David Crichton (1774 - 1857)

Born 1774 in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

Husband of Ann (Berry) Crichton — married 30 Jul 1799 in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

Husband of Mary Ann French (Neilson) Crichton — married 21 Mar 1850 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1857 at about age 83 in Pictou, Nova Scotia

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Biography

David was born around 1774-1780; the son of James Crichton and Elizabeth Millar/Miller.

1818 Dundee Directory^[1] Crichton David corn‐merchant Nethergate s.

(James Crichton in the U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830 Dates 1801-1825 Location Town: Dundee; County/Colonial: Scotland dundee Occupation(s) flesher Address(es) West port; Town: Dundee; County/Colonial: Scotland)

David Chrichton in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Baptism Date 16 Jan 1780 Baptism Place Liff Benvie and Invergowrie,Angus,Scotland Father James Chrichton

David Chrichton in the Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 Marriage Date 30 Jul 1799 Marriage Place Dundee, Angus, Scotland Spouse Anne Berry

Don't know whether this is the same man (yet) David Crichton in the Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935 Record Type Owner Residence Place Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Occupation Merchant Vessel Name Ann Vessel Type Schooner Vessel Registration Number H821094 Vessel Registration Place Halifax, Nova Scotia Year Vessel Constructed 1821 Crew Number 2 Shares 64

Place-names of the province of Nova Scotia via Ancestry.com CRICHTON (R.) - This beach, head, island and shoal is named after David Crichton, an immigrant to Pictou from Dundee, Scotland in 1812, who bought land on the island and established a fishing station there in 1824.

1848 - Hon. David Crichton, on the Board of Health for Pictou.^[2]

He passed away in 1857.

David Crichton Birth Date 1779 Death Date 18 Dec 1857 Cemetery Laurel Hill Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada Has Bio? Y Spouse Anne Crichton Children William Crichton David Crichton Peter Crichton

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.fdca.org.uk/pdf%20files/1818%20Directory%20C.pdf
2. ↑ Barnwell, A (1966) The history of the hospitals in Pictou

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M9KX-K57
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/45191253/person/6345283677/facts
• the research of Lynne Crichton, foremost Crichton, researcher, available on Ancestry.com
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146968193/david-crichton
• Item MS-2-176, SF Box 83, Folder 2 - The history of hospitals in Pictou : commemorating the official opening of the Sutherland-Harris Memorial Hospital via https://findingaids.library.dal.ca