Born in Prince Edward Island
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Daniel Silliker
— married
about 1800 in Prince Edward Island
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 58
in Prince Edward Island
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Biography
Eleanor Murchland was born about 1780 in Prince Edward Island. She was the daughter of John Murchland and Elizabeth Unknown. She married Daniel Silliker about 1800. They had 9 children.
In 1833, tragedy struck Eleanor's family. First, her husband died at sea in August 1833. In November 1833, her son Jacob died during a shipwreck. Five years later, in 1838, Eleanor took her own life, by hanging.
Sources
- An Island refuge: Loyalists and disbanded troops on the Island of Saint John, edited by Orlo Jones, Doris Haslam, pp 261-263
- http://www.islandregister.com/silliker1.html - The Descendants of Jacob Silliker and Mary Strang
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