James Roger
James Roger A descendant of James Roger donated six diaries written from 1908 through 1913 to the New Ipswich Historical Society. Members of the NIHS have been transcribing the diaries (hand written in script) into text, which will eventually be available to Society members. They daily entries are a wonderful snapshot into life in New Ipswich at the turn 20 th century. James Roger as of January 1, 1908 age: 66 years 4 months 14 days James was born August 8 th 1841 in Kirkmichael , Ayrshire Scotland. Married Margaret Isabel Neil June 1867 (she died June 10 1913). He was a clerk in Birmingham England, and entered the railway service in 1866, being station master at Rosslyn Castle near Edinburgh for thirty-one years. He was ordained an elder in the Established Church (Presbyterian) of Scotland in 1878 and elected a member the general assembly in 1896. He came to America in fall of 1897 and has since resided in New Ipswich, where he has a duck farm and has given faithful service a