Rev. James Murdoch

1745 - 1799  (54 years)

• Name	James Murdoch
  Title	Rev.
  Birth	1745	Killygordon, County Donegal, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1799	Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Notes	Cumberland County Settlers from Ireland. Joan Jowsey compiles a self-published book, Cumberland County Families (Truro, 1988). It list many families with a brief note as to their origins. I was able to verfy that 21 families began with someone actually born in Ireland, although others may have been. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1766, came out to Halifax the following year.. He married at Halifax, 24 July 1771, Abigail, dau of Malachy Salter, and had 10 children. He was drowned in the Musquodoboit River, NS, on 21 Nov 1799
  Person ID	I4651	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	Abigail Salter,   b. 1745, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Marriage	24 Jul 1771	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Susannah Murdoch,   b. 30 May 1772, Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 Jan 1858, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 1745 - Killygordon, County Donegal, Ireland Marriage - 24 Jul 1771 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Death - 21 Nov 1799 - Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth