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Archibald McPhail

Male 1850 - 1923  (72 years)


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  • Name Archibald McPhail 
    Birth 20 Oct 1850  Schooner Pond, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Engineer 
    • Profession of Engineer, per marriage certificate
    Reference Number 2Mac1 
    Residence Calgary, Alberta. 1926-1930's 108 7th Avenue, NW. 
    Death 25 May 1923  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 28 May 1923  Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial plot: Section K, row 4, plot 5
      Buried with wife, Agnes Roe Cameron
    Person ID I2  McPhail
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2021 

    Father Alexander McPhail,   b. 26 Jan 1816, Androssan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1897, River Denys, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Annie McRae 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Roe Cameron,   b. 30 Dec 1856   d. 20 Jan 1935, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1874  Caledonia, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Alexander McPhail,   b. 16 Apr 1875   d. 29 Jul 1947 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    +2. John McPhail,   b. 8 May 1877, Caledonia Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1945, Blairmore, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
     3. William McPhail,   b. 11 Feb 1879   d. 22 May 1902 (Age 23 years)  [Birth]
     4. James Henry McPhail,   b. 14 Dec 1880   d. 5 May 1917 (Age 36 years)  [Birth]
     5. Archibald McPhail,   b. 27 Jul 1883   d. 1 Dec 1949 (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
     6. Annie McPhail,   b. 18 Aug 1885   d. 16 Aug 1976 (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
     7. Agnes Roe McPhail,   b. 10 Sept 1886, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1937, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     8. Stanley McPhail,   b. 15 Jan 1888, Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1938, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Birth]
     9. Catherine McPhail,   b. 30 Jan 1890, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1968, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     10. Mary McPhail,   b. 5 Jan 1892, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1892, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     11. Gordon McPhail,   b. 31 Oct 1896, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1896, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     12. Mildred McPhail,   b. 22 Jan 1905, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1906, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Birth]
    Photos
    McPHAIL home in Calgary, occupied in 1926
    McPhail family at house in Calgary
    Documents
    McPhail bible - births    		McPhail bible - births
    McPhail bible - births
    McPhail bible- deaths    		McPhail bible- deaths
    McPhail bible- deaths
    McPhail bible- marriages    		McPhail bible- marriages
    McPhail bible- marriages
    Headstones
    McPhail headstone -1.jpg    		McPhail headstone -1.jpg
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Plot: Section K; row 4; plot 5
    McPhail headstone -2.jpg    		McPhail headstone -2.jpg
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Plot: Section K; row 4; plot 5
    McPhail headstone -3.JPG    		McPhail headstone -3.JPG
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Plot: Section K; row 4; plot 5
    McPhail plot at Union Cemetery Calgary.JPG    		McPhail plot at Union Cemetery Calgary.JPG
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Histories
    History of Schooner Pond    		History of Schooner Pond
    Correspondence with Bob MacDougall of Schooner Pond area, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. McPhail ancestors and land grants for Alex McPhail
    Census Canada
    McPhail family in Cape Breton. Canada census 1901    		McPhail family in Cape Breton. Canada census 1901
    Canada census for 1901 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, NS
    Archie McPhail (50, head), Augnes (43, wife), William (22), Archie (17), Annie (15), Augnes (14), Stanley (13), Katie (11)
    James and Margrett Cameron lived next door. James Cameron is the brother of Agnes McPhail (43).
    McPhail family in Cape Breton Canada census 1891    		McPhail family in Cape Breton Canada census 1891
    Archibald McPhail (39), Agnes (wife, 33), Alex (16), John (14), William (12), James (10), Archibald (7), Annie (5), Agnes (4), Stanley (3), Catherine (1)
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Oct 1850 - Schooner Pond, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Sep 1874 - Caledonia, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 May 1923 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 May 1923 - Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Caledonia Mine CBI Nova Scotia 1882.jpg
    land_grant_map.jpg
    Schooner-pond.gif

    Census Canada
    McPhail family in Nova Scotia 1881    		McPhail family in Nova Scotia 1881
    Canada 1881 census for Nova Scotia. Alexander McPhail and family: Annie, Archie, John, Alex and Mary

    Deaths
    2Mac1 Archibald McPhail obit 1923 -2.png
    2Mac1 Archibald McPhail obit 1923.png

    Marriages
    Marriage Archibald McPhail to Agnes Cameron 1875    		Marriage Archibald McPhail to Agnes Cameron 1875
    25 Sept 1875- marriage of Archibald McPhail, 24, bachelor, Engineer -to- Agnes R. Cameron, 18, spinster at Cape Breton, N.S.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Province of Nova Scotia, Vital Stats NS, 1874, 96 (Reliability: 3).
      Book year: 1804; registration year: 1874; page 96 of 157.
      Source: Canada, Nova Scotia, Marriage Bonds 1763-1864 & Marriage Registrations, 1864-1942


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