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James Livingstone would have been aged abt 44 when he left Scotland for America. Thought to have worked at Goldhill, Nevada before going to Rock Creek, Otoe, Nebraska where he bought land and Married Euphemia, born in Canada to Scottish parents. They had several children. James is shown in American Census as being 73 in 1900. Then there is an enigmatic entry that states that he had died in 1901, and his spouse?, Grace Ballantyne was deceased. Problem is, Grace Ballantyne is known to have died in Scotland in 1901 and James Livingstone (the same man?) died six months later. Are the records stating that James sailed back to Scotland aged 73 leaving his American wife Euphemia behind. Perhaps Euphemia was trying to get a pension from the American Government and the Government needed James’ death confirmation. Perhaps there are shipping lists for the late 1900’s early 1901 from America to the UK showing that James did actually sail. Perhaps there are descendants in America know real story?

You mention that he married Euphemia, a Canadian. Well, there seem to be a few references in the Canadian records to a James LIVINGSTONE on ancestry.com , but the actual manifest is not there and I am not familiar with acquiring Canadian immigration records. Do you think he might have made a pit stop in Canada prior to entering the U.S.?

Also, there is a record of a James LIVINGSTONE who seems to fit your parameters entering the U.S. in Boston and departing from Nova Scotia. The actual manifest does not mention Scotland and his occupation is listed as "mech". There is no additional info. on the actual manifest to help you out more to really figure out if it is your "James" or not. Where was Euphemia from in Canada? If it is NS than maybe this is a hit? (see below)

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
Name: James Livingstone
Arrival Date: 1 May 1871
Age: 43 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Weymouth, Nova Scotia
Ship Name: Sissiboo
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Microfilm Roll Number: M277_80

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: James Livingstone
Year: 1871
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Place: Ontario, Canada
Source Publication Code: 1823.26
Primary Immigrant: Livingstone, James
Annotation: Date and place of census. Census films are available from the National Archives of Canada. Place of birth, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district, subdistrict, division, and page number of original record are also provided.
Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: Perth County. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991, 257p.
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Name: James Livingstone
Year: 1871
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1821
Place: Ontario, Canada
Source Publication Code: 1823.20
Primary Immigrant: Livingstone, James
Annotation: Date and place of census. Census films are available from the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Place of birth, sex of the immigrant, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district, subdistrict, division, and page number of original record are also provid
Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: Lincoln, Welland, Niagara. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1987. 289p.
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