Laughlin McCormick (abt. 1757 - abt. 1845)

Born about 1757 in Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Jean (Lindsay) McCormick — married about 1786 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 14 Nov 1845 at about age 88 in New Richmond, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Jill Renault [send private message] and David T Robertson [send private message]

Sources

• Carlie Woodman (Geni)
• David T. Robertson, "Clues to the Identity of Duncan and Hugh Robertson" copyright 2014.
• 1825 Canada Census Lower Canada, Maria, Gaspe, Canada. "Canada, recensement du Bas-Canada, 1825," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJ6-953 : accessed 17 October 2015), Lachlan Mccormick, Maria, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada; citing p. , volume 3, MG 31 C1; Library and Archives Canada microfilm number C-718, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,443,958.
• 1831 Canada Cencus, Restigouche to Carleton, Bonaventure, Quebec, "Canada, recensement du Bas-Canada, 1831," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVMW-395 : accessed 17 October 2015), Lauchlen Mccormack, Restigouche to Carleton, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 2696, volume 34, MG 31 C1; Library and Archives Canada microfilm number C-724, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,443,964.
• Buittle Old Parish Registers, http://www.kirkcudbright.co/historyarticle.asp?ID=29&p=2&g=2, Scotland Baptisms, 16 March 1801 Alexander Muirhead McCormick to Laughlan & Jane (Lindsay) at East Logan. 17 December 1791 Lucy McCormick to Laughlan & Jane (Lindsay) at East Logan.

Notes

A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF SCOTLAND, by Samuel Lewis. Published in 2 vols, London, 1846. "BUITTLE, a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 4 miles (S. E. by S.) from Castle-Douglas ; containing, with the village and port of Palnackie, 1059 inhabitants. This place is of great antiquity, and there are still some remains of its castle, supposed to have been the principal seat of the ancient lords of Galloway.

Buittle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buittle Buittle is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland, in the traditional county of Kirkcudbrightshire. It lies to the west of the Urr Water, between Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas, and extends from Haugh of Urr in the north to Almorness Point on the Solway Firth in the south. The main settlement is the small village of Palnackie.

The Parish of Buittle. Monumental Inscriptions (M.I.'s) The parish contains two burial grounds both at the church. Within the grounds there are the remains of an ancient church and many old gravestones. Nearby is a more modern cemetery. Transcriptions of all gravestones, along with their photographs, are accessed via the menu in the source. [ An examination of the inscriptions in the graveyards showed no McCormick or Lindsay burials.]

Biography

Laughlin and his wife Jean Lindsay are supposed to have migrated from Buittle, Scotland to Bonaventure County Quebec, Canada around 1810-12, yet their son Hugh is supposed to have married in Bona Co in 1808. Did Hugh come first?

Laughlan appears in the 1825 census of Canada living in Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec with a household of 6 people.

The death date of 14 November 1845 in Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec is confirmed by Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) 1621-1968. The burial in New Richmond is presumed.

Alexander Muirhead McCormick's baptism 16 March 1801 in Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland puts Laughlin and Jean still in Scotland.

Lucy McCormick's baptism 17 December 1791 makes Laughlin and Jean born no earlier than 1771.

If Elizabeth (McCormick) Robertson's estimated birth date is correct (1787) then Laughlin and Jean are born no later than 1767. The estimate of 1810-12 coming to Quebec seems justified. They certainly were in Maria by 1825 when they appear in the census. Laughton's death date is firm it comes from Roman Catholic records in New Richmond, and he might have been buried in the catholic graveyard.

Lachlan Mccormick; Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1825; Name: Lachlan Mccormick; Number of Inhabitants 6; Sub-District: Maria; County/District: Gaspe; Volume Number: 3; Affiliate Publication Title: 1825 Lower Canada Census; Affiliate Publication Number; MG 31 C1; Affiliate Film Number: C-718. "Canada, recensement du Bas-Canada, 1825," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJ6-953 : accessed 21 March 2016), Lachlan Mccormick, Maria, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada; citing p. , volume 3, MG 31 C1; Library and Archives Canada microfilm number C-718, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,443,958.