Brief Life History 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, Elizabeth Kerr, was 20. 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
Sources (22)
- Ann Archibald in entry for Andrew Caldick and Jane Davis, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Ann Archibald in entry for David Davis, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- Ann Archibald in entry for Margaret Davies, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1795–1869 Male
1801–1881 Female
Children (10)
1821–1878 Female
1824– Female
1826– Female
1828–1912 Male
1831–1832 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1772– Male
1780– Female
Siblings (7)
1801–1881 Female
1802–1812 Male
1805– Female
1807–1873 Male
1809–1895 Male
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World Events (8)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 1
1815
Age 14
1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
Age 21
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from a personal name, Archibald, of Anglo-Norman French and (ultimately) ancient 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.
History: This is the name of a leading Nova Scotia family, taken there by four brothers who emigrated from Londonderry, northern Ireland, in 1750–62.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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