James Irvine Brewster, Sr.

1854 - 1937  (83 years)

• Name	James Irvine Brewster
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1854	Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157688070
  _FGRAVE	157688070
  Death	1937	Bowden, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	James Irvine Brewster left Kingston in 1872 as a lad of eighteen, to seek his fortune in Western Canada. He became a freighter and farrier in the fast growing trade between Winnipeg and the Northwest Territories. From 1877 to 1879, he freighted from Winnipeg to Fort Edmonton, then south to Morleyville, where he met his future wife, Mary Jane Boyd, sister-in-law of the Rev. John McDougall. Jim had a timber lease west of Banff about 1883, for the CPR construction crews. Brewster Glacier and Brewster Creek are named for him. Later he was foreman of the Mt. Royal Ranch near Cochrane; served as a scout during the Riel Rebellion; then homesteaded near Bowden in 1887 with his brothers William and George. His White House was a popular stopping place on the Calgary-Edmonton Trail. Jim Brewster was well-known and respected throughout Alberta and was a prominent Mason. He died at Bowden in 1937. Mary Jane Boyd died at Calgary in 1913; his second wife was the former Christine Thompson. Jim had two children, Elizabeth Boyd and James Irvine Jr.
  Burial	Bowden Cemetery, Bowden, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	Address: Hwy 587 Bowden, Red Deer Census Division,, Alberta Canada
  Person ID	I23275	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane Boyd,   b. Nov 1867, Saint-Vincent, Grey County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 May 1913, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age ~ 45 years)
  Children	1. James Irvine Brewster, Jr.,   b. 29 Mar 1898, Golden, Columbia-Shuswap Regioal District, British Columbia, Canada d. 1976, Innisfail, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F7910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Christina Powers,   b. 9 Aug 1864, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Dec 1953, Innisfail, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F9114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 1854 - Ontario, Canada Death - 1937 - Bowden, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Burial - Address: Hwy 587 Bowden, Red Deer Census Division,, Alberta Canada - - Bowden Cemetery, Bowden, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth