Berdan, James

  • Posted on: 13 February 2014
  • By: cfilipek
Primary Name
First Name: 
James
Surname: 
Berdan
Alternate Names
Alternate Surname: 
Borden
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
July
Birth Day: 
4
Birth Year: 
1805
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Berdan&GSfn=James&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=758&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=119522279&df=all&
Death Info
Death Month: 
August
Death Day: 
24
Death Year: 
1884
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Berdan&GSfn=James&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=758&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=119522279&df=all&
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Father: 
Berdan, David Sr.
Biographical Information
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
Found in 18330220BJS_WHS1. He and Irving are going to move to Illinois. Brother-in-law of Pierre M. Irving. He was an alcoholic, periodically reforming and relapsing. Later reformed altogether and became a leading citizen in Jacksonville, IL, where he lived the rest of his life.
Citation Notes: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Berdan&GSfn=James&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=758&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=119522279&df=all& http://books.google.com/books?id=Dg8wAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Pierre+Irving,+Illinois+1834&source=bl&ots=iBzw_-cWvO&sig=NETaeA8bacjPm41lQQf8Evci-Ck&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LtMEU6_AD-iOyAG90IDIBw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Pierre%20Irving%2C%20Illinois%201834&f=false
Biography: 
  • James Berdan, son of David Berdan Senior grew up in New York City. He had five siblings: Rachel (became Mrs. Frederick Root) (b. 1793), Peter (b. 1797), John (1798-1840), Magaret (1800-1832), and David (1803-1827).
  • David Sr. was authorized to explore the frontier states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and caused James and his siblings to venture to the middle of the county. James started a law practice in Jacksonville, Illinois and eventually became a judge.
  • James Berdan was a frequent* (*as far as I can tell from 18321118FMS_WHS when she talks about publishing the correspondence between them) correspondent.
  • the UMichigan collection of the family papers has a few "satirical" pieces, which they believe were written by James.
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-1720ber?view=text
Website Viewing Date: 
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 14:00
Website's Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 14:00
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Editorial Information
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