James Glenday was born in Scotland before 1809 to Ann Lindsay and Peter Glenday. In 1816, the family moved to St. Charles, Missouri. James was a merchant with trading operations in Scotland, Mexico, Missouri, and other places. He married Mary Thom of Forfar, Scotland. They lived in St. Charles and in the county. James Glenday died when middle-aged of a cut on his foot which was not properly cared for. His children died young. His widow spent the latter half of her life in the home of her husband's niece, Mrs. John Jay Johns. She died, aged 80 years, at St.Joseph's Hospital, St. Charles, in the spring of 1899.
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