Anne (Chisholm) Campbell (abt. 1795)

Born about 1795 in Bailey's Brook, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in South West Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

John Campbell (brother of Donald and Malcolm) came to America in 1803, was married to a Miss Chisholm of Bailey's Brook, Pictou County, and settled at S. W. Mabou where he died at the age of 55 years. He had fourteen children, among whom were the following:

Alexander, who died at Rocky Ridge, Rear Port Hood at the age of 84; Duncan, who went to New Zealand, followed lumbering and died, aged 85 years,; James, who died at Rocky Ridge aforesaid at the age of 98; Samuel, who died at Port Hood at 91; Colin, who left home at 21, entered into livery business in New Brunswick, and died at the age of 75; John and Robert went to the United States in early life joined the army of the North in 1863, since which nothing has been heard of them; Jennie, who was married to a MacDonald of Mabou Ridge; Katie, who was married to John Pringle and moved to the U. S. A., Mary, married to Angus Campbell, S. W. Mabou; Jane, to William Gillis of Little Mabou, Ann to John MacPherson, Rear Port Hood; and Margaret to Angus Beaton of Broad Cove Intervale.^[1]

JOHN Campbell, son of Samuel, married Anne Chisholm of Bailey's Brook, Pictou County. He settled at South West Mabou where he died at the age of fifty-five years. He had a family of fifteen, practically all of whom lived to an advanced age: I. Alexander, II. Duncan, III. James, IV. Samuel, V. Colin, VI. John, VII. Robert, VIII. Janet, IX, Catherine, X. Mary, XI. Jane, XII. Anne, XIII Margaret and twins who died in infancy.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ History of Inverness County, JL MacDougall, 1922
2. ↑ Mabou Pioneers, father AD MacDonald, p 323