James BELFRY (Jacob, Peter)

born 25 Jan 1803 in Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada died 31 Aug 1849 in Bradford, Simcoe Co, ON. James was a Carpenter by trade, but usually followed farming. He married to Sophia CLARK on 24 Dec 1829 in York, Ontario, Canada born 1806, daughter of Moses Clark of East Gwillimbury.  James was out and got caught in a rain storm, and thus became very wet, took a severe cold, and died August 31st in the year 1849 in the forty-seventh year of his age. This was the first death among the married off-spring of the first Belfry  family. His widow died December 5th, 1855, Sophia had a brother Erastus Clark. Her Father, brother and self were noted singers. James and Sophia had the following children:

• Joanna BELFRY born Was (1901 census) born Sep 7, 1832 in Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada
• Jacob BELFRY born Aug 1831 in Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada
• Martha BELFRY born About Sep 1834 - died at one year and ten months
• William Warren BELFRY born 1837 in Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada
• Martha Sophia BELFRY born 9 Apr 1839 in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada. Martha married Mr. John More, a farmer near Glen Huron, Ont.