Thursday, March 11, 2010

Farquahar McGillivary descendants

Mildred Gertrude Bruce - 16 years old (1906)
The Scottish in our family came to Canada in the 1770, as they were attracted to the fur trade industry. The McGillivary's were attached to the Northwest Company. Descendants of the McGillivary's are:

Farquahar McGillivary (Scotland) - Elizabeth Shaw (Scotland)
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John McGillivray (1770-1855) m. Elizabeth Smith (she is often referred to as "à la facon du pays an Indian woman). They had two children together (Elizabeth and John McGillivray).
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Elizabeth McGillivray (1801-1862) m. Colin Campbell (1787-1853). They had 6 children. (Eliza, Archibald, Richard, James, Catherine, Flora).
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Eliza Campbell (1824-1894) m. John Garrioch (1809-1891). They had 5 children (Alfred, Eliza Anne, William, James, Scott).
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Eliza Anne Garrioch (1850-unknown) m. James Bruce (1848-unknown) and later remarried to Patrick Bruce (1848-unknown). Their children were: John, David, Victor, Walter, Percival, Elsie.
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John Bruce (1871-unknown) m. Margaret Kennedy (1873-1904). They had three children (Mildred, Charles, Margaret).
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Mildred Gertrude Bruce (1890-1956) m. John Wood (1883-1968). They had 13 children, one of the daughters was my grandmother Cecille May Wood.


3 comments:

  1. hello there roxanne..my father was isaac wood,a brother to your mother,,,that year for grandpa wood's 1908, is that the year he passed??? i remember visiting him at aunt winnie's in selkirk,,i was born in 1960,,,my e mail address,,,j.litwin@hotmail.com

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  2. Hello Roxanne - I am researching the Beard family line - which goes back to the Elizabeth McGillivray you've written of in this 2010 blog posting. We've been searching for the name of her mother and are fascinated to see your reference to "Elizabeth Smith." Is there any reference that you can point us to verify this. We haven't found any other source that gets any closer than the line you quoted, "a la facon du pays an Indian woman" - though some specifically say 'Cree'. We would really love to establish something more solid. Finding your Blog this evening was very exciting. - Gillian Fosdick - gillianfosdick@shaw.ca

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  3. Elizabeth McGillivray (1801-1862) m. Colin Campbell (1787-1853). They had 6 children. (Eliza, Archibald, Richard, James, Catherine, Flora).

    I am a descendant of Catherine it has been said she was born in Dunvagen Alberta and spent her pre teen years in the peace region i was wondering if you have come across any documents proving she was born in Alberta can you contact me at kisamet2010@gmail.com

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