James Bernard DEVINS
1804 - 1893 (89 years)-
Name James Bernard DEVINS Born 1804 Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario 
Gender Male Died 30 Apr 1893 Town of York (Toronto), York Co., Ontario Buried Nashville / Zoar Primitive Methodist Church Cemetery Person ID I2834 Richard Patterson NJ & ON Last Modified 6 Oct 2018
Father Isaac DEVINS
b. 20 Nov 1768, Orange Co., New York
d. 15 Mar 1858, United States (Age 89 years) Mother Mary POLLY CHAPMAN
b. 1770, Genesee, Orange Co., New York
d. 16 Mar 1856, Lampton Mills (on the Humber R.), Toronto (Age 86 years) Married 1790 Genesee, Orange Co., New York Notes - Nathan Martin was the husband of Elizabeth Devins [the Eldest Daughter of Isaac and Mary 'Polly' Chapman Devins and moved to the USA . This is noted in "The Abraham Devins and his Descendants Living in Canada and the USA Book written by William Duck, 1988.
Family ID F78 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Helena CHRISTENER
b. 1809, Ontario, Canada
d. 4 Dec 1891, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) Married 1830 Last Modified 6 Oct 2018 Family ID F2030 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - . JAMES DEVINS, Lot 18, Con 10, was born in Con 6 of York Twp. in the year 1804. He is descended from a family who originally emigrated to Canada from Pennsylvania, U. S., his father, the late Isaac Devins, landing at the mouth of the River Don with Governor Simcoe, whose tent he assisted to put up. Mr. Isaac Devins located in the Township of Markham, but not being satisfied he came to Con 6 of York Twp. where he subsequently died, being over 80 years of age. In the early days the settlers had to go to the head of the lake in scows to have their grist ground. The first saw-mill built on the Humber was erected by an uncle of our subject, & was put up by order of the Government. James Devins moved from York into Vaughan Township at an early period of settlement, there being at that time less than half-a-dozen dwelling-houses between Toronto & Vaughan.
Our subject married in 1830, his wife s maiden name being Eleanor Christner: their family consisted of 9 children. In politics Mr. Devins has taken a somewhat active part, & at election times has given great assistance to the Reform party. He belongs to the Methodist persuasion. [1]
- . JAMES DEVINS, Lot 18, Con 10, was born in Con 6 of York Twp. in the year 1804. He is descended from a family who originally emigrated to Canada from Pennsylvania, U. S., his father, the late Isaac Devins, landing at the mouth of the River Don with Governor Simcoe, whose tent he assisted to put up. Mr. Isaac Devins located in the Township of Markham, but not being satisfied he came to Con 6 of York Twp. where he subsequently died, being over 80 years of age. In the early days the settlers had to go to the head of the lake in scows to have their grist ground. The first saw-mill built on the Humber was erected by an uncle of our subject, & was put up by order of the Government. James Devins moved from York into Vaughan Township at an early period of settlement, there being at that time less than half-a-dozen dwelling-houses between Toronto & Vaughan.
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Sources - [S108] C Blackett Robinson, Publisher, 1885.
- [S108] C Blackett Robinson, Publisher, 1885.