Brief Life History of Archibald Simpson
When Archibald Simpson Mitchell was born on 22 July 1848, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, his father, George Peter Mitchell, was 27 and his mother, Lydia Ann Maskell, was 27. He married Ella Leslie Vail on 25 July 1872, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1872. He died on 15 November 1922, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, at the age of 74, and was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.
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- Archibald Mitchell in household of George W Mitchell, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Archibald Simpson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Archibald S Mitchell, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"
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World Events (3)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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