James Elderkin
M, b. 6 June 1791, d. 21 October 1865
James
Elderkin was born on 6 June 1791 at
Horton, Kings Co, Nova Scotia. He was the son of
Jeptha Elderkin and
Emma Johnson. James Elderkin married
Elizabeth Kerr, daughter of
James Kerr and
Elizabeth Brown, circa 1815; Elizabeth married James Elderkin probably between 1812 and 1815, although no record has yet been located. It is apparant they lived at Apple River, as that is where James inherited a farm. James Elderkin died on 21 October 1865 at
Amherst, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia, at age 74; A.D. Gates, 13 Sept 1989.