passed away and a moment after the dear faces grew indistinct and I watched them until they faded away. I lay quiet for a moment, dazed at what I had seen and knew that it was no hallucination. I was wide awake at the time. I asked my wife if she had observed a light in the room and she replied 'No.' I then realized what I had seen and she said, 'They are reunited at last.' I got a light and looked at the clock to note the time, and remarked, 'It is a few minutes after five.' Shortly before six I was called to the phone and the first words I heard were, 'Is that you, Brother James?' I answered and my brother Duncan of Detroit, said: 'Father is dead; he died a few minutes after five.' I said: 'I knew it!' I then related what I had seen, and he said: 'It is very strange.' I don’t pretend to account for this for I am no believer in spiritualism and am not superstitious, but the occurrence has produced a strong impression on my mind that there is some connection between this world and the next when dear others will thus reappear to us.”

  
  

• Sources

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