James Savage1

#30133, (circa 1831 - )
Father*William Savage1 (s 1791 - )
Mother*Bridget Hagerty1 (c 1808 - )
Birth*circa 1831He was born circa 1831 at New BrunswickG.1 
circa 1840He removed with William Savage and Bridget Hagerty to IllinoisG circa 1840.1,2 
26 September 1850He appeared on the census of 26 September 1850 in the household of William Savage and Bridget Hagerty, age 19, b. NB, laborer.3 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 8: "Three of [the Savage brothers], William, Maurice and James, made up their minds to abandon the forests and seek the prairie lands of the West. So at the earliest possible moment after the death of their mother, they left for Clark County, Illinois, on the prairies. The cross roads where Maurice died is now a street corner, occupied by the Moody Temple, one of the valuable sites in Chicago." Note: prob. Cook County rather than Clark.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. William (60), b. Ireland, farmer, real estate value $1000; Bridget (35) [sic], b. Ireland.