Family: David Archibald / Elizabeth Elliott (F18290)

m. 19 May 1741

• Male David Archibald

  
  

  Birth	20 Sep 1717	Magra, Londonerry, County Ulster, Northern Ireland
  Death	9 Nov 1797	Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  Marriage	19 May 1741
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  Female Elizabeth Elliott

  
  

  Birth	10 Jun 1720	Londonderry (Derry), County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
  Death	19 Oct 1791	Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  Male + Samuel Archibald

  
  

  Birth	11 Nov 1742	Maghera, Londonderry, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland
  Death	15 Feb 1780	Nevis Island, West Indies
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  Spouse	Rachel Duncan | F18293
  Marriage	18 Sep 1766	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

  
  

  Male Robert Archibald

  
  

  Birth	1745
  Death	1812
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  Male + John Archibald

  
  

  Birth	18 Aug 1747	Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
  Death	1790	Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  Spouse	Alice Moore | F18289
  Marriage	2 Jun 1768	Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

  
  

  Female Margaret Archibald

  
  

  Birth	1749
  Death	1797
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  Female Ann Archibald

  
  

  Birth	1752
  Death	1836
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  Male James Archibald

  
  

  Birth	1754
  Death	Yes, date unknown
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  Male Thomas Archibald

  
  

  Birth	1756
  Death	Yes, date unknown
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  Male David Archibald Archibald, 3rd

  
  

  Birth	1758
  Death	1822
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• Notes

  Married: Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester County, down to the present time DetailRelatedSource Description Section: Chapter V Source Information Ancestry.com. Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester County, down to the present time [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Miller, Thomas,. Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester County, down to the present time. Halifax, N.S.: A. & W. MacKinlay, 1873. David Archibald, Esq., was the eldest of four brothers who settled in Truro. They arrived in Nova Scotia with a number of others on the 13th day of December 1762. He was a leading man in society; was the first Justice of the Peace who was settled in Truro; was first who represented Truro Township in Parliament. He first took his seat June 5th, 1766. His name stands first in the Grant of said Township, also to the call given the Rev. Daniel Cook, which was dated September 13th, 1770. His name is also at the head of the list of elders of the Presbyterian congregation. These were chosen in the summer of 1770. He had his front lands on the north side of Salmon River. His house stood near George McLeod's, on what is called Bible Hill. At one time a thief was brought before him for trial, and the sentence was, "That the thief should be tied to a cart and driven from the Hill across the River, down round the Parade, and back to the Hill again; and that the driver should use the whip more freely on the thief than on the horse. Mr. Archibald was born in Londonderry, Ireland, September 20th, 1717. Elizabeth Elliott, his wife, was born June 10th, 1720. They were married May 19th, 1741. He died about 1795. His wife died October 19th, 1791, aged seventy-one years.

  
  

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