Gideon Yerxa

• Son of John Yerxa and Joanna Sarah Merrithew
• Born 1822 Douglas Parish, York County NB
• Married Jane "Jean" Johnston 21 April 1858 at the Manse, Richmond, by Rev. John Hunter
• Farming in Woodstock Parish, Carleton County NB in 1861 and 1871
• Died 25 June 1879
• Buried in Greenbank Cemetery beside the Kirk in Northampton NB

• Jane "Jean" Johnston was born May 1818
• Was from Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Daughter of
• Died Monday 20 February 1899 aged 80 years and 9 months at Lower Woodstock NB

Children of Gideon Yerxa and Jane "Jean" Johnston

1. Albert born about 1857 (adopted)
2. Ada born about 1865 (adopted)