Margaret Miller (Freeman) Archibald (1875 - 1966)

Born 12 Sep 1875 in Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Daughter of Joseph Bent Freeman and Mary Eliza (Dexter) Freeman

Wife of William Laird Archibald — married 21 Sep 1897 in Milton, NS

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1966 at age 90 in Penney Farms, Clay, Florida, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Freeman Name Study.

Margaret Miller Freeman was born September 12, 1875, the daughter of Joseph Bent Freeman and Mary Eliza Dexter of Liverpool, NS^{[1] [2] [3]} (Note: Her birth record gives her parents marriage information:18 June 1856 in Milton NS)

On September 21, 1897, she married Rev. William Laird Archibald, son of Eliakim Archibald and Cynthia Bradshaw^[4], and they had children, including^{[5] [6] [7]}:

1. Francis Magoun Archibald, born in 1899^{[8][5] [6]}
2. Helen Bradshaw Archibald, born in 1902^{[9] [6] [7]}
3. Harold Freeman Archibald, born in 1906^{[10] [6]}
4. Jeanne Margaret Archibald, born in 1913^{[11] [7]}

They lived in Milton and Lawrencetown, and settled in Wolfville in 1904 when William took a job at Acadia University. After William retired in June 1939, they got in a car and drove west, in the days before there were highway routes crossing the continent. His notes^[12] indicate they 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. Then they settled in Florida for their retirement years.

Margaret Miller (Freeman) Archibald died March 20, 1966^[13], and is buried in the Shady Rest Cemetery in Holly Hill Florida^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Margaret Miller Freeman, born 1875 in Milton, Queens County. Item can be found in Registration Year: 1875 - Book: 1819 - Page: 141 - Number: 253
2. ↑ The 1881 Census shows Mary Eliza and Joseph with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Queens; District Number: 12; Sub-District Name: Milton and Bristol; Sub-District Number: E; Family Number: 127; Page Number: 25; Microfilm: C-13170; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 694206
3. ↑ The 1891 Census shows Mary Eliza, a widow with children in Nova Scotia; District Name: Queen's; District Number: 40; Sub-District Name: Milton; Sub-District Number: J; Family Number: 80; Page Number: 16-17; Microfilm: T-6320; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 945085
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 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
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} 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
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} 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
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing rancis Magoun Archibald, born 1899 in Milton, Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 68400024
9. ↑ 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
10. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Harold Freeman Archibald, born 1906 in Milton, Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1906 - Page: 69900797
11. ↑ 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
12. ↑ "An Archibald Family Sketch" by Dr. William Laird Archibald, 1962
13. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDY-BPH : 25 December 2014), Margaret Archibald, Mar 1966; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2801, certificate number 12614, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59119364

Maternal and paternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Giffin and her second cousin once removed, a descendant of Edward Hiram Freeman. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Bent Freeman and Mary Eliza Dexter. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 34 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments.

Maternal and paternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Giffin and her third cousin, a descendant of Ernest Morse Freeman. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Bent Freeman and Mary Eliza Dexter. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 47 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments.