William Laird Archibald (1870 - 1966)

Born 26 Jan 1870 in Alexandria, PEI, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Miller (Freeman) Archibald — married 21 Sep 1897 in Milton, NS

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1966 at age 96 in Penney Farms, FL, USA

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Biography

William Laird Archibald was born January 26, 1870, the son of Eliakim and Cynthia Bradshaw Archibald^{[1] [2]}

On September 12, 1897, he married Margaret Miller Freeman, in Milton Nova Scotia^[3], and they had children, including^{[4] [5] [6]}:

1. Francis Magoun Archibald, born in 1899^{[7][4] [5]}
2. Helen Bradshaw Archibald, born in 1902^{[8] [5] [6]}
3. Harold Freeman Archibald, born in 1906^{[9] [5]}
4. Jeanne Margaret Archibald, born in 1913^{[10] [6]}

William died at Penney Farms, Florida on April 15, 1966^{[1] [11]}, and is buried in Shady Rest Cemetery, Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida^[12]

Education

• BA, Acadia University, 1892
  
• M.A. University of Chicago, 1894^[13]
• B.D., Rochester Theological Seminary, 1896
  
• Ph.D., Rochester Theological Seminary, 1900^{[1] [14]}
• Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1900 ^[15]

Career

• Pastorates before ordination:
  • Summer of 1895, Minto, North Dakota
  • Summer of 1896, Kentville Nova Scotia ^[15]
• 1896, Rev. Dr Archibald was ordained a Pastor in the Baptist Church^{[1] [16]}
• 1896-1900, Pastor, Milton NS
  
• 1900-1904, Pastor, Lawrencetown^[17]
  
• 1904-1910 Field Secretary Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
  
• 1910-1926 Principal of Horton Academy, Wolfville, NS
  
• 1926-1939 Registrar of Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
  

Endowment

The William Laird Archibald Scholarship ^[18] of $1160 was endowed by Dr. Francis M. Archibald (Acadia, '19) in honour of his father, Dr. W.L. Archibald. The annual award was intended to be made each year to a male student of high standing entering his third undergraduate year in Arts or Science; or it may, at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee, be awarded as an entrance scholarship to an exceptionally bright and needy student.

Adventure

After William retired in June 1939, he got in a car with his wife, Margaret, and drove west, in the days before there were highway routes crossing the continent. His notes^[15] indicate he visited friends and former students in Ottawa, North Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Astoria, Oregon, Palo Alto CA, San Francisco World's Fair, Oakland CA, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Whittier, Long Beach, Redlands, Santa Ana, Tijuana Mexico, High Bank CA, Phoenix AZ, Grand Canyon, New Orleans, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham AL, Atlanta, Elizabeth NJ, and the World's Fair in New York.

Afterward they moved to Tampa, St.Petersberg ^[19], and Daytona Beach, Florida. Then they moved in with his brother Judson at Penney Farms.^{[20] [15]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "The Archibald Family of Nova Scotia: No Reward Without Effort" by Allan E. Marble, Past President and Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, printed by the Friesens Book Division in Altona Manitoba on February 2008, page 531-2
2. ↑ Prominent Prominent people of the Maritime Provinces in business and professional life Published 1922; Publisher St. John, N.B., Canadian Publicity Co., J. [and] A. McMillan, Pr.; Pages 234; NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT; Call number AEW-6137; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Book contributor Robarts - University of Toronto
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Margaret Freeman and William C. Archibald married 1897 in Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1897 - Book: 1834 - Page: 186 - Number: 59
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} The 1901 Census shows Margaret and William in Nova Scotia; District Name: Annapolis; District Number: 26; Sub-District Name: Clarence; Sub-District Number: F; Division Number: 1; Family Number: 52; Page Number: 5; Microfilm: T-6446; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1057524
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} The 1911 Census shows Margaret and WIlliam with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Kings; District Number: 48; Sub-District Name: Wolfville; Sub-District Number: 26; Sub-District Description: NULL; Family Number: 285; Page Number: 27; Microfilm: T-20362; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item Number: 2431845
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} The 1921 Census shows William and Margaret with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Kings; District Number: 60; Sub-District Name: Wolfville (Town); Sub-District Number: 17; Family Number: 134; Page Number: 13; Line Number: 5; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item Number: 5824546
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing rancis Magoun Archibald, born 1899 in Milton, Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 68400024
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Helen B. Archibald, born 1902 in Laurencetown, Annapolis County can be found in Registration Year: 1908 - Page: 59800444 - Number: 59800445
9. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Harold Freeman Archibald, born 1906 in Milton, Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1906 - Page: 69900797
10. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Jeanne Margaret Laird Archibald, born 1913 in Wolfville, Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1913 - Page: 55100049 - Number: 55100049
11. ↑ Obituary, Halifax Chronicle Herald, April 25, 1966.
12. ↑ 'Four Nova Scotia Families - Hennigar, Elliott, Harvey, Chipman' by Marcus Hennigar, see person ID I61661
13. ↑ Annual Register University of Chicago 1893-1930., see listing for 1893
14. ↑ Truro Daily News, 11 June 1925
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3} "An Archibald Family Sketch" by Dr. William Laird Archibald, 1962
16. ↑ Ministers of Religion Conducting Marriages in Nova Scotia before 1900: ARCHIBALD W L Bp Lawrencetown Ann Co 1903 (Note that annual membership to the Nova Scotia Genealogical society is required to access this reference.
17. ↑ The 1901 Census lists WmL Archibald, Clergyman, Age: 31 Birth Date: 1870-01-26, Place of Birth: Prince Edward Island in the Province of Nova Scotia, Annapolis District # 26, Clarence F, Division Number 1, Family Number 52, Page 5 Microfilm: T-6446 Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 1057524, NS
18. ↑ [http://www.canadian-universities.net/Scholarships/W/William-Laird-Archibald-Scholarship.html The William Laird Archibald Scholarship
19. ↑ 1945 Florida State Census, 005, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, FL, Line Number: 7, Film number: 2425203, Digital Folder Number: 4280263, Image Number: 01127 - shows William L Archibald 75 y Born in Canada, M Archibald 69 y Born in Canada
20. ↑ http://penneyretirementcommunity.org/about-us/history/

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