Brief Life History of Archibald
When Archibald McIlmoyle was born about 1752, in Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, John McIlmoyle, was 48 and his mother, Mary Sarah Jane Dysart, was 32. He married Mary Aikman about 1785, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died about 1807, in Port Hope, Durham, Upper Canada, British North America, at the age of 57, and was buried in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
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- Archibald Macilmoyle in entry for Elizabeth Macilmoyle, "Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
- Hugh McIlmoyl in Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
- John McIlmoyle in Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
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1791
Upper Canada 1792 divides Ontario into 19 counties. On September 17 the first Parliament of Upper Canada assembled.
1798
Battle of Antrim.
1798
The Young Ireland rebellion of 1798 failed.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Mac Giolla Mhaoil ‘son of the bald lad’. The usual anglicized spelling of Irish ao was oy ( see Boyle ), but due to later phonetic changes there was possible confusion with Mac Giolla Mhichil, ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Michael’ in some areas, see McMeel . In Scotland the variant Mac Gille Mhaoil was confused with or anglicized by McMillan (compare Irish McMullan ).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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