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Colin Chisholm 1838 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1838

Birth Location: Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Dec 1917

Death Location: North Grant, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Chisholm

Mother: Janet Fraser

Spouse(s): Jane CHISHOLM

Children(s): 🩵William CHISHOLM

The story of Colin Chisholm began in 1838 in Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland. Colin Chisholm married Jane CHISHOLM, and had children including 🩵William Alexander CHISHOLM. Colin Chisholm passed away in 1917 in North Grant, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Colin Chisholm began in 1838 in Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland.
  • Colin Chisholm married Jane CHISHOLM, and had children including 🩵William Alexander CHISHOLM.
  • Colin Chisholm passed away in 1917 in North Grant, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chisholm
1801 – 1896
Birth Location: Ireland
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Janet Fraser
1798 – 1881
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane CHISHOLM
1850 – 1932
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

🩵William CHISHOLM
1880 – 1901
Birth Location: Bridgeville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Colin Chisholm's Ancestors

Self
Colin Chisholm
1838 – 1917
Birth Place: Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
Parents
John Chisholm
1801 – 1896
Ireland
Janet Fraser
1798 – 1881
Scotland
Grandparents
Donald ('Soldier') Chisholm
1780 – 1875
Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald (Blacksmith)
1735 – 1810
Margaret ??
1736 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Chisholm
1705 – 1760
Margaret Armstrong
1705 – 1760
Donald Chisholm
1700 – 1792
Deborah Cook
1710 – 1762

Colin Chisholm's Descendants

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Colin Chisholm (11 Apr 1838 – 10 Dec 1917) m. Jane CHISHOLM (11 Mar 1850 – 21 Aug 1932)
  1. 1. 🩵William (Alexander) CHISHOLM (July 24, 1880 – 1901) m. 🩵Mae (Thomassina) WILLIAMS (April 15, 1870 – Oct. 21, 1938)
    1. 1. 🩵Dorothy (Mae) Chisholm (30 Apr 1899 – 5 Apr 1985) m. 👑🩵David Wilson (24 Apr 1895 – 1 Nov 1972)
      1. 1. Doris (Aurelia) Wilson (19 Sep 1917 – )
      2. 2. 👑🩵Mae (Irene) Wilson (Dec. 23, 1918 – January 11, 2016) m. 🩵Lloyd (Harley) MacNaughton (1918 – 1983)
        1. 1. 👑🩵Hugh (Wilson) McNaughton (22 Jun 1938 – 7 Aug 2018) m. 🩷Carol (Joyce) McLeod (17/08/1942 – )
        2. 2. Lloyd MacNaughton (1939 – )
      3. 3. James ("Bill" Willard) Wilson (19 Sep 1920 – 27 Oct 2008)
      4. 4. Margaret (Catherine) Wilson (18 Jan 1923 – 2008)
      5. 5. Eleanor (Betty) Wilson (20 Aug 1925 – 28 Nov 2000)

Colin Chisholm's Timeline

2 Records

1838
11 Apr 1838
Birth of Colin Chisholm in Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland
1917
10 Dec 1917
Age 79
Death of Colin Chisholm in North Grant, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
North Grant, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1838
    Event Place: Strathglass, Inverness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1917
    Event Place: North Grant, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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