It is with a great sense of pride that Dan, Carolyn and I make our Mother, Jennie Reid's, work of love, "A Record of Seventy Musquodoboit Families", available for publication on the Internet through the Nova Scotia GenWeb site. It was her fondest dream to ensure the information, history and genealogy of the Musquodoboit Valley become available to anyone who was interested in her work.Musquodoboit Pioneers
A Record of Seventy Families, Their Homesteads
and
Genealogies
1780 - 1980
Volumes I & II
original text by
Jennie ReidStatement from Jim Reid, son of the late author, Jennie Reid
pertaining to this online edition of the book:
I can remember the many summer afternoons our family spent searching through the woods and brush; cleaning off old tombstones buried in moss; and reciting the valuable information contained on those stones to Mum who meticulously recorded it. I can remember the many evenings sitting around the dining room table as Dad revealed the great wealth of stories and knowledge he had retained from living his full 80 years in the Valley. I can remember the many interesting people who came to visit looking for information on their forefathers; they picked Mum's brain for knowledge as she did likewise to them. But most of all, I remember the great sense of satisfaction she so often expressed when she was able to see someone walk out our door with a much keener awareness of their family background.
Our family would like to express our sincere gratitude to Carroll Armstrong who encouraged us to put the information online, and also for her work with Lark Szick, Volunteer Co-Ordinator for The Nova Scotia GenWeb Project, in co-ordinating the many volunteers who have given so freely of their time to prepare the book for publication on the Internet.
I can see the smile of satisfaction on Mum's face expressing the accomplishment of her fondest dream.
Jim
About This Online Edition of the Book:
Musquodoboit PioneersThank you to the Reid family for allowing us to do this project. When I began this project it was my intent that the online edition of the book would remain true to their mother, Jennie Reid's, original text.
Disclaimer:
This is a transcription of Jennie Reid's original work and any typographical errors were done without intent. An occasional typist's note has been added enclosed within [ ] and initialed by me: "cja", simply to alert the reader that there may be an error or the data could be confusing.
IMPORTANT EXCEPTION Regarding Personal Data: Some dates after the early 1900's, and exact addresses that were published in the original text have been removed from this online edition in order that we might protect the privacy of persons who may still be living. No names have been removed.
Changes from the original will be evident in some pages by the way the material appears on the page - some line breaks and page breaks may vary slightly from the original; this was done to make it easier for the reader to follow the text, or to keep family groups closer together on one page.
ORIGINAL PAGE NUMBERS have been indicated at the END of each page, as in the original.
IMAGES FROM THE BOOK have been scanned and placed on the Halifax County GenWeb site and may be accessed via the following URL:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nshalifa/MusquodoboitPioneers.htmlCarroll Armstrong
MUSQUODOBOIT PIONEERS
VOLUME 1
DEDICATION
In loving memory of my grandparents,
Charles Henry Morris, M.D., his wife Jane,
and my husband, Kenneth Reid.
J.R.
" ...... and Time, that grows old itself, bids us hope for no long duration".
Sir Thomas Browne,
M.D. ( 1605 -1682)II Genealogical Key
The number one (1) stands for the Pioneer settler (male) in the Musquodoboit Valley. The inside numbers indicate the number of children in his family. The outside numbers include him and show the number of his descendants given in the tables.
Example: 1. John Doe md. Mary Smith, they had 2 daus. , 1 son
2-1 Ann
3-2 Mary
4-3 James
Whereas most books are closely restricted as to the use of contents, we prefer to be generously different. The material in these volumes is offered freely to anyone interested in history.
III
INDEX
Volume I
Edward Annand 1 The Archibald Family 16 Adam Archibald 18 John Archibald 20 Jonathan Archibald 50 Matthew Taylor Archibald 52 Robert Archibald 67 Samuel Burke Archibald 75 Samuel Fisher Archibald 103 William Archibald 129 John Bates 152 Henry Behrendt 165 John Braden 168 The Brown Family 175 George Bell 180 James Benvie 184 Adam Bryson 187 James Bryson 195 Robert Bryson 202 William Bryson 210 James Bruce 214 William Butcher 218 William Henry Cumminger 225 James Cruickshank 226 David Dickie 231 George Scott Dickie 246 James Drady 260 John Dunbrack 262 Robert Ervin 278 Alexander McNutt Fisher 292 John Fox 295 Alexander Fraser 301 William Guild (Gould) 304 Colonel Henry Arthur Gladwin 326 Hugh Hanna 337 William Hay 344 John Higgins 351 (Owen) Edward Hogan 400 Henry Hollingsworth 405 Johnson Kaulback 417 James Kent 426 John Layton 432 Henry Leck 441 Volume II
John Lindsay 462 Joseph Miller 473 Henry Gloud Morris 478 James Muir 483 James Murchy 485 James Murphy 489 Edward McCabe 495 Thomas McCallum 500 James McCurdy 504 Alexander McCurdy 512 Sarah McCurdy 519 Matthew Archibald McCurdy 520 James MacDonald 523 Alexander MacDougall 531 John McFetridge 533 George McLeod 560 Peter Ogilvie 566 John Ogilvie 578 Samuel Pearson 583 James Reid 584 Robert Rhodes 645 William Scott 647 Rev. Robert Sedgewick 654 Alexander Shaw 662 Henry Sibley 673 Rev. John Sprott 693 James Sprott 698 Captain George Taylor 701 James White 716 John White 722 A Musquodoboit Miscellany 730 Agriculture in The Musquodoboit Valley 731 The Musquodoboit Creamery 744 Cemeteries, Pioneer and Hillside 747 Church Buildings 754 History of Presbyterianism in Musquodoboit Valley 765 The Anglican Church 792 The Congregational Church 797 The Methodist Church 806 Early Settlers in Meagher's Grant A. B. Lay, 1922 (updated to 1980) 814 Early Settlers in Musquodoboit 817 Early Land Grants in Musquodoboit 824 The Medical Profession in the Musquodoboit Valley (doctors, midwives, hospital, clinic) 830 Musquodoboit Railway 839 Temperance Divisions in the Musquodoboit Valley 841 Women's Organizations 847 Bibliography 852
PAGES IV; V; VI
Introduction
History is like a continued story of which the beginning is lost in unrecorded time and many chapters are missing when we try to read it. This seems to apply particularly to local village histories where so many things which are considered of no importance at the moment they occur, assume a large significance as time goes by. The whole story can never be told. Professor Garnet Sedgewick, one of the more illustrious sons of this valley, said once that he would like to write all he knew of Musquodoboit and them take the train out next morning! Consequently, he just gave a little slice; a teasing taste as it were, and these volumes about seventy Pioneer families will endeavour to do the same.
Daniel Reid, my father-in-law started it all. He was born here in 1860, lived in the district all his life, and for many years owned and operated a General Store in Middle Musquodoboit. Keenly interested in everything that went on in the small world of the valley, Mr. Reid's position as storekeeper enabled him to discuss with everyone the affairs of the day and of yesterday. Admitting to a great curiosity about local history, his own mind replete with memories, he daily extracted stories and information from his older friends and neighbours, happy to idle away an hour chatting in the shop. Daniel had known many of the Pioneer men and women, intimately. As a child, he hadVII
probably stood beside his grandfather, James, and watched the first church taken down; the very building which the old man helped to build when he was young.
As Bobby Burns remarked in one of his poems, "A chiel's amang us takin' notes and fain will prent 'em," so eventually, Daniel Reid gathered up the historical material garnered over the years and wrote a series of articles which appeared in the Truro Daily News during 1935-36. These little accounts of Musquodoboit families, their arrivals in the valley and their Settlings, met with great public favour and are still treasured in numerous scrapbooks.
Kenneth Reid, my husband, Daniel's son, took over the family business and he, too, with an interest in history and very retentive memory, enjoyed talking to people about old days and old ways. Kenneth was of great assistance to me when the formidable task, of putting Daniel Reid's work, together with my genealogical tables, into possible book form, was undertaken.
The genealogical research for these seventy families has occupied all my leisure time for twenty years. My stepfather, the late T. H. Lodge, a very enthusiastic genealogist, gave me much help and encouragement in this gigantic project. The work has been a labour of love, perhaps needless to say, and it was always my hope that upon completion, a private printing would be possible. When this could not be arranged, itVIII
seemed I must be resigned to let the manuscript gather dust on archival shelves forever more!
Most happily however, this was not to be. In 1979, the Musquodoboit Enterprisers Historical Committee applied for a New Horizon Grant to publish the book. This was received, and a donation from the Nova Scotia Department of Culture paid for the typing. The balance had been raised by pre-publication orders.
All the work of preparing the material for the printer was undertaken by the voluntary Committee; as is usually the case, the Secretary, of the group has "borne the burden in the heat of the day." It is impossible to express my gratitude to Mabel Smythe who has been largely responsible for this production. It was she who, with the inception of the idea, prepared the Brief, which obtained the Grant, and has assisted in pruning, revising, and editing an unwieldy mass of manuscript into manageable form. Mrs. Smythe has contributed the "History of Presbyterianism in the Musquodoboit Valley", as well as much of the complied material in the latter part of Volume Two.
It is a great joy to me that at last my book, long known as "Jennie Reid's History" is being published. It deals with seventy Pioneer Families, their genealogies and homesteads, and is offered to everyone with an interest in the Musquodoboit Valley. In so far as it has been possible to ascertain, the information in these pages is as correctIX
as human fallibility will permit. In any work comprising eight hundred and fifty pages of fine print, errors may be found, but they must be put down to accident and not intention.
In gathering this data over the years, it has been our experience that even within families, members often disagree as to events, the people concerned and applicable dates. Births, marriages, and deaths are always kept with great care, but even these may be wrong, "chance times", as we say in this valley. Almost all my genealogical information has been taken down from Family Bibles, Church records and cemetery tombstones.
Sometimes, no doubt, the dates had been inscribed in the "Good Book: by the shaky hand of a dim-eyed grandfather, and the figures are not easily decipherable. Perhaps at times, a stonecutter was absentminded, or the chisel slipped and the gravestone tells the wrong story. In a few cases, where no records exist, a family has given me an approximate date, which must serve until amended. Over the past year, great publicity has been given to the publication of this book, and everyone concerned invited to bring or send corrections and revisions. Many of these have come in and have been scrupulously incorporated, where appropriate.X
In coming years, we hope this book, which is being published in a limited edition of only five hundred copies, will prove to be a well-read treasure for succeeding generations of men and women. May they seek and find their roots in its pages, and proudly proclaim themselves descendants of these Musquodoboit Pioneers.
Jennie Reid
October, 1980
Middle Musquodoboit
Forward
In 1979, When Jennie Reid presented this Committee with her manuscript as a free gift, the publication of it seemed an insurmountable task. However, as the result of much volunteer labour, the only expenditure being for typing and printing, you now hold the book in your hands.
Our warmest gratitude is expressed for a New Horizon Grant, and the contribution from the Nova Scotia Dept. of Culture, which enabled us to publish this historic document.
It is our hope that these volumes will inspire much future exciting research in the Musquodoboit Valley.
Executive: Margaret Jones, Mabel Smythe, and Gordon Dechman
Directors: Emma Gladwin, Jessie Higgins, Ruth Higgins, Mildred Holman, Muriel Kaulback, Marilyn MacDonald, and Michael McFetridge
Enterprisers Historical CommitteeXI
[Image of William Harrison, M.D. may be viewed at the URL below:]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nshalifa/MusquodoboitPioneers.html
Edward Annand
Edward Annand and his wife Euphemia came from Scotland. The date of Arrival is unknown. Edward and his wife are both buried in the Gays River Cemetery.
1. Edward died April 4, 1822 at 62 yrs. (born 1760)
Euphemia, wife of Edward
They had 4 sons and 3 daughters.
*2-1 John
*3-2 William born 1793 (died April 18, 1880, age 87 yrs.)
*4-3 David 1808-1883
*5-4 James
*6-5 Elizabeth
*7-6 Ann 1763 died 1837
*8-7 JeanThese children were first cousins of Hon. William Annand, remembered in the history of Nova Scotia as Premier 1867-1873, Hon. Joseph Howe spent a few years at the William Annand farm in Upper Musquodoboit.
2-1 John (1st son of Edward and Euphemia Annand) lived at Gays River. He married Helen (dau. Of Capt. George & Helen Simpson Taylor) of Chaswood. They had 4 sons, 1 dau.
9-1 Edward
*10-2 Joseph
*11-3 William (1836-1924)
*12-4 Jane
*13-5 John9-1 Edward (1st son of John & Helen Taylor Annand) was a Presbyterian Minister. No further record.
PAGE 1.
10-2 Joseph (2nd son of John And Helen Taylor Annand) was a Presbyterian Minister. He married Alice ________. They went to the New Hebrides as missionaries for many years. After he retired they returned to Hantsport where both died and are buried, although there is a stone in Gay's River Cemetery.
11-3 William (3rd son of John & Helen Taylor Annand) of the
"Mills" Gay's River, married Ellen (dau. of William and Jane Corbett Landells). Her brother, George Landells married Annie Kerr, and sister, Isabelle was Mrs. George Etter. They had 1 son and 4 daus.
*14-1 Josie
*15-2 Helen
*16-3 Susan 1869-1949
*17-4 Alice
*18-5 Arthur 1871-1919
*14-1 Josie married William McLeod of Gay's River. They live in the west.
*15-2 Helen married Fred Gordon of Milford. They have 2 sons & 1 dau.
*19-1 Roy
*20-2 D. Winifred
*21-3 Harry H.
*19-1 Roy married Vera Harlow, they live in Milton, N.S. They have 1 son.
*22-1 Fred is a Baptist minister.*20-2 D. Winifred married Frank Hart. They live in Dartmouth. They had 1 son who died in infancy and an adopted daughter, Jean.
PAGE 2.
21-3 Harry H. married Annie Thompson, dau. of Stewart Thompson of Halifax, 1 son and 1 dau.
*23-1 Hazel Alice
*24-2 Stewart
23-1 Hazel Alice married George Willard Grant, son of Willard Grant of Hardwood Lands. They live in Milford 1 son and 1 dau.
*25-1 Gordon
*26-2 Ruth
24-2 Stewart married Elizabeth Havy, dau. of D. Havy of Stewiacke.16-3 Susan (3rd dau. of William & Ellen Landells Annand) married Rev. A.B. Dickie as his 3rd wife. No Issue.
17-4 Alice (4th dau. of William, Ellen Landells Annand) married F.A. Marshall of Cornish, Me.
18-5 Arthur (1st son of William & Ellen Landells Annand) married Sarah MacDonald Woodworth, (dau. of Stephen and Charlotte Andrews Woodworth). They had the "Mills" in Gay's River. They had 6 sons.PAGE 3.
*27-1 Clifford, Truro12-4 Jane (1st dau. of John & Helen Taylor Annand) married Joel Corbett (b. 1819). They had 1 son.
*28-2 Chester, Truro
*29-3 Albert, Maitland
*30-4 Cecil, Truro
*31-5 Harold
*32-6 Carl, P.E.I.
*33-1 Tom b. 1857 d. 1928. Tom was an ordained Minister. He married Miss
Crowe (1857-1906) dau. of Smith Crowe of Truro. 1 son.
*34-1 Edward A., author of "Father, God Bless Him."
13-5 John (4th son of John & Helen Taylor Annand) married Margaret Ann (dau. of David Annand), his cousin. 4 sons & 5 daus.
*35-1 Joseph
*36-2 Margaret Jane died young
*37-3 Melissa
*38-4 David
*39-5 Susanne
*40-6 Mary Ellen
*41-7 Ida
*42-8 John
*43-9 Edward was unmarried
35-1 Joseph of Cooks Brook, married Margaret McWilliams. 2 sons, 3 daus.
*44-1 John
*45-2 Albert
*46-3 Annie
*47-4 Florrie
*48-5 ClaraPAGE 4
44-1 John married Jennie Morrison. They live in Economy.
45-2 Albert married Ethel Dennis. They live in Gay's River and have 1 child.
46-3 Annie married Murray Rankin of Milford. They have 1 son & 2 daus.
*49-1 Freda
*50-2 Helen
*51-3 Allen
47-4 Florrie married in U.S.
48-5 Clara married in Ontario37-3 Melissa married Mr. MacDonald of Vancouver
38-4 David married Anne ___ from Newfoundland. They live in Wellington.
39-5 Suzanne married Mr. Parks of Vancouver.
40-6 Mary Ellen married Wallace Cole of Chester.
41-7 Ida married 1st A. Benjamin) 4 sons 2nd D. Elliott ) 3 daus.
42-8 John married Emma ___ of Vancouver.3-2 William Annand 2nd son of Edward and Euphemia settled on a farm in Chaswood. He married 1st Ellen Muir. 2 sons, 3 daus.
*52-1 William M. d June 9,1896 age 66 yrs.
*53-2 John
*54-3 Sarah Ann d June 21, 1904 age 72 yrs.
*55-4 Isabelle
*56-5 Barbara died youngPAGE 5.
William married 2nd Julia Cowan, widow of John Henderson. They had 2 sons.
*57-6 James
*58-7 Joseph
William's 2nd wife Julia d May 3, 1871 age 68 yrs.
52-1 William (1st son of William & Ellen Muir Annand) lived on the farm now owned by Dr. Belzer, 1980. He married Mary Jane McNutt, sister of John and Ephraim McNutt of Stewiacke. They had 2 sons, 3 daus. Mary d Jan. 17, 1890 age 64 yrs.149-1 Blanche married Dallas Weaeterington, they live in Miami. 1 son, 1 dau.
*59-1 Henry was unmarried
*60-2 Ellen Jane (Mrs. Darius Crowe)
*61-3 Cassie (Mrs. Burton Lawson)
*62-4 Rachael died young, unmarried.
*63-5 Morris died young, unmarried53-2 John (2nd son of William & Ellen Muir Annand) lived in Chaswood. He married
Ellen Taylor. They had 2 sons & 2 daus.
*64-1 Leonard
*65-2 Fenwick
*66-3 Elizabeth
*67-4 Annie54-3 Sarah Ann (1st dau. of William & Ellen Muir Annand) married Isaac Bell, she was his second wife.
55-4 Isabelle (2nd dau. of William & Ellen Muir Annand) married 1st Samuel Wilson.
Married 2nd Richard Bennett of Amherst.PAGE 6.
57-6 James (3rd son of William and 1st son of Julia Henderson Annand) lived on the old homestead, and where his father William died in 1880. He married Henrietta (dau. of John and Mary Layton Bates) of Glenmore. 3 daus. 1 son.
*68-1 Lelia b 1869-Sept. 7, 1957
*69-2 Laura 1876 d Sept. 1963
*70-3 Jane Amelia 1866-
*71-4 Morton Layton 1877-May 29, 1963
68-1 Lelia (1st dau. of James & Henrietta Bates Annand) married 1st Abram Bayers of
Musquodoboit Harbour. He died 1894. They had 1 son.
*72-1 Granville of B.C.
Lelia married 2nd Richard Innis Dunbrack of Meaghers Grant. They had 2 sons, 2 daus.
*73-2 Josephine married Dr. Donald Moore of Syracuse, N.Y.
*74-3 Edson of Waltham, Mass.
-4 Stuart
-5 Belle
Lelia died at the home of her dau. Mrs. Moore in Syracuse, N.Y.69-2 Laura Mary Lauretta (2nd dau. of James and Henrietta Bates Annand) married George S. Dickey. (Her family is in the George Dickey History.)
70-3 Jane (3rd dau. of James and Henrietta Bates Annand) married Harry Johns. No issue.PAGE 7.
71-4 Morton Layton (1st son of James & Henrietta Bates Annand). He was known for his beautiful penmanship. He married Ethel Tays. They had 5 sons, 5 daus.
*75-1 Elmer, Ontario
*76-2 Harold, Dartmouth
*77-3 William, Chaswood
*78-4 Edgar, Middle Musquodoboit
*79-5 Laura, Mrs. Layton Fisher in Mass.
*80-6 Merle, Mrs. Laurie Taylor of Chaswood
*81-7 Alice, Mrs. John Rogers, of Middle Musquodoboit
*82-8 Bertha, Mrs. Stanley Grant, Amherst
*83-9 Ira G., d 1910
*84-10 Jean E., d. 1919
58-7 Joseph (4th son of William, 2nd son of Julia Henderson Annand) went to Washington, D. C. as a young man. He married Alice MacKay, 1 son, 1 dau.
*85-1 Mary (Mrs. Armstrong of Washington)
*86-2 George lives in New York City4-3 David (3rd son of Edward and Euphemia Annand) married Margaret Taylor (dau. of Capt. George & Helen Simpson Taylor) of Chaswood. She was born 1815, died Jan. 14, 1891. They had 13 children, of whom 3 or 4 died in childhood.
*87-1 Ellen
*88-2 Susanne
*89-3 Margaret Ann
*90-4 David 1848-1928
*91-5 James
*92-6 George
*93-7 Alexander
*94-8 Marilla
*95-9 Emma JanePAGE 8.
87-1 Ellen (1st dau. of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married James Dowling. They had 1 son, 4 daus. They moved to California.
*96-1 Ella
*97-2 Laura married Mr. Bryant of California
*98-3 Mary Emma
*99-4 Minnie died young
*100-5 Burton
88-2 Susanne (2nd dau. of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married Alexander Frame of Gay's River. They had 4 sons, 4 daus.
*101-1 D.A. d 1954
*102-2 Irene
*103-3 George
*104-4 Laura
*105-5 Maude
*106-6 Joe
*107-7 Harry
*108-8 Emma
101-1 D.A. was an ordained minister, later awarded D.D. He married Lizzie Putnam (dau. of Alfred Putnam of Maitland). She was born 1868, died Dec. 6, 1952. They had 3 sons, 1 dau.
*109-1 Alfred B., N.Y.
*110-2 Rev. Harold A., D.D. - Winnipeg
*111-3 D. Gordon F.
*112-4 D. Elizabeth - Washington.PAGE 9.
102-2 Irene married ___________ Cameron of Halifax. 2 daus.
*113-1 Anna
*114-2 Marion
113-1 Anna married Victor Mader of Halifax. 2 daus.
*115-1 Cecily (Mrs. Robert Becker of Montreal).
*116-2 Madeline (Mrs. Gordon Chisholm of Vancouver).103-3 George lived in Gay's River. He married ________ McMullin.
104-4 Laura married David Crowe of Lower Onslow. They are both dead.
105-5 Maude married ________ McHeffey of Vancouver. No issue.
106-6 Joe married in Mass.
107-7 Harry died young
108-8 Emma lived in Vancouver, unmarried.89-3 Margaret Ann (3rd dau. of David and Margaret Taylor Annand) married John Annand (son of John & Helen Taylor Annand), her cousin. Her descendants are listed under 13-5.
90-4 David (1st son of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married Annie Logan. She was born 1857, died June 13, 1916. She was a dau. of Thomas James Logan and Isabella Keyes. They moved to Milford. 4 sons, 2 daus.PAGE 10.
*117-1 Annie May , b 1880-1929, was unmarried
*118-2 Clinton b 1882-1917
*119-3 Sydney
*120-4 Ralph
*121-5 Ethel
*122-6 Frank
118-2 Clinton served in World War I. He died overseas.
119-3 Sydney married Nellie Smelley. 1 son, 2 daus.
*123-1 Mary
*124-2 Albert
*125-3 Gracie
120-4 Ralph lives in Alberta, unmarried.
121-5 Ethel married ______ de Forrest, in B.C.
122-6 Frank inherited his fathers business in Milford, which he later sold to A.E. Reid. He married Frances Pooley (dau. of Richard and Winnifred Madill Pooley of Milford).
1 son
*126-1 Favell
126-1 Favell served in R.C.A.F. in World War II. He married Betty (dau. of Charles and Ethel Kirk Reid). They live in Halifax. 1 son, 1 dau.
*127-1 David Kirk
*128-2 Wendy
91-5 James (2nd son of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married Belle (dau. of Samuel and Margaret McKeen Kerr). They lived in Musquodoboit Harbour. After death of Belle, moved to California. 7 sons, 3 daus.PAGE 11.
*129-1 Esther
*130-2 Margaret
*131-3 Egbert
*132-4 George
*133-5 Samuel
*134-6 Jamie
*135-7 Dave
*136-8 Sylvia
*137-9 Charlie (called Earl)
*138-10 Freddie died at 3 yrs.92-6 George (3rd son of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married Sarah Benjamin,
had a family, moved to California.
93-7 Alexander (4th son of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) lived in B.C.
94-8 Marilla (4th dau. of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married Jim Kellough of Cook's Brook and lived in Chicago. She was his 2nd wife - no issue.
95-9 Emma Jane (5th dau. of David & Margaret Taylor Annand) married John T. Kerr (1847-1925). He was a son of Samuel & Margaret McKeen Kerr of Antrim. They lived in Milford. They had 5 sons, 5 daus.
*139-1 Bertha E. 1877-1881
*140-2 Marilla
*141-3 Ida, b 1875 - Nov. 11, 1956
*142-4 Samuel, b. 1882 - 1944
*143-5 George, d. Feb. 25, 1938
*144-6 E. Roy 1888 - 1938PAGE 12.
*145-7 Alfred Dickie, 1889 - June 30, 1909, drowned
*146-8 Ruth Emma, b Feb. 9, 1895 -
*147-9 J. Earle
*148-10 Lavinia
140-2 Marilla married Lewis Bent Fairbanks of Mass. She died July 1943, leaving an adopted son, George.
141-3 Ida married William L. Etter of Shubenacadie and Truro. William was born 1876, died Feb. 24, 1957. They had 1 son, 4 daus.
*149-1 Blanche, b. Aug. 1905
*150-2 Vina, b Aug. 1906
*151-3 Bertha, b 1907
*152-4 Mildred
*153-5 Harold
150-2 Vina married Cyrus Turner of P.E.I. They live in Mass. 1 son, 1 dau.
151-3 Bertha married Rev. Samuel Haslem.
152-4 Mildred married Alfred Little of Truro. They have a family.
142-4 Samuel married Laura Robertson, lived in Milford. No issue.
143-5 George married Blanche McCallum, they lived in Mataqui, B.C. 3 sons,
2 daus.PAGE 13.
*156-1 Earle
*157-2 Pauline
*158-3 Jack
*159-4 Audrey
*160-5 Donald144-6 E. Roy married Grace Simms. They had 2 sons & 1 dau.
*161-1 George Elivin married & lives in Mass.
*162-2 Earle married Virginia Davis - 3 children
*163-3 Helen married Mr. Murphy, is divorced.146-8 Ruth Emma married Alfred E. Reid of Milford, (1891- 1958). He was a merchant, succeeding his father A.J. Reid. They had 1 dau. & 4 sons. Mrs. Reid lives in Milford.
*164-1 Marilla Margaret
*165-2 Ralph Gordon
*166-3 Earle Kerr, b. Mar. 31, 1919 - Mar. 31, 1944.
*167-4 Ronald Alfred
*168-5 James
164-1 Marilla Margaret married Allen Roy Grant, lives in Dartmouth. They have 1 dau. & 1 son.
*169-1 Anna is a nurse.
*170-2 Ralph
165-2 Ralph Gordon married Leola Gertrude Benjamin, dau. of John Benjamin of Gay's River. They live in Milford, where Ralph operates the store. They have 3 daus. & 1 son.PAGE 14.
*171-1 Winnifred
*172-2 Janet
*173-3 Susan
*174-4 Charles166-3 Earle Kerr was a pilot in the R.C.A.F. He was killed in action in 1944.
167-4 Ronald Alfred married Florence Kerr dau. of Ed. Mc C. Kerr of Milford.
4 sons, 2 daus.
*175-1 Robert (R.C.A.F.)
*176-2 Earle
*177-3 Donna
*178-4 Graham
*179-5 Bruce} Twins
*180-6 Brenda}Twins
168-5 James is a flight Lieutenant in the R.C.A.F. He is stationed in Greenwood, NS. He married Enid Stewart of St. George, N.B. 3 sons.
*181-1 Alan
*182-2 Stephen
*183-3 Murray
147-9 J. Earle was killed in action in World War I in France.
148-10 Lavinia married in United States and died when her child was born.
The baby also died.5-4 James (4th son of Edward and Euphemia Annand) was unmarried.
6-5 Elizabeth (1st dau. of Edward & Euphemia Annand) md. James Murchy. Her descendants are listed in the Murchy history.PAGE 15.
7-6 Ann (2nd dau. Of Edward and Euphemia Annand) md. in 1820 to Denny McHeffey (1763-1835). 4 daus.
184-1 Mary b. 1821
185-2 Ann b. Dec. 22, 1823
186-3 Ellen died 1837, (mother and 2 daus. died in an epidemic in 1837)
187-4 Rebecca died 1837.
184-1 Mary md. James Benjamin of Gay’s River.
185-2 Ann md. John MacKay of Gay’s River in 1841. They had 9 children.8-7 Jean (3rd dau. Of Edward & Euphemia Annand) md. Mr. Wood and lived in Ontario. No further record.
The Archibald Family
John Archibald of Londonderry, Ireland (1623-1751) was the father of six sons; four sons moved to Truro from East Derry, New Hampshire in 1760. John was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery, having died Aug. 10, 1751. His father, John, was buried in Londonderry, N.H. in 1728. The will of the grandfather of the “Four Archibald Brothers” is in Londonderry, N.H.
The four brothers, David, Samuel, James, Thomas, and three sisters, Elizabeth (Mrs. Matthew Taylor), Eleanor (Mrs. William Fisher) and Martha (Mrs. Samson Moore) came to Truro in 1760. Two brothers Robert and John stayed in New Hampshire.PAGE 16.
Descendants of David (1st brother) who settled in Musquodoboit in 1787 on the eastern half of the Robert and Matthew Archibald grant, 2. John moved here in 1790 and settled on the farm now owned by Carl Grant in 1963. Robert Stewart lives in the farm house.Descendants of Samuel (2nd brother) who settled in Musquodoboit
1. Samuel Fisher Archibald who came here after 1797 and settled where Dr. Cleland Marshall lives, 1980.
2. Matthew Taylor Archibald came here after 1797 and settled on what is now called the Bourke Gladwin farm, owned by Smith Archibald in 1980.
3. Adams Archibald came here with his brothers and settled on the present farm of Douglas Benvie 1980; his house was further up the hill on the old road.
4. Jonathan Archibald, the youngest brother of Samuel Fisher, Matthew T. and Adams came here in 1824, he died here in 1861.
5. William Putnam
6. Samuel Burke
John Archibald was a grantee of forest lands in Upper Musquodoboit for his two sons, Samuel Burke Archibald and William Putnam Archibald. These lands were 30 miles from Truro and 70 miles from Halifax. Two brothers, near the end of their teens, in love with country life, left their home in Truro and came to Upper Musquodoboit. Here they cleared the land and built a log cabin. (Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Flemming) 1980.PAGE 17.
Public roads there were none; only blazed paths between the houses of the settlers. This John Archibald was known as "Major John" and his brother Matthew was called "Matthew, the tanner"; they never lived in Musquodoboit but took up land for their sons.
Adams Archibald
1. Adams, (the 3rd son of Matthew & Janet Fisher Archibald) was born in Truro April 18, 1777.
He md. Hannah (4th dau. of Robert and Hannah (Blair) Archibald on Jan. 22, 1802. They settled in Middle Musquodoboit where he had taken a grant of 180 acres on March 2, 1811, now the farm of Douglas Benvie 1980. He was one of the first to build a two-storey house here, it was situated on the old road further up the hill.
His wife Hannah died June 10, 1854 age 75 yrs. They are both buried in the Pioneer Cemetery beside the church. Adams and Hannah had 2 daus.
2-1 Eliza b May 1, 1803 - July 24, 1827 age 24 yrs.
3-2 Janet b. Nov. 14, 1804 - Feb. 8, 1843, age 38 yrs.
2-1 Eliza md. Angus McLeod, her genealogy is given in the McLeod history.PAGE 18.
Adams left his farm to his grandson, George McLeod. George built the present house in which Adams died in 1857. The Doug Benvie Property 1980.
When George became old he sold the farm to Samuel and Charles McCurdy. Later they sold it to Gus Chisholm, he to Foster Dixon McCurdy. After his death it was sold to E.D.T. Snow who sold it to Norman Benvie, who left it to his son Douglas.3-2 Janet (2nd dau. Of Adams and Hannah Archibald) md. John Tupper on March, 1830. They had 3 sons, 1 dau.
4-1 Angus
5-2 Adams - unmarried
6-3 Henry
7-4 Eliza
Janet died on Feb. 8, 1843 and her husband died July 26, 1844 age 40 yrs.
4-1 Angus md. Hannah (dau. of Hon. David McCurdy) in the spring of 1861. He died on May 5, 1865. No issue.
6-3 Henry md. Ellen Stewart of Musquodoboit. They had 3
sons , 3 daus.
8-1 dau. md. C.L. Beck of New Glasgow
9-2 Annie md. John W. Logan, lived in Truro.
10-3 Louise md. Captain Everett McDougall
11-4 George L.)
12-5 John reside in Duluth
13-6 Henry C. went to CaliforniaAfter the death of Ellen, Henry md. 2nd the widow of Hon. A. W. MacLean.
7-4 Eliza md. Mr. Parker of Upper Musquodoboit. She md. 2nd Alfred Brush of Moncton, and they settled in Auburndale, Mass. Her dau. Fannie md. Leon Minette and resided in Boston.PAGE 19.
John Archibald
John (3rd son of David and Elizabeth Elliott Archibald) was born in Londonderry, Ireland, August 18, 1747. He came with the rest of the family, to New England about 1759, and to Truro December 13, 1762. He was one of the grantees of Truro Township. He lived, while in Truro, on his house lot in the Village; later it was known as the Hiram Hyde lot. About 1790 he moved to Musquodoboit and settled on the farm later called the John Tupper farm, now owned by Carl Grant where Ronald Stewart resides, 1980. John md. Alice (sister of Hugh Moore Sr. of Truro) on June 2, 1768. They had 4 sons, 6 daus.
John and Alice both died in Musquodoboit and are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery although graves are unmarked.
*2-1 David b. Mar. 19, 1769
*3-2 Hugh b. Oct. 24, 1770 - Jan. 7, 1771
4-3 Ann b. Mar. 28, 1772 - Oct. 18, 1858
5-4 Hugh b. Dec. 1, 1773
6-5 James b. Nov. 20, 1775
*7-6 Elizabeth b. Nov. 24, 1777
8-7 Mary b. Dec. 10, 1781 - Mar. 1866
9-8 Alice b.
10-9 Margaret b.
11-10 Dau. died young2-1 David (1st son of John & Alice Archibald) was known as David the 5th, or David Barnhill. He md. Letitia (dau. of Joseph Barnhill and Letitia Deyarmond of Chiganoise) on Aug. 9, 1792. They had 3 sons, 5 daus.
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* 12-1 Letitia b. June 9, 1793 - July 11, 1863
* 13-2 Alice b. 1794 -Aug. 19, 1848
* 14-3 Margaret b. Sept. 1800 - Apr. 22, 1869
* 15-4 John Barnhill b. Oct. 1802 - Mar. 17, 1844
* 16-5 David b. Sept. 12, 1804 - June 30, 1893
* 17-6 Ann b. Mar. 14, 1808
* 18-7 Rebecca b. 1810
* 19-8 Richard b. June 15, 1812
12-1 Letitia (1st dau. of David & Letitia Archibald) md. John Hollingsworth. They had 2 sons and 6 daus.
20-1 Mary b. 1816 (Mrs. Henry G. Morris of Musquodoboit South)
21-2 Letitia b. 1826 (Mrs. Henry Slade of Halifax)
22-3 Elizabeth b. 1821 (Mrs. Henry Behrendt of Musquodoboit South)
23-4 Alice (Mrs. Alexander Collier of Halifax)
24-5 Rebecca (Mrs. William Bryson of Newcombe’s Corner).
25-6 Ellen died July 15, 1858
26-7 Hugh b. 1822
27-8 David b. 1819
26-7 Hugh was a carpenter by trade. He md. Martha Logan of Gay’s River where they lived for several years. Later they moved to the United States. They had 8 sons, 3 daus.PAGE 21.
28-1 George
29-2 Athalber
30-3 Theodore
31-4 Norman
32-5 Francis
33-6 Andy
34-7 Robert
35-8 Creighton
37-9 Letitia
37-10 Bessie
38-11 Alice27-8 David md. Susan Cox of Truro. He inherited his father’s farm, being the only son in the third generation to own and occupy any part of the old Hollingsworth homestead, Murchyville. They had 4 sons, 3 daus.
39-1 Henry md. Della McFetridge of Elsmvale, Halifax Co.
40-2 John
41-3 David
42-4 William lives in Providence, R. Island
43-5 Matilda (Mrs. Fred Reid of Greenfield, Col. Co., N.S.)
44-6 Melinda (Mrs. Angus McIntyre of Sydney, C.B.
45-7 Ella (Mrs. Samuel Willmoth of Providence, R. Island)13-2 Alice (2nd dau. of David and Letitia Archibald md. James Murphy of Glenmore in 1815. Her descendants are listed in the Murphy history.
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14-3 Margaret (3rd dau. of David & Letitia Archibald) md. David Hollingsworth. She was known as Aunt Peggy throughout the country side. They resided on a section of the old Hollingsworth homestead which had been divided amongst the sons of John Hollingsworth. No issue.
15-4 John Barnhill (1st son of David & Letitia Archibald) md. Mary (dau of Thomas McCallum and Janet Logan) in March 1824.
John B. Archibald Sr. died Mar. 17, 1844 aged 42 yrs. wife Mary died Mar. 1, 1841. They had 4 sons, 2 daus.
*46-1 Janet b. May 18, 1830
47-2 David b. Nov. 24, 1831
*48-3 John Barnhill b. June 24, 1833-Feb. 29, 1896
*49-4 Thomas b. 1835
*50-5 Pheobe Ann unmarried b. 1837
*51-6 William b. 1838-1907
46-1 Janet md. David Pearson on Oct. 30, 1856. For her descendants see Pearson history.
47-2 David moved to U.S. was married there and had a family. No record.
48-3 John Barnhill md. Margaret (dau. of William Irwin of Hilden) on Oct. 28, 1862. They are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, as is a daughter, Sarah.John Barnhill Archibald June 24, 1833-Feb. 29, 1896
Margaret Irwin died Nov. 26, 1913 age 80 yrs.
Sarah Irwin Apr. 27, 1869-Mary 14, 1919.PAGE 23.
They [**John Barnhill & Margaret Irwin Archibald] had 4 sons and 5 daus.
*52-1 Franklin b. Sept., 1863
53-2 Mary Elizabeth b. Apr. 24, 1865
*54-3 Henry Irwin)
55-4 John b. Apr. 23, 1867
56-5 Sarah b. Apr. 27, 1869
57-6 Margaret Ann b. Apr. 14, 1871
58-7 Janet b. 1872
*59-8 James Irwin b. 1874
*60-9 Minnie
52-1 Franklin md. and lived in New York, he had 1 son, 1 dau.
61-1 Frank
62-2 Lillian (Mrs. Harvey Lee of Arizona)
54-3 Henry md. Eliza McNutt. They had 3 daus.
63-1 Myrtle (Mrs. Raymond Holman)
64-2 Minnie (Mrs. Lorne McKinnon)
65-3 Margaret (Mrs. Alvin Wynn of Hilden)
55-4 John md. and lived in Brighton, Mass. He had 1 son.
66-1 Raymond
59-8 James was md. twice. No issue.
60-9 Minnie md. Thomas Brundage & had 2 sons.49-4 Thomas (3rd son of John and Mary Archibald) was lost at sea in 1865 when he was about 21 yrs. old.
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21-6 William md. Mary McFetridge. They had 1 son.
67-1 John L. died July 16, 1893 age 26 yrs.
William, wife Mary and son John are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery.16-5 David (2nd son of Letitia Archibald) was known by the name of David the sixteenth. He md. Christiana (dau. of James Guild and Elizabeth Johnson) on Nov. 1, 1832. First he settled in Glenmore but was unable to obtain a clear title to the property so later moved to Elmsvale on the present Legg property. They had 1 son, 6 daus.
* 68-1 Elizabeth b. Mar. 24, 1834 - Oct. 6, 1837
* 69-2 Anne b. Dec. 4, 1835
* 70-3 Letitia b. May 10, 1838 - Dec. 6, 1861
* 71-4 Amelia J. b. Sept. 10, 1840 - Oct. 16, 1899.
* 72-5 Mary E. b. Apr. 24, 1843 - Aug. 15, 1937
* 73-6 William J. b. Nov. 29, 1847
* 74-7 Jessie S. Nov. 26, 1852 - Apr. 15, 1853David Archibald d. June 30, 1893
Wife Christiana d. Sept. 28, 1887
Letitia E. d. Dec. 6, 1861
Jessie S. d. Apr. 15, 1853
They are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery.69-2 Anne (2nd dau. of David & Christiana Guild) md. William Kaulback on Dec. 24,
1865. They had 1 son & 2 daus.
75-1 Thomas George b. Sept. 26, 1866 - Aug. 9, 1939
76-2 Christine b. July 25, 1875
77-3 Archibald b. Feb. 15, 1877PAGE 25.
75-1 Thomas md. Ella Marion Tasher of Somerville, Mass. on Sept. 28, 1898.
His descendants are listed in the Kaulback history, also the descendants of Christine and Archibald Guild.
71-4 Amelia (4th dau. of David & Christiana Guild Archibald) md. James (2nd son of Matthew and Eliza McCurdy) on Nov. 29, 1858. They had 8 sons and 6 daus.
*78-1 Henry Adams b. Jan. 24, 1860 - Dec. 1, 1863
*79-2 William David b. Nov. 14, 1861-Aug. 20, 1913
*80-3 Edward Adams b. Feb. 29, 1864-Jan. 18, 1923
*81-4 Matthew Henry b. Nov. 16, 1866-Jan. 6, 1937
*82-5 George Sedgewick b. Mar. 20, 1869-Apr. 5, 1935
*83-6 Eliza b. Jan. 18, 1871-Aug. 18, 1954
*84-7 James Bayne b. Jan. 26, 1873
*85-8 Fleming Blanchard b. Feb. 17, 1875-Aug. 29, 1952
*86-9 Christina b. Mar. 4, 1877-Dec. 20, 1929
*87-10 David Archibald b. May 1, 1879
*88-11 Harriet Dickie b. Mar. 16, 1881-June 25, 1945
*89-12 Annie Kaulback b. Feb. 22, 1883
*90-13 Lillie Archibald b. Dec. 20, 1885
*91-14 Nellie Claire b. Dec. 10, 1887PAGE 26.
Mrs. McCurdy died on Oct. 16, 1899. Mr. McCurdy md. 2nd Eliza (dau. of Dr. James Bayne). No issue. James McCurdy died at Clifton on June 9, 1912.
79-2 William (2nd son of James & Amelia McCurdy) md. Laura (dau. of Robert & Mary Ann Reid). They had 4 sons, 3 daus.
*92-1 James Robert b. July 12, 1889
*93-2 Edward Percy b. June 1, 1891-Sept. 24, 1953
*94-3 Eva b. July 31, 1895
*95-4 William Harold b. Aug. 1, 1897
*96-5 Emily Amelia b. Aug. 11, 1900-Sept. 8, 1914
*97-6 George b. July 21, 1902
*98-7 Margaret b. July 30, 1905
92-1 James was born in Los Angeles, California.
93-2 Edward md. Mary Sutherland of Old Barns. They had 4 children, the first two died in infancy.99-1 Percy md. Iva Margaret Trenholm, of Grand Pre. Iva graduated with a B. Sc. from McDonald College in Montreal and worked as agriculture representative in Col. Co., previous to her marriage. They reside in Old Barns and have 1 son and 2 daus.
101-1 Becky Dawn
102-2 Edward Paul
103-3 Marion HeatherPAGE 27.
100-2 Marion graduated with B. Sc. from Dalhousie. She md. John Russell Taylor of Orleans, Mass. 2 sons, 1 dau.
104-1 Nancy Lynn
105-2 George Foster
106-3 Paul Russell94-3 Eva md. George S. Hill of Onslow . They have 3 sons, 3 daus.
*107-1 Margaret Allene
*108-2 Emily Alfreda
*109-3 Charles Reid
*110-4 George Edward
*111-5 Marion Claire
*112-6 Robert Daniel
107-1 Margaret md. Robert Irvine Bagnell, they reside in Chatham, Ont. They have 2 sons, 2 daus.
113-1 June Patricia is a B.A. from Queens University
114-2 Heather Ann
115-3 Robert Hill
116-4 James Edward
108-2 Emily graduated with B. Sc. from Mount Allison. She md. Angus Theodore MacLellan of Glace Bay, a graduate of Pine Hill and Dalhousie. They have 3 sons.PAGE 28.
117-1 Charles Edward
118-2 Hugh Gordon
119-3 Allan Stewart
109-3 Charles md. Leta Gertrude Lorraine of Onslow. He resides on the homeplace in Onslow which is a large dairy farm. They have 2 sons 3 daus.
120-1 Charles George
121-2 Elsie Lorraine
122-3 Evelyn Ann
123-4 Daniel Reid
124-5 Susan Leta
110-4 George md. Shirley Jacqueline McCallum, B.A., graduate of Acadia University. They have 3 sons.
125-1 Charles Edward
126-2 Brian David
127-3 Eric Martin
111-5 Marion md. Dr. Robert Chopin Partenheimer of Maplewood, New Jersey. They have 1 dau., 3 sons.
128-1 Barbara Lynn
129-2 Robert Hill
130-3 Richard Chopin
131-4 Rodmand ChopinPAGE 29.
112-6 Robert graduated from Mount Allison with his B. Sc. and later with B. Ed. from
Toronto University. He md. Ethel MacKillop of Niagara. 1 son, 1 dau.
132-1 Deborah Ann
133-2 James MacKillop95-4 William Harold McCurdy md. Eva Mickelwright of Halifax.
134-1 Gerald Lewis
135-2 David Harold
136-3 Joan Elizabeth
134-1 Gerald Lewis McCurdy was born at Baltimore. He graduated from Dalhousie with B. Sc. in 1953. He md. Marilyn Joyce Simpson of Sayro, Pa. 2 daus.