John Nesbitt born July 1837, St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada to Eliza and John Nesbitt. John Senior and Eliza (Elizabeth) were Irish emigrants to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

John Nesbitt Junior married Christiana McFarlane about 1867.  They lived at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Christiana was born April 1839 to Elizabeth and Archibald McFarlane also of St Andrews, NB.