John Holmes wrote:I found a Jean Macfason. I believe him to be John McPherson son Charles McPherson and Adelaide Yarrington. God mother was Delina Yarrington. She was Adelaide's sister.
John,
Here is a MacPherson website.
http://www.clan-macpherson.org/
I downloaded a PDF entitled, "The Descendents of Charles A. McPherson" from this site. There is also a GED version. Look for the file "Clan Macpherson links F."
Charles A. McPherson is Sr. and Charles Jr. m. Lydia (Adelaide) Yarrington. From the PDF:
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1 Charles A. McPherson 1786 - 1868 b: May 1786 in link F born on the High Seas of the Atlantic Ocean d: September 19, 1868 in Mars Hill, Maine
.. +Sarah Adelia Grant 1792 - 1880 b: April 1792 in New Brunswick, Canada d: April 22, 1880 in Mars Hill, Maine
2 Charles McPherson 1820 - 1909 b: September 13, 1820 in link FB Restigauche, New Brunswick, Canada d: May 21, 1909 in St.
Francis, Maine
..... +Lydia Yarrington
..... 3 Thomas McPherson 1850 - b: 1850
..... 3 John McPherson 1853 - b: 1853
..... 3 Jane McPherson 1861 - b: 1861
..... 3 James McPherson 1867 - b: 1867
..... 3 Cyrus McPherson 1871 - b: 1871
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I note that there is both a John and James. I suppose that Jean could be either John or James but the 1856 baptism date is closer to John's dob above. There are no sources lissted on the PDF. I haven't looked at the GED file yet.
Here is another reference:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? ... &id=I22654
This page lists only John, but no James. John's DOB is shown as 1856, the same as the baptism record, so I am inclined to think that Jean and John are the same person.
Between these two references and the baptism records, there is a lot to study.
Thanks for discovering and reporting the Macfason name variation.
James