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William Orr Craig

Male 1807 - 1876  (68 years)


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  1. 1.  William Orr Craig was born on 20 May 1807 in High Kirk Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 28 May 1807 in High Kirk Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 2 Mar 1876.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 84D037A58963430E9E713C53380AD2C8E714

    Notes:

    (Research):Did not stay in Iowa, returned to Lambton County

    ?i?From Charles McFadden Dec 2017?/i?

    ?b?William Orr Craig, s?/b?on of Robert Craig Lanark Society Settler, Brig Commerce 1821. Settled on road to the Wilds of Lavant next to John McLachlan Senior, close to James Baird Senior and the Angus McCallum lot who all came out in 1820 on the Brock with James Blair et als.

    ?b?71st Highland Regiment of Foot?/b?
    Corruna with James Campbell Senior fighting with the Iron Duke ( Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington - defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo).
    Walcheren with James Campbell Senior fighting under the command of the Duke of York, Commander In Chief of the British Army, second born son of King George III, Frederick, Duke of York, Commander In Chief of the British Army who??.. 26 May 1789
    Fought a duel with the 4th Duke of Richmond of the Lennox Line, Governor General Province of Canada.

    Lavant Township, the Richmond Military Settlement etc being named after the Duke of Richmond and their ancestral home in England, the first Duke of Richmond of the Lennox line being the son of Charles II and his mistress the Duchess of Portsmouth.

    The Governor General Charles Richmond 4th Duke of Richmond was a direct descendant of Charles I executed by Lord Protector Cromwell at Whitehall.

    It is his wife the Duchess of Richmond who throws the ball of Lord Byron's poem in Brussels the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras.

    Charles Lennox dies in office being bitten by a rabid fox on his way to visit the Perth Military Settlement. He is succeeded by Earl Lord Dalhousie as Governor General, commander in chief of the British Army in North America, and it is Dalhousie who settles the Society Settlers on their lots.

    The 4th Duke of Richmond's sister is Earl Lord Bathurst's wife and the 4th Duke of Richmond's daughter the Lady Sarah Lennox married Maitland .

    Maitland and Lord Seaton the hero's of Waterloo who Wellington sends to the Canada's and who crushed the French Imperial Old Guard, the pride of the French Nation at Waterloo.

    Died:
    Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

    Family/Spouse: Mary Miller. Mary (daughter of John Millar and Margaret Craig) was born on 5 Oct 1805 in Ayr Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; was christened on 7 Oct 1805 in Ayr Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Christina Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1830 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    2. 3. Robert Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1831 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    3. 4. John Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1833 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1854 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. William Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1838; died about 1904.
    5. 6. James Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1841; and died.
    6. 7. Isabella Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1841; and died.
    7. 8. Catherine Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1844 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    8. 9. Andrew Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1846 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    9. 10. Joseph Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1848 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    10. 11. Alexander Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1850 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1874.
    11. 12. Malcolm Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1855 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christina Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1830 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 3B320947263B4ED393B735C9D4CF624EDA12


  2. 3.  Robert Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1831 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 1A4777A9D3424B548B0B83BCB924EA97689A


  3. 4.  John Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1833 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1854 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 07BA3CDFC6094457BA058C1CB58B5FC41011


  4. 5.  William Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1838; died about 1904.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 81735C5FF0134267AE58A0FD1A5362FECB98


  5. 6.  James Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1841; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 8CBF7383197341CD86437652F0FBB9F00034


  6. 7.  Isabella Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1841; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: BD3986C9E8A34C74A9E45C5A1ED71814F44C

    Family/Spouse: Adam Boyle. Adam (son of David Boyle and Jean "Jane" Borland) was born on 26 May 1830 in Sorn Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; was christened on 6 Jun 1830 in Sorn Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 9 Jan 1911 in Winnipeg, Roland, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Robert Boyle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864; and died.
    2. 14. Jean Boyle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866; and died.
    3. 15. Mary E. Boyle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873; and died.

  7. 8.  Catherine Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1844 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: C8FC336C0AB14ECD933AE973D261892F4D6D


  8. 9.  Andrew Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1846 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 979C7CCFBF4248CEAB00BDE5059395172604


  9. 10.  Joseph Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1848 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 491FA75AA6224997A37EFB6DD5C1EC102C88


  10. 11.  Alexander Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1850 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1874.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 2B120156AEBD45DC8ED15404DC6E508CFDF8


  11. 12.  Malcolm Craig Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1855 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 9509A9CFDDFB422C885532103B851AEB4086
    • Residence: 1878, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; London Road

    Malcolm married Mary Moore on 6 Feb 1878 in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Richard Moore and Elizabeth Allville) was born about 1859 in Monaghan, Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Robert Boyle Descendancy chart to this point (7.Isabella2, 1.William1) was born in 1864; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: B581AE2C0EF345F9A0403AB57616C78BFC03


  2. 14.  Jean Boyle Descendancy chart to this point (7.Isabella2, 1.William1) was born in 1866; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 740F787CBE4242F48D3F0D7DC3C2E45BC738


  3. 15.  Mary E. Boyle Descendancy chart to this point (7.Isabella2, 1.William1) was born in 1873; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: E10ABB78B1434663AB12A05EE51A0DA42668




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