Born in Londonderry, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Archibald Sr.
and Eleanor (Taylor) Archibald
Sister of
Matthew Archibald Esq., John Archibald 2nd, Janet (Archibald) Hingley, David Archibald 2nd, James Archibald, Nancy Agnes (Archibald) Taylor, Robert A. Archibald, Martha (Archibald) Pratt, Samuel Archibald Jr., Elizabeth Archibald and Eleanor (Archibald) Morrison
Wife of
David Nelson
— married
28 Nov 1775 (to 20 Aug 1788) in Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Wife of
Jeremiah Murphy
— married
1789 (to 1794) in Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert Nelson, Samuel Nelson, Martha Sarah (Nelson) Fox, John Nelson, David Nelson and Elizabeth Nelson
Died
at about age 35
in Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2013
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1759 to Samuel Archibald and Eleanor Taylor. She first married David Nelson and 1775-1788 then married Jeremiah Murphy in 1789. She died in 1794 at Truro. (see children below). Margaret was the Mother of 8 children.
Sources
- Vital statistics of New Hampshire and Nova Scotia
- dghall.ca genealogy Person ID 1802 Family ID F333 and F334
- Household polls for Truro
- Marriage recorded 1775 (David Nelson)
- Marriage recorded 1789 (Jeremiah Murphy)
- Death registered 1794 Truro
- Sprague project Person ID 206498
- MacNutt-Murray page 925 & 926 (children)
Children of David Nelson and Margaret Archibald:
- Robert 1776
- Samuel 1778-1875
- Martha 1779
- John 1782
- David 1785
- Elizabeth 1787
Children of Jeremiah Murphy and Margaret Archibald:
- Jeremiah 1789-1863
- James 1792-1868
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~1.56%
James Retson
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M560030 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M560030 [compare], Ancestry member jretson
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~0.78%
Michael Dufty :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sharon (Archibald) Curtis-September :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Kristen Bylan :
23andMe, GEDmatch M589365 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Helen (Muir) Karagianis :
23andMe
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~0.78%
MJ LF :
23andMe
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Kathy Mercer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A091889 [compare], Ancestry member Katherine_Mercer
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~0.78%
Valerie (Rudolph) Fortkamp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bohemmian_nerd
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~0.78%
Loralee Hutton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NL1268255 [compare], Ancestry member LoraleeHutton
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~0.39%
Jana (Dike) Black :
AncestryDNA
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