Archibald
(Archie)
McLeod
Born in Grahams Road, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander McLeod
and Christine (Johnstone) McLeod
Brother of
Catherine McLeod, George Clayton McLeod, Minnie J. McLeod, William McLeod, John Johnston McLeod, Ray Alexander McLeod, Laura Leigh (McLeod) Johnson and Elmer McLeod
Husband of
Amy Annette (Johnstone) McLeod
— married
1924 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 90
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2017
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Biography
Archibald was born 29 Oct 1896 in Prince Edward Island. [1] He lived with his family in Queens County in 1911. [2]
Archie was drafted to the Canadian Expedition Force and served in France and Belgium. He was described 12 Dec 1916 (at enlistment) as 5' 7 3/4" tall with ruddy complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hair. He arrived in England on the SS Olympic 7 May 1917 and was stationed at Shorncliffe. He saw active service in No. 2 Canadian (Overseas) Siege Artillery Battery, CEF in France and Belgium 18 Jul 1917 to 26 Aug 1918 and was discharged in Charlottetown 18 May 1919. [3] The battery was significantly engaged in the Canadian Corps action in the taking of Hill 70 (France) in August 1917 and in the First Battle of Passchendaele (Belgium) on October 12, 1917.
In 1924, Archie married Amy Annette Johnstone In Calgary. [4] They lived in Carbon, Alberta in 1926. [5] They had two sons. At retirement, they moved to Calgary. [6] Archie died 22 Oct 1987 in Calgary and was buried in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Calgary. [7]
Sources
- ↑ 1901 census of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Queens, Lot 12, schedule 1 population, district 136, subdistrict c-1, p. 11, household ; Statistics Canada RG31,digital image, Automated Genealogy (http://automatedgenealogy.com) citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-6511.
- ↑ 1911 census of Canada, database online, record for Alexander Mc Leod
- ↑ Canada, "CEF Personnel Files," Archie McLeod; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 2 Jan 2021).
- ↑ Provincial Archives of Alberta, Alberta. Marriage Indexes (Ancestry, Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1942.). Rec. Date: 2017, Archie McLeod - Amy Johnston (1924).
- ↑ Statistics Canada, 1926 Prairie Provinces Census, Alberta, Enumeration district 42, Bow River, subdivision 49, Carbon, page 4, household 61, family 67, Archie McLeod.
- ↑ The Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta), 25 Oct 1987, Obituary: McLeod as transcribed to the Find A Grave memorial for Archibald J. McLeod.
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial for Archibald J. McLeod
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Archie by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Archie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Archie by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Archie:
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~3.12%
Judith (Johnstone) Chidlow
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506348 [compare], Ancestry member Judith_Chidlow
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~3.12%
Keith Johnstone :
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