James Albert McPhail was born on 17 Aug 1878 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Oct 1940 in Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 Oct 1940 in Renfrew Public Cemetery / Thompson Hill Cemetery / Thompsonville Cemetery, Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.