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Note: Matthew Archibald Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: �Ctab�DMar. 8, 1745 Londonderry Rockingham County New Hampshire, USA Death: �Ctab�DJan. 18, 1820 Truro Nova Scotia, Canada Occupation - Farmer. Matthew and Janet married on 20 July 1767 at Londnderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Family links: Parents: Samuel Archibald (1719 - 1774) Eleanor Taylor Archibald (1742 - 1781) Children: Matthew Taylor Archibald (1774 - 1839)* Spouse: Janet Fisher Archibald (1750 - 1843) *Point here for explanation Burial: Robie Street Cemetery Truro Nova Scotia, Canada Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Yvonne Gowen Record added: Jan 06, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 46387765 Ancestral File Record �C Back to search results name: �Ctab�DMatthew ARCHIBALD gender: �Ctab�DMale birth: �Ctab�D1745 Londonderry, Ulster, N.ireland death: �Ctab�D1820 Jan 18 Truro, Colchester Co, Ns burial: �Ctab�DRobie Street Cem, Truro, Colchester Co. AFN: �Ctab�D3RXR-5L Parents father: �Ctab�DSamuel ARCHIBALD (AFN: 3RXQ-N2 ) mother: �Ctab�DEleanor TAYLOR (AFN: ) Marriages (1) spouse: �Ctab�DJanet FISHER (AFN: 9W9B-LK ) marriage: �Ctab�D1767 New England, America �Ctab�D �Ctab�D child 1: �Ctab�DEleanor Wilson ARCHIBALD (AFN: FR81-RX ) gender: �Ctab�DFemale birth: �Ctab�D1781 Apr 9 Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada death: �Ctab�D1857 Aug 15 Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada �Ctab�D child 2: �Ctab�DEbenezer ARCHIBALD (AFN: 9W9B-RF ) gender: �Ctab�DMale birth: �Ctab�D1779 Apr 13 Trino, Colchester, N.s. death: �Ctab�D1829 Aug 8 , , Nova Scotia �Ctab�D Source Citation FamilySearch�L Ancestral File v4.19 �Ctab�DMatthew Archibald, b. 9 Mar 1744/45, Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 18 Jan 1820 (74 years) Married �Ctab�D1767 �Ctab�DLondonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [1, 3, 4] Children �Ctab�D +�Ctab�D1. Sarah Archibald, b. 3 May 1769, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1797 (27 years) +�Ctab�D2. Agnes Archibald, b. 26 Nov 1770, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 2 May 1851, Onslow, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (80 years) +�Ctab�D3. Samuel Fisher Archibald, b. 3 Oct 1772, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 14 May 1860, Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (87 years) +�Ctab�D4. Matthew Taylor Archibald, b. 17 Nov 1774, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1839, Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (64 years) +�Ctab�D5. Adams Archibald, Esq., b. 18 Apr 1777, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 24 Apr 1857, Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (80 years) +�Ctab�D6. Ebenezer Archibald, b. 13 Apr 1779, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 8 Aug 1829 (50 years) +�Ctab�D7. Eleanor Wilson Archibald, b. 9 Apr 1781, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 15 Aug 1857 (76 years) +�Ctab�D8. Jane Archibald, b. 15 Mar 1783, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 9 Feb 1873, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (89 years) +�Ctab�D9. Elizabeth Archibald, b. 11 Jan 1786, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 3 Apr 1846 (60 years) +�Ctab�D10. Major Alexander Lackie Archibald, b. 5 Mar 1788, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 12 Feb 1859 (70 years) +�Ctab�D11. John James Archibald, b. 22 Jul 1790, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 6 Aug 1864 (74 years) +�Ctab�D12. Jonathan Archibald, b. 1 Jul 1793, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Aug 1861, Musquodoboit, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (68 years) Family ID �Ctab�DF58999 �Ctab�DFamily Group Sheet Matthew (1745-1820), returned to New England in 1767, perhaps for a bride, marrying Janet Fisher (1750-1843) that same year (17 at the time), daughter of Deacon Samuel Fisher (3) and Sarah Taylor. Janet may have been related to Matthew's uncle, William Fisher (see discussion below under Eleanor Archibald). When they returned to Truro in 1767, Janet came with a 9 year-old half brother, Samuel A. Fisher who would later marry Mary Tupper (see that chapter for more details). Matthew was a very pious man and Bible Hill in Truro takes its name from him. He represented Truro in Parliament for 14 years from 1785 to 1799 and was also Justice of the Peace and Coroner of the District of Colchester for a number of years. When his wife Janet died in 1843, aged 93, she had 12 children, 100 grandchildren, 250 great-grandchildren, and 23 great-great-grandchildren (in total, about 385 descendents!). A very few of the more interesting of their children can be mentioned. A daughter Agnes (1770-1851) had a family of fourteen children that was remarkable for the times in that there was not a single death in the famiy till all 14 children were married and had families. A son Ebenezer (1779-1829) had a notable funeral. Miller writes that "the first funeral that was held in Truro (except it might have been at the very early settlement of the place) without the use of spirituous liquor, was the funeral of Ebenezer Archibald, which took place, August 10, 1829". Another son, Alexander (1788-1859), represented Truro in the house of Assembly from 1830 to 1842 and again from 1847 to 1851. He was a farmer, tanner, and a Major of the Militia. Finally, another son, John James (1790-1864), was on the "Committee of Management" of the first Temperance Society of Truro which was formed early in 1831; he perhaps had something to do with his brother's funeral?! Finally, the eldest son, Samuel Fisher Archibald, married Olive Scott, the niece of Mary (Scott) Widsom; see the Scott chapter for more information. Matthew, the eldest son of Samuel and Eleanor Archibald, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in the year 1745, and came to Nova Scotia in the year 1762. He returned to New England, and was married there to Janet Fisher, in year 1767. He returned with his wife to Truro, and settled and built his house on the north bank of the Salmon River, where he spent the remainder of his days. This house is standing yet, and is owned by the Rev. Dr. McCulloch. He carried on farming and tanning, at the same place where the tanyard now stands. He was part-owner of and attended the mills that stood on the south side of the river and east end of the village. He was eminently pious; and, from his careful use of the Bible, the hill took its name as "Bible Hill." He represented Truro in Parliament fourteen years, from the year 1785 to 1799; and he held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Coroner of the District of Colchester for a number of years before his death. He died January 18th, 1820, aged 75 years, and his wife died March 5th, 1843, aged 93 years. Miller's Book on Colchester
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