Here is the family history I have on Joseph George Jardine (1767-1849)
Born: 1767, Thundergarth Parish (Ecclefechan), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Occupation: Weaver, Carrier
Married: November 16, 1792 - Janet Kerr in Tundergarth Parish, Dumfriesshire
Died: June 23, 1849, Napan, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph resided in Thundergarth parish when his first children were born. In 1810, the birth records for Dryfesdale parish suggest he was living at Ecclefechen, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Joseph, wife and family went to Canada in 1824. Their son Thomas Jardine born 1800 in Tundergarth, didn't go. Joseph received a grant of land on the North side of the Napan River on February 20, 1827. (NB Courier, June 30, 1849). New Brunswick, Canada
Janet (Kerr) Jardine
Born: 1 March 1772 Lochmaben
Died: May 16, 1860, Loveland, OH
Children: Ten
1. George, born December 24, 1797 in Ecclefachen, Dumfries, Scotland
2. James, born July 13, 1800, later moved to Napan, NB, Canada. James was a Shoemaker.
3. Thomas Jardine, born July 13, 1800, Thundergarth parish, Scotland. Thomas was a shoemaker and he stayed in Scotland and there is no record of him coming to Canada.
4. John, born July 3, 1803 - moved to Napan, NB, Canada with George. Died 30 April 1878 in New Brunswick.
5. Elizabeth (Betty), Born April 8, 1805 married Samuel MacKnight and resided in Napan, NB, Canada for a period of time before moving to Meigs County, Ohio, USA
6. William, born March 20, 1810, may have resided in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Married at Newcastle, 2 June 1831, to Mary Dobie.
7. Jean, married Francis McKnight and had 5 sons and 1 daughter.
8. Janet Jardine, born March 3, 1813, Thundergarth parish, Scotland. Janet married James MacKnight. Janet died in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.
9. Samuel Jardine, Born May 15, 1815, Thundergarth parish, Scotland. Infant death.
10. Samuel Jardine, Born April 8, 1818, Thudergarth parish, Scotland, died September 28, 1878.
