Arthur Gibbon (abt. 1788 - 1859)

Born about 1788 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Died 24 Jul 1859 at about age 71 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

A death notice from the Christian Messenger transcribed on Arthur's Find a Grave record says that Arthur was originally from Aberdeen, North Briton.

A death record for Arthur's son James says that Arthur was born in Scotland.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW9B-P9D : 2 March 2021), Arthur Gibbon in entry for James A. Gibbon, 31 Jan 1896; citing BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, v 464 p 487, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,519.

• "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSP-V43F : 14 February 2021), Arthur Gibbon, 1817.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPY-TPY : 7 February 2020), Arthur Gibbon in entry for Charlotte Owen Gibbon, 1836.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2021), memorial page for Arthur Gibbon (unknown–24 Jul 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #175873964, citing Nictaux Cemetery, Nictaux, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Ric Noble (contributor 47989037) . Includes death notice transcription from the Christian Messenger, Wednesday, 10 August 1859, Page 251: "At Wilmot, July 24th, Arthur Gibbon, Esq., of Aberdeen, North Briton, aged 71 years."
• Possibly him: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYLY-8F8 : 12 February 2020), Arthur Gibbon, 1788.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Marie Chantigny for creating Gibbon-94 on 7 Aug 2013. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Marie and others.