James married Caroline Fields 7 Sep 1858, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Caroline (daughter of George Oulton Fields and Margaret Murray) was born 6 Dec 1837, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 25 Feb 1916, Lorneville, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. M Jane Jackson was born 1859, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1873, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. David Murray Jackson was born 9 Feb 1860, Lorneville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 6 Mar 1916, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. Deliah Jackson was born 1863; died 1864.
4. James Hamilton Jackson was born 13 Jun 1864, Lorneville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 19 May 1939, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States; was buried , Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Freedom, , Maine, United States.
5. Giddeon Palmer Jackson was born 22 May 1866, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Martha Ann Jackson was born 4 May 1870, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 25 Sep 1893.
7. James Palmer Jackson was born 1872; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Robert Jackson was born 1878; died 2 Mar 1896.