The Hon. Capt. James Cuthbert
Abt 1719 - 1798 (~ 79 years)
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Name James Cuthbert Title The Hon. Capt. Born Abt 5 May 1719 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died 17 Sep 1798 Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America Person ID I3403 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 22 Nov 2024
Father Alexander Cuthbert, b. Abt 27 Mar 1679, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Mother Beatrix Cuthbert, b. Abt 1690, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F892 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Margaret McKenzie, b. Abt 1726, d. Abt 1765, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America (Age ~ 39 years) Married 1749 Last Modified 22 Nov 2024 Family ID F948 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Catharine Cairns, b. 1746, d. 1786 (Age 40 years) Married 1766 Quebec, Lower Canada, British North America Children 1. Daughter Cuthbert, b. Abt 1770, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]2. Daughter Cuthbert, b. Abt 1772, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]3. Daughter Cuthbert, b. Abt 1774, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. Daughter Cuthbert, b. Abt 1778, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]5. Daughter Cuthbert, b. Abt 1783, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. Alexander Cuthbert, b. 1768, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. 9 Jan 1810 (Age 42 years) [natural]7. Catherine Cuthbert, b. Abt 1780, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]8. The Hon. Lieut. James Cuthbert, b. 1767, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. UNKNOWN [natural]9. Hon. Ross Cuthbert, b. 17 Feb 1776, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America , d. Between 1860 and 1861, Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Québec, Lower Canada, British North America (Age 83 years) [natural]Last Modified 22 Nov 2024 Family ID F947 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Rebecca Stockton, b. Abt 1750, d. UNKNOWN Married 23 Mar 1786 Quebec, Lower Canada, British North America Last Modified 22 Nov 2024 Family ID F949 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Cuthbert, James (fl. 1741-1798), legislative councillor, was the son of Alexander Cuthbert, of Inverness, Scotland, and Beatrix, daughter of David Cuthbert, of Ardresier, and belonged to a cadet branch of the barons of Castlehill. He served first in the British navy, and was present at the bombardment of Cartagena, Columbia, in 1741. Later he obtained a commission in the British army. He was attached first to the Black Watch, and then to the 15th Regiment, and attained the rank of captain. He was present at Louisbourg in 1758 and the Plains of Abraham in 1759; and he was sent by General Murray, whose aide-de-camp he was, to England to carry the news of the capture of Quebec. In 1765 he acquired the seigniory of Berthier, and he lived at Berthier for the rest of his life. In 1766 he was appointed by Murray to the Executive Council; and in 1775 he became a member of the Legislative Council. He encountered the hostility of both Carleton and Haldimand; and in 1786 he was dropped from the Council. The exact date of his death does not appear to be known; but died in 1798. He was thrice married. By his wife Catherine (d. 1785), he had three sons and seven daughters. See Abbé S. A. Moreau, L'honorable James Cuthbert, père (Bull. rech. hist., 1901). Source : W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 411p., pp. 168-169. Posted at http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/QuebecHistory/encyclopedia/JamesCuthbert1741-1798-QuebecHistory.htm
James Cuthbert was confirmed by the Lord Lyon as 11th in descent from George Cuthbert of Castle Hill, and as "son and heir of Alexander Cuthbert of Inverness, Esquire and Beatrix, daughter of David Cuthbert of Ardersier, Esquire. "
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography says the following about James:
CUTHBERT, JAMES, army officer, merchant, justice of the peace, and legislative councillor; b. c. 1719, probably at Farness (Highlands), Scotland, son of Alexander and Beatrix Cuthbert; m. 1749 Margaret Mackenzie; m. secondly 1766 Catherine Cairns, and they had three sons and seven daughters; m. thirdly 23 March 1786 Rebecca Stockton; d. 17 Sept. 1798 at Berthier-en-haut (Berthierville, Que.). The descendant of an old noble family, James Cuthbert began his career in the Royal Navy. Captain and commanding officer of an independent infantry company by October 1760, he was also a captain in the 101st Foot until December 1762, when he transferred to the 15th Foot. Cuthbert was a member of Murray's staff at Quebec; in 1765 he left the army....
His biography is found here: http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=35956&query=cuthbert
- Cuthbert, James (fl. 1741-1798), legislative councillor, was the son of Alexander Cuthbert, of Inverness, Scotland, and Beatrix, daughter of David Cuthbert, of Ardresier, and belonged to a cadet branch of the barons of Castlehill. He served first in the British navy, and was present at the bombardment of Cartagena, Columbia, in 1741. Later he obtained a commission in the British army. He was attached first to the Black Watch, and then to the 15th Regiment, and attained the rank of captain. He was present at Louisbourg in 1758 and the Plains of Abraham in 1759; and he was sent by General Murray, whose aide-de-camp he was, to England to carry the news of the capture of Quebec. In 1765 he acquired the seigniory of Berthier, and he lived at Berthier for the rest of his life. In 1766 he was appointed by Murray to the Executive Council; and in 1775 he became a member of the Legislative Council. He encountered the hostility of both Carleton and Haldimand; and in 1786 he was dropped from the Council. The exact date of his death does not appear to be known; but died in 1798. He was thrice married. By his wife Catherine (d. 1785), he had three sons and seven daughters. See Abbé S. A. Moreau, L'honorable James Cuthbert, père (Bull. rech. hist., 1901). Source : W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 411p., pp. 168-169. Posted at http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/QuebecHistory/encyclopedia/JamesCuthbert1741-1798-QuebecHistory.htm