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Robert Harding was born on August 4, 1842 in French River, P.E.I. He was the son of Charles Harding, born January 25, 1812, and Mary Calder, born January 1, 1809 and died December 27, 1907. He came to Caraquet, N.B. in 1873 where he worked on a farm. He married Sarah Jane Blanchard on April 6, 1864. Sarah was born in 1836 and died in 1896 in Tabusintac. <br /> On September 29, 1875 he came by boat to Cain Point (Tabusintac) and brought his wife and family from P.E.I. in 1877. Their first home was at the Old Boom Brook. Later he built a home on top of the hill in Cain Point, and resided there until his death. Robert made his living working in the woods, cutting lumber, and peeling hemlock for dye. He also kept the ice cut around the piers of the Cain Point Bridge. Robert died March 7, 1931. Both he and Sarah were buried in Riverside Cemetery, Tabusintac with their youngest son, Benjamin, who died in 1930. The family was Presbyterian.<br />
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(1) Harriet Born 1861, P.E.I.; died 1889, N.B. She married James MacCallum (May 25, 1857-May 29, 1936) on August 8, 1882. He was the son of James MacCallum and Margaret Loggie. They were buried in Riverside Cemetery, Tabusintac. They were Presbyterian. They had three children.<br /> <br /> (2) John Donald Born March 15, 1863, P.E.I.; died November 30, 1950. He married Helen/Ellen Stewart (April 3, 1862-January 9, 1941). She was the daughter of Alexander Stewart and Rebecca Jellison. John Donald and Ellen were Presbyterian and had ten children. They were buried in Riverside Cemetery, Tabusintac.<br /> <br /> (3) Charles Born October 31, 1864, P.E.I.; died November 17, 1950, N.B. He married Settria Harris Price (June 27, 1872-May 14, 1956) on October 22, 1890. She was the daughter of Jacob Price (1841-1935) and Maria Hierlihy (1841-1885). They were Methodist. They raised a family of eight.<br /> <br /> (4) Robert James Born August 5, 1867, P.E.I.; died September 29, 1944, N.B. He married (1) Maria “Jane” Price (June 30, 1876-May 17, 1920) on June 3, 1891. She was the daughter of Jacob Price and Maria Hierlihy. James and Jane had thirteen children. James married (2) Bertha Jane (Williston) MacIntosh (June 18, 1892-December 11, 1962) on December 9, 1920. She was the daughter of Phoebe Williston. Robert and Jane, who were Methodist, had five children. They were buried in Riverside Cemetery.<br /> <br /> (5) Isabella Born December 5, 1871, P.E.I.; died December 2, 1951, N.B. She married John “Franklin” Price (February 1, 1870-November 27, 1962) on August 19, 1890 in Tabusintac. He was the son of Jacob Price and Maria Hierlihy. Isabella and Franklin were Presbyterian and raised ten children.<br /> <br /> (6) William Joseph Born October 7, 1873, P.E.I.; died March 22, 1936 N.B. He married Hannah Robertson Strang (February 26, 1877-April 1, 1956). She was the daughter of Gordon Strang and Mary Ann MacDonald. This family, who was Presbyterian, included five children. William and Hannah were buried in Riverside Cemetery.<br /> <br /> (7) Benjamin Born July 4, 1874, P.E.I.; died 1878, N.B. He was buried with his parents in Riverside Cemetery.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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Descendants of James Harding<br /> Early Marriages of Northumberland County<br /> New Brunswick Vital Statistics, PANB<br /> North Shore Leader: 22 June 1906-25 December 1925<br /> Northumberland County Cemetery Transcriptions: Alnwick Parish<br /> Northumberland County Census Records<br /> Robert Loggie of Miramichi, New Brunswick and His Descendants<br /> Union Advocate: 3 January 1894-28 February 1911 <br /> <br />
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