Archibald McKellar

Brief Life History of Archibald

When Archibald McKellar was born on 18 November 1785, in Argyll, Scotland, his father, John McKellar, was 11782 and his mother, Margary, was 11782. He married Catherine Henderson on 31 October 1809, in United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died about 1846, in Kemper, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Archibald McKellar
1785–about 1846
Catherine Henderson
1790–1866
Marriage: 31 October 1809
Nancy McKellar
1810–1844
John McKellar
1812–1864
Jennie McKellar
1814–
Daniel Henderson McKellar
1815–1891
Mary McKellar
1818–
Caroline McKellar
1820–1880
Peter McKellar
1822–1862
Sarah Ann Jane McKellar
1825–1892
Hugh McKellar
1828–1890
Abigail McKellar
1830–1864
Archibald Henderson McKellar
1832–1905
Duncan McKellar
1834–1852

Sources (3)

  • Archibald Mckeller, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Archibald Mckellar, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Archibald Mckennan, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory

The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Scottish:

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ealair, ‘son of Ealair’, the Gaelic form of the Latin personal name Hilarius (see Hillary 1).

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Céileachair ‘son of the companionable one’. Compare Irish Kelleher .

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

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