The Paterson Family
From Dumfriesshire, Scotland to Ontario, Canada
 

 
Maternal Grandparents of James Paterson:
James Richardson and Christian Forest
 

 
Jean Richardson (mother of James Paterson Jr.) was born to James Richardson and Christian Forest.

James Richardson was born on June 18, 1783, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.  Christian Forest was born on April 11, 1778, also in Dumfriesshire.  They married in Lochmaben on November 20, 1800.

James and Christian had nine children: Margaret (1802-  ), Jean (1803-1874), James (1806-1827), Elizabeth (1809-  ), Isabel ( 1812-  ), Janet (1814-  ), Peter (1814-  ), Christian (1816-  ), and Gilbert (1822-1844).

Christian died on June 10, 1825, in Dumfriesshire.  James died on December 7, 1827, also in Dumfriesshire.