Muir,
A. & Scott, M. Marriage
PARENTS
Archibald's parents were Mathew Muir & Janet
Rouand.
Archibald
was baptized on 1 JL 1780. Archibald & Mary were married
at Old Monkland, Lanarkshire UK. They had 4 children
besides Agnes that are known and they all settled in Hinchinbrooke
Twp many years (~ 24) before daughter Agnes & son-in-law
James Gilbert emigrated.
Archie bought Lot 10, Range 4, Boyd
Settlement Road, Hinchinbrooke Twp., Huntingdon County, QC
in 1827 for $300 plus $100 to the squatter for his improvements.
Mary was not mentioned in her husband's will in 1846 & no
record of her death has been found.
Note: The surname of Mary is assumed to be SCOTT.
Source: D. Carr, Scarborough, ON, Letter, 19 SE 2000. (CVHS Journal, Vol 32, 1999,
Hinchinbrooke, Page 13)
"In the summer of 1827 Archd. Muir walked along the river in sarch of land, and was attracted by a clearance on the long bend in front of 10, the crop on which indicated, to his experienced eye, superior soil. He set off for Beauharnois and bought the lot for $300 and gave the squatter upon it, Masson, $100 for his improvements. A skilled farmer of the Lanarkshire district Muir set to work with his two sons to reclaim the land, and long before his neighbors had a large portion under crop. The year after William Cowan settled west of him and in 1831 John Donnelly, who had a large family of sons. That year three of the McNaughtons came, drawn to this section from their relationship to the Muirs, and in 1832 the father with the remainder of the family arrived. It is related of the old man that the relative who accompanied him to find a lot, exclaimed to a son, after several days' search, 'That father o' yours is bound to settle in a swamp.' Like the Muirs the McNaughtons were excellent farmers, desiring good soil, caring nothing about lumbering or potash-making. Taking up lots on both sides of the river, for there were several sons, the section came to be known as the Muir and McNaughton settlement, and their modes of working land and managing stock had a great effect in raising the standard of farming. There stood on Muir's lot an old shanty, put up by lumbermen, and this, in 1830, was adapted for a school and a half-cracked being, named Dalzell, engaged as teacher. It was not until 1834 that there was a road fit for vehicles to Huntingdon, and until then the traffic was by canoe or the road on the Godmanchester side."
"Through Muir's lot there was a rude lumber-road which ran back to Foster's on the Gore, and this took us to our new shanty."Pages 474 & 475
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OCCUPANTS OF LOTS IN
HINCHINBROOK - 4TH RANGE
| Lot Number | Occupant |
| 1 | Francis Lapointe |
| 2 |
James and Alex. Davidson, Hugh Cameron |
| 3 | Peter McArthur |
| 4 | Alex. Reeves |
| 5 | Pierre Moss |
| 6 | James and Alex. Davidson, Robert Gordon |
| 7 | Malcolm McNaughton |
| 8 | Jas. Hall |
| 9 | Neil McCallum |
| 9 | Archd. Muir |
| 10 | Archd. Muir |
| 11 | Robert Lowrey, Malcolm McNaughton |
| 12 | Wm. Cowan, Jno. Donnelly |
Page 634
Sellar, R. (1888). The History of Huntingdon and the Seigniories of Beauharnois and Chateauguay. (150th Anniverary Edition, June 1975). Huntingdon, Quebec: The Huntingdon Gleaner Inc.
1851 CENSUS, CANADIAN (12JA1852)
PAGE |
LINE |
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAMES |
OCCUPATION |
PLACE BORN |
RELIGION |
ANB |
MARITIAL STATUS |
41 |
20 |
Marrow |
Robert |
- |
Ireland |
Presbyterian |
77 |
Wodowed |
" |
21 |
Cowan |
James |
Farmer |
" |
" |
35 |
- |
" |
22 |
Cox |
Sarah |
- |
" |
" |
31 |
- |
" |
23 |
Cowan |
Wm. |
- |
Canada |
" |
11 |
- |
" |
24 |
" |
Emeline |
- |
" |
" |
8 |
- |
" |
25 |
" |
Sarah Jane |
- |
" |
" |
6 |
- |
" |
26 |
" |
John |
- |
" |
" |
4 |
- |
" |
27 |
" |
Ann Eliza |
- |
" |
" |
3 |
- |
" |
28 |
" |
Mathilda |
- |
" |
" |
1 |
- |
" |
29 |
McMillan |
Arhcibald |
Teacher |
Scotland |
" |
35 |
- |
" |
30 |
McNaughton |
Malcom |
Farmer |
" |
" |
39 |
Married |
" |
31 |
Gardner |
Barbara |
- |
" |
" |
38 |
" |
" |
32 |
McNaughton |
Malcolm |
- |
Canada |
" |
14 |
- |
" |
33 |
" |
Agnes |
- |
" |
" |
11 |
- |
" |
34 |
" |
Wm. |
- |
" |
" |
10 |
- |
" |
35 |
" |
Elizabeth |
- |
" |
" |
8 |
- |
" |
36 |
" |
Barbara |
- |
" |
" |
7 |
- |
" |
37 |
" |
John |
- |
" |
" |
5 |
- |
" |
38 |
" |
Marg't |
- |
" |
" |
4 |
- |
" |
39 |
" |
Alex. |
- |
" |
" |
2 |
- |
" |
40 |
" |
Jeannet |
- |
" |
" |
1 |
- |
" |
41 |
Lowry |
Elizabeth |
- |
United States |
Methodist |
36 |
Widowed |
" |
42 |
" |
Mary |
- |
" |
Presbyterian |
54 |
" |
" |
43 |
Muir |
Archibald |
Farmer |
Scotland |
Presbyterian |
73 |
Married |
" |
44 |
Muir |
Mathew |
Farmer |
" |
" |
37 |
" |
" |
45 |
McNaughton |
Nancy |
- |
" |
" |
37 |
" |
" |
46 |
Muir |
Agnes |
- |
Canada |
" |
8 |
- |
" |
47 |
" |
Mary |
- |
" |
" |
7 |
- |
" |
48 |
" |
Archibald |
- |
" |
" |
5 |
- |
" |
49 |
" |
Margaret |
- |
" |
" |
3 |
- |
" |
50 |
" |
Jeannet |
- |
" |
" |
2 |
- |
43 |
1 |
" |
John |
Farmer |
Scotland |
" |
35 |
Married |
" |
2 |
McNaughton |
Margaret |
- |
" |
" |
35 |
" |
" |
3 |
Muir |
Agnis |
- |
Canada |
" |
7 |
- |
" |
4 |
" |
Archibald |
- |
" |
" |
4 |
- |
" |
6 |
" |
Margaret |
- |
" |
" |
2 |
- |
" |
7 |
" |
Agnis |
- |
Scotland |
" |
65 |
Widowed |
" |
8 |
Taillor |
Charles |
Labourer |
French |
Catholic |
15 |
- |
" |
9 |
McLean |
John |
Farmer |
Scotland |
Presbyterian |
80 |
Widowed |
" |
10 |
" |
Wm. |
" |
" |
" |
35 |
" |
" |
11 |
McBane |
Alex |
" |
" |
" |
30 |
- |
" |
12 |
" |
John |
- |
Canada |
" |
17 |
- |
" |
13 |
" |
Jane |
- |
" |
" |
18 |
- |
" |
14 |
McNaughton |
Daniel |
Farmer |
Scotland |
" |
31 |
- |
" |
15 |
" |
Jeannet |
- |
" |
" |
26 |
- |
" |
16 |
McArthur |
Agnis |
- |
" |
" |
70 |
Wodowed |
" |
17 |
Beaudry |
Joseph |
Labourer |
French |
Catholic |
40 |
Married |
" |
18 |
Gordon |
Robert |
" |
Scotland |
Methodist |
44 |
" |
" |
19 |
McCoy |
Susan |
- |
" |
" |
33 |
" |
" |
20 |
Gordon |
Alex. |
Labourer |
" |
" |
28 |
- |
" |
21 |
" |
Agnis |
- |
Canada |
" |
6 |
- |
" |
22 |
" |
Robert |
- |
" |
" |
4 |
- |
" |
23 |
" |
Jeannet |
- |
" |
" |
2 |
- |
" |
24 |
McNaughton |
Angus |
Labourer |
Scotland |
Presbyterian |
37 |
Married |
" |
25 |
Brown |
Isabella |
- |
" |
" |
30 |
" |
" |
26 |
McNaughton |
Catherine |
- |
Canada |
" |
6 |
- |
" |
27 |
" |
Agnes |
- |
" |
" |
5 |
- |
" |
28 |
" |
Malcolm |
- |
" |
" |
4 |
- |
" |
29 |
" |
John |
- |
" |
" |
2 |
- |
" |
30 |
Hargen (?) |
Prudence |
- |
Ireland |
Episcopalian |
18 |
- |
" |
31 |
McNaughton |
Catherine |
- |
Scotland |
Presbyterian |
60 |
- |
61 |
11 |
Watt |
John |
Farmer |
" |
" |
40 |
Widowed |
" |
12 |
" |
Mary |
- |
Canada |
" |
8 |
- |
" |
13 |
" |
Jane |
- |
" |
" |
6 |
- |
" |
14 |
" |
Wm. |
- |
" |
" |
4 |
- |
" |
15 |
Muir |
Janet |
- |
Scotland |
" |
38 |
* |
* Janet appears to be assisting the widower & brother-in-law,
John Watt; helping take care of his 3 children.
Source: Canadian National Archives, Ottawa, Reel C-1111, Pages 41,
43, 61.
Researcher: B. Hopwood, 5 OC 2000, Web Site: target="home">http://www.rootsweb.com/~qchuntin/1851hinn/1851hinn.htm
CHILDREN
Janet was born in Scotland & baptised 17 FE 1814 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, UK. She was buried in the Huntingdon Cemetery, F. Cleyn St., Huntingdon, QC., Canada.
Source: D. Carr, Scarborough, ON, Letter, 19 SE 2000.
01-07-1904 (Quote, on Jan.
07, at her home with the Misses Watt, River Outarde, Aunt Janet Muir, sister of
John Muir, Apple Hill, died in her 91st year, born in Glasgow Scotland, in 1813,
and came to Canada in 1828, and was one of the earliest settlers on the banks of
the Chateaugay, she lived in the reigns of 04 Soverigns).
Source: Huntingdon Genealogy Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~qchuntin/gleaner/, Gleaner Extracts, W. Henderson, DE 2001.
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