Ann Archibald

8 March 1801–18 September 1881 (Age 80)
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Ann

When Ann Archibald was born on 8 March 1801, in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Archibald, was 28 and her mother, Elisabeth Kerr, was 27. She married Montgomery Davis on 5 June 1821, in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 18 September 1881, in Perth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Cromarty, West Perth, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Montgomery Davis
1795–1869
Ann Archibald
1801–1881
Marriage: 5 June 1821
Margaret Davies
1821–1878
Elizabeth Davies
1824–
Janet Davies
1826–
William Davis
1828–1912
John Davies
1831–1832
Ann Davies
1833–1914
John Davies
1835–1836
Mary Davis
1837–1911
Jean Davies
1840–1922
David Davies
1842–1918

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World Events (8)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 1
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
Age 14
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
Age 21
The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.

Name Meaning

Scottish: from a Scottish personal name, Archibald, of Anglo-Norman French and (ultimately) Continental Germanic origin ( see Archambault ). In the Highlands of Scotland it was taken as an Anglicized equivalent of the Gaelic personal name Gille Easbaig ‘servant of the bishop’ ( see Gillespie ), probably because of the approximate phonetic similarity between Arch(i)bald and easbaig. Both Archibald and Gillespie are personal names much favored among Clan Campbell.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Archbold
Archambault
Gillespie

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Searching for 2nd Great Grandparents

A long time ago my Aunt Dora Caldwell Shipley, gave me a picture (see above) with a note on the back that said it was probably her grandparents tombstones somewhere near the town of Seaforth, Ontario, …

Sources (22)

  • Ann Archibald in entry for Andrew Caldick and Jane Davis, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • Ann Archibald in entry for Andrew Patrick and Ann Davis, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • Ann Archibald in entry for David Davis, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

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