Comments: Source Lowell Watson, ggrandson;
James lived in Oromocto and later in Fredericton. He was a tanner and courier of leather. He became a wealthy man at the time. He owned a large establishment in Fredericton, having a shoe shop and a harness makers shop. The he had a general store which dealt with mercantile business. He furnished lumber camps in which he had an interest.
The big crash came in 1843. Lumber was no longer in demand and the lumber camps failed. James suffered heavy losses, too.
Spouse: Hannah Orcutt Stephenson (Unsual Relation)
Children: Hannah Rebecca Sutherland, Sarah (Sister) Sutherland, Elspa Philena Sutherland, Robert (NMI) Sutherland, Zaresh Vashti Sutherland, Colin Stephenson Sutherland, Pamela Elizabeth Sutherland, Abigail Nancy Sutherland, Phebe Sutherland, Leah Mae Sutherland
New Brunswick Royal Gazette:
Married in Oromocto, Sunbury County, 05 Jan 1837 by Rev. Henry Daniel, Wesleyan Minister, John Lincoln and Miss Sarah Stephenson, daughter of Collin Stephenson, and married the same day by same were James Sutherland and Miss Hannah Orcutt Stephenson, the second daughter of Collin Stephenson.
Witnesses to the marriages were uncles of the brides, Samuel and William Kimball, and their brother, William G. Stephenson. No witness represented the Sutherland family.
Spouse: Moranda Sanders (Married 13-Sep-1868)
Children:
James's Heritage
Parents: Robert, Jr Sutherland, Nancy Ann McCleod
Siblings: Margaret Sutherland, Roderick Sutherland, Charles Sutherland, Ann Sutherland, Sarah Casey