Hello, I know where he is buried but where in Canada did he come from. James M. Hamilton was b. 11 Oct 1831 somewhere in Canada. He may have been Ulster-Scotch. He migrated to the US and settled in Missouri about 1850 and married Mary Elizabeth/ Elizabeth Dabney ( she was from New Brunswick) in Missouri. That's where he died. First question any one out there have a James M Hamilton in their lines? Second question. Can anyone take an educated guess why the move to Missouri? I do know that the family was timber cutters. But why Missouri, why not further into Canada? What's the migration pattern out of the Eastern Townships? Opps sorry that's question three. Thank you very much, gayle