In 1870, Albert was a clergyman living in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the household of Joseph Shockley.[3] He married Annie H. Howland on August 13, 1874 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[4] Annie died before 1880, at which time Albert was a widow living in the household of Annie's brother, Nicholas E. Howland.[5]
He was a member of the Mt. Carmel Lodge of the Massachusetts Masons. According to his membership card, he was a pastor in Lynn and New Bedford, Massachusetts.[6]
Rev. Albert J. Kirkland died on February 25, 1882 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. He was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts.[7]
↑ 1861 census and 1870 census say New Brunswick, Marriage records says PEI. 1880 census says Nova Scotia, but that is unlikely.
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSL-NH8 : accessed 13 December 2015), Albert Kirkland in household of Joseph Shockley, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 37, family 317, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,104.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWTC-W96 : accessed 13 December 2015), Albert J. Kirkland and Annie H. Howland, 13 Aug 1874; citing p133, New Bedford, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,033.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6Q-X11 : accessed 13 December 2015), Albert Kirkland in household of Nicholas E Howland, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district 108, sheet 81D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0525; FHL microfilm 1,254,525.
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Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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