James Passmore

1834 - 1914  (80 years)

• Name	James Passmore
  Born	5 Mar 1834	Probus, Cornwall, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Jun 1914	Buena Vista, Saginaw, Michigan, USA FAG 66602418
  Buried	Forest Lawn Cemetery
  Person ID	I294	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Passmore,   b. 19 Feb 1792, Bodmin, Cornwall, , England ,   d. 13 Sep 1872, East Whitby, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Williams,   b. 11 Nov 1802, Cornwall, England ,   d. 1889, Columbus, E Whitby, Ontario, Canada.  (Age 86 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1821	Probus, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Courville,   b. 09 Jan 1837, Lower Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1924, Albee, Saginaw, Michigan, United States FAG 66602419  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1855	Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Charles E. Passmore,   b. 30 Oct 1856, Montreal, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1922, Bernalilo, Bernalilo, New Mexico  (Age 65 years) + 2. Thomas John Passmore,   b. 14 Nov 1859, Whitby Township, Onterio Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1936, Bernalillo, ,New Mexico  (Age 76 years)   3. Frances Anne Passmore,   b. 28 Aug 1862, Whitby Township, Onterio Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1940  (Age 77 years)   4. Luke John Passmore, Sr.,   b. 28 Sep 1863, Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1942, Albee Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 79 years)   5. Amelia Passmore,   b. 9 Feb 1867,   d. 26 Sep 1871, Albee Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 4 years)   6. Nellie Passmore,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Albee Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1956, Livonia , Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 84 years)   7. Mary Agnus Passmore,   b. 26 Sep 1875, Albee Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1935, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 59 years) + 8. James Leslie Passmore,   b. 10 Jul 1880, Albee Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Donald Parker wrote in his book Our Family History the following about the Passmore family: Amelia Courville married James Passmore in 1855 and thus the Passmore family was brought into the Courville family history. In 1892 a sketch of the Passmore family was published in ?Portrait and Biographical Record? which deals with Saginaw and Bay counties in Michigan. The sketch follows: ?Our subject was born in Cornwall, England, March 5, 1834. When he was seven years of age his parents emigrated from England and made settlement in Montreal, Canada, where they remained for five years. Their next move was to Whitby, Ontario County, Canada, where they lived until our subject attained his majority. In the meantime he had received all the school advantages which were possible for his parents to give him, and free up to promising young manhood. Although he made his home in Canada, he went to Rochester, New York, at the age of seventeen years and learned the trade of a mason, which occupation he has followed more or less to the present time, with signal success.? ?Mr. Passmore met his future wife in Canada in the person of Miss Amelia Curvel (aka Courvile) and their nuptials were celebrated in that province July 26, 1855. Mrs. Passmore was born in Lower Canada, January 9, 1837. After their marriage the young couple located in Whitby Township, Ontarios County, Canada, and made that their home for 11 years, but in the fall of 1866 thought to better their condition by coming to Michigan, and upon their removal hither settled in Saginaw. Mr. Passmore followed his trade in that city, being engaged in building many of the public buildings and finer residences. He remained in the city, however, but one years when he was enabled to purchase his present place on section 21, where they have since resided.? ?Mr. and Mrs. Passmore have become the parents of eight children, viz: Charles D., Thomas J., Frances A., Luck J., Amelia, Nellie, Mary A., and James L. Charles D. has followed the same business as his father, and is a mason by trade; Thomas J. is a carriage manufacturer; Frances A. is the wife of Robert Law; Luke J. is in the lumber business; Amelia died in childhood, the others are at home.? ?The parents of our subject were Thomas and Mary (Williams) Passmore, both of whom were natives of Cornwall, England, and upon emigrating to America, lived in Canada until their death, which occurred in Whitby.? ?Our subject has been Justice of the Peace for four years and also served acceptably as Overseer of Highways. Politically he supports Republican principles with his voice and vote, and is ever found to be upon the side of right and Justice. Mr. and Mrs. Passmore with their daughters are conscientious and popular members of the Baptist Church, and are very highly esteemed in the circle in which they moved.?