1. | James Barss Bears was born in 1765 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died in Liverpool, , Nova Scotia, Canada. James married Abigail Smith in 1787 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada. Abigail (daughter of Nathaniel Smith and Patience Swain) was born in 1766 in Cape Negro, Shelburne, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died in New Harbour, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |