McArthur, Dougald Dugald - Lot 14
Birth Name | McArthur, Dougald Dugald - Lot 14 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 72 years, 6 months, 10 days |
Narrative
Catherine's gravestone said she was survived by 9 children. Gravestone in Oyster Point - "Sacred to the memory of Catherine McArthur, wife of Alexander McArthur, who departed this life 27th of December 1807, age 37 years. Leaving a husband and 9 children."
There was a will for an Alexander McArthur, Lot 14, signed on 9 July 1839 but proved in 1870 - it seemed to be attached to the will of a younger Alexander McArthur, also of Lot 14. Named in this will, in this order, were Dugald, Hugh, James, Alexander, Archibald, Robert, Mary, Jane, Flora, Elizabeth, and Neil. Most of the children received one shilling, and Neil (Neile) inherited the farm. George and Thomas Lee were executors. PEI Probate Records, Wills not recorded," A-M, McA (misc. dates between 1786?-1930?), on familysearch.org.
Dougald settled on the land previously held by Gilbert McArthur, signing a lease in 1815, according to a local history. The land transaction was made at the same time that Hugh McArthur signed an indenture with the landlord John Cambridge for a property on the Ellis river in Lot 14, bordered by that of Dougald McArthur.
Dougald of Lot 14 wrote his will in 1855, leaving the southeast part of his farm to his son John and the northwest part to Dougald Jr. PEI Wills, no 104; vol 6 page 253 1863
"At Lot 14, on Friday the 11th ult of dropsy Mr Dugald McArthur in the 73rd year of his age. The deceased has left a large circle of friends to whome he had endeared himself by his life and exemplary piety. He died in a full home of a glorious resurrection." The Islander 8 Aug 1862
Information on this family came from family trees on the Island Register, Climbing the Hill, page 50-53, and Pathways to the Present, page 291. Very few records have been found - there was Flora's death record, which gave her parents' names, and the contradictory newspaper reference for their daughter Elizabeth's marriage that said she was their only daughter.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1790 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | one source says born 22 Aug 1790 in Lot 14, Richmond Bay West | |
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Death | July 11, 1862 | Lot 14, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | will dated Nov 16 1855 - Climbing the Hill page 53; another source says d. 8 August 1862 Lot 14 | |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | McArthur, Alexander - Lot 14 | about 1765 | before 1851 | |
Mother | McKay, Catherine | about 1770 | December 27, 1807 | |
McArthur, Dougald Dugald - Lot 14 | 1790 | July 11, 1862 | ||
Brother | McArthur, Hugh - Lot 14 | about 1791 | November 16, 1854 | |
Brother | McArthur, James | about 1792 | ||
Sister | McArthur, Mary | about 1795 | 1874 | |
Brother | McArthur, Alexander - Lot 13 | about 1799 | April 6, 1889 | |
Brother | McArthur, Archibald - Lot 14 Sr. | about 1803 | April 13, 1885 | |
Brother | McArthur, Robert - Lot 14 | about 1805 | before 1881 | |
Sister | McArthur, Jane Jennet | about 1806 | before 1881 |
Families
Family of McArthur, Dougald Dugald - Lot 14 and Ramsay, Elizabeth Betsy |
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Married | Wife | Ramsay, Elizabeth Betsy ( * August 10, 1788 + April 30, 1868 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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McArthur, Flora | about 1818 | February 20, 1883 |
McArthur, William H. | 1821 | |
McArthur, Edward - Lot 4 | 1822 | April 3, 1892 |
McArthur, Dougald Dugald | 1823 | January 19, 1862 |
McArthur, Nancy | 1825 | 1911 |
McArthur, John - Lot 14 | 1827 | November 4, 1911 |
McArthur, Elizabeth | about 1828 | June 1891 |
McArthur, Jeremiah | January 30, 1829 | November 5, 1893 |
McArthur Sharpe, Ann Eliza | March 1842 | April 4, 1911 |
Attributes
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Merged Gramps ID | I22059 |