Brief Life History of Robert Russell
When Robert Russell Archibald was born on 18 May 1843, in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Archibald, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Russell, was 26. He married Isabella Cranston Watson on 31 December 1862, in Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 13 June 1926, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Rexburg Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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- Robert Archabald, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Robert Russell Archibald - Individual or family possessions: birth: 18 May 1843; Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
- Robert Archibald, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1879
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Madison, Idaho, United States
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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Robert Russell Archibald and Isabella Watson
Robert Russell Archibald son of Thomas Archibald and Elizabeth Russell Robert R. Archibald was a native of Scotland. He was always true to the best traits that are characteristic of the true Scot …
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