John Cambell Turple

Brief Life History of John Cambell

When John Cambell Turple was born on 13 July 1844, in Shubenacadie, East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John Jacob Turple, was 39 and his mother, Grizella Barbrick, was 38. He married Mary Smith Watson on 19 June 1872, in Lower Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1872 and Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 5 June 1925, in Admiral Rock, East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Cambell Turple
1844–1925
Mary Smith Watson
1854–1915
Marriage: 19 June 1872
Alexander James Turple
1872–1891
Caroline Ellen Withrow Turple
1874–1959
Amanda Gumb Turple
1876–1959
Stella Rae Turple
1878–1972
Priscilla Turple
1880–1959
Joseph Churchill Cox Turple
1886–1979
Cora Anna Turple
1889–1946
John Edward Warner Turple
1891–1971
Henry Arthur Turple
1893–1958
Mary Viola Turple
1895–1972

Sources (39)

  • John Turpel in household of John Turpel, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • John Campbell Turple, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • John A Turpel, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"

World Events (5)

1861

In 1861, Hants County was divided for court sessional purposes into two districts named East Hants and West Hants.

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form (translation into English) of Italian Purpura .

English (Norfolk): nickname or occupational name from Middle English purpel ‘purple, dark crimson’, perhaps denoting a dyer or a trader in fine cloth, or perhaps referring to a feature of someone's appearance.

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

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