Rachel Hannah (Durkee) McLeod (1852 - bef. 1887)

Born 1852 in Sanford, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of John F McLeod — married 9 Mar 1872 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Descendants

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Biography

Rachel Hannah Durkee was born circa 1852, the daughter of Richard Durkee and Almira McKinnon of Sanford, Nova Scotia<^[1]

On March 9, 1872, she married John F McLeod, a boat-builder, the son Kenneth and Jane McLeod of Pictou, Nova Scotia^{[2] [3]}, and their children included:

1. Bowman, born 1875^{[4] [3]}
2. Nettie Winnifred, born 1880^{[5] [3]}

Rachel died before her husband remarried in 1887.

Sources

1. ↑ The 1871 Census shows Richard, a widower with children in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 192; Sub-District Name: Ohio; Sub-District Number: d; Page Number: 26; Line Number: 12; Microfilm: C-10546; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 573543
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Rachel H. Durkee and John F. McLeod married 1872 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1872 - Book: 1839 - Page: 59 - Number: 60
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} The 1881 Census shows Rachel and John with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Lunenburg; District Number: 11; Sub-District Name: Block House; Sub-District Number: C; Division Number: 2; Family Number: 152; Page Number: 29; Microfilm: C-13170; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 668288
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Bowman B McLeod, born 1875 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1876 - Book: 1823 - Page: 277 - Number: 125
5. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Nettie Winifred McLeod, born 1880 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 90901124