Florence Alexina (MacKay) Archibald (1864 - abt. 1942)

Born 7 Oct 1864 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick

Wife of William Charles Archibald — married 16 Apr 1885 in Annapolis County, N.S.

Descendants

Died about 13 Mar 1942 at about age 77 in Nova Scotia

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Biography

Alexina Florence McKay was born October 7, 1864, in Saint John New Brunswick, the daughter of Alexander and Mary Cook McKay from Scotland^[1], who later moved to Amherst^{[2] [3]}

On April 16, 1885, she married William Charles Archibald, son of Wallace and Anna Richardson Archibald^[4], and they had children, including^[5]:

1. Isaac Chipman, b 22 March 1886^{[6] [5]}
2. Earl Stanley b 18 Feb 1888^{[7] [5]}
3. Henrietta Feller (Pansy), born 13 March 1889^[5]
4. Mary McKay, born 27 August 1890, who married John Burton Jefferson^[5]
5. William Charles (Dr.), born 2 November 1891^[5]
6. Ruby Douglas, born 21 February 1893^[8], who married John Morrison^[5]
7. Francis Willard Archibald, b May 1894(twin)^[5]
8. Eugene Faville Archibald b May 1894 (twin)^[5]
9. Edison Avalon Archibald b 14 July 1895^[5]

Alexina Florence McKay Archibald died in Campbellton, NB 13 March 1942^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "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 352
2. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 62 Number 3323; Date April 22 1885; County Saint John; Place Saint John; Newspaper The Daily Telegraph; which states m. Amherst, N.S., 16th inst., by Rev. S.D. Yates, assisted by Revs. D.A. Steele and D. McGregor, W.C. ARCHIBALD, Wolfville, merchant of firm W.C. Archibald & Son, Halifax / Alexina Florence McKAY d/o Alexander McKAY, Amherst
3. ↑ The 1881 Census shows Alex and Mary with two children in Nova Scotia; District Name: Cumberland; District Number: 22; Sub-District Name: Amherst; Sub-District Number: A; Division Number: 1; Family Number: 178; Page Number: 42; Microfilm: C-13176; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 905024
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Lexy McKay and William C. Archibald married 1885 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1885 - Book: 1809 - Page: 259 - Number: 50
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9} "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 352
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Isaac Chipman Archibald, born 1886 in Wolfville, Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 92202899
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Earl Stanley Archibald, born 1888 in Wolfville, Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 92202896
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Ruby Dougals Archibald, born 1893 in Wolfville, Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 69300019
9. ↑ http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=f3c10c32-37fe-4586-b8a4-aeac2193107a New Brunswick Vital Recordsç showing ARCHIBALD, ALEXINA F. died 1942-03-13 in Restigouche County; Registration 36338; Volume 143; Microfilm F19372