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Author: kcd119
Surnames: CHAMBERS
Classification: queries
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I'm looking for ancestral information about my great grandmother, Elizabeth Chambers,
born in Nova Scotia, probably Colchester, Cumberland, or Pictou County, in about 1838.
She married John MacKinnon of Cape John (Seafoam), Nova Scotia in about 1856.
Our family records show her to be the wife of said John MacKinnon until at least 1874,
after which we have no record. John MacKinnon is known to have married a second time to
Jane Southerland, but it is not known exactly when, or the circumstances that allowed him
to remarry.
Our MacKinnon data traces John's family origins to Grishipoll, Isle of Coll, in the
western isles, but nothing is known of Elizabeth Chambers. We very much would like to
fill in the blanks about her ancestry and her departure. Was it voluntary (she had done
that before for a two year period), or did she pass away? The last MacKinnon child is
assumed to have been born in 1876 or so, but the opperative word is assumed. Not only do
we not have a date, but we cannot be sure if he (Ramsey MacKinnon) is the last child of
Elizabeth, or the first MacKinnon child of Jane Southerland.
As you can see, there are several loose ends. Any help finding answers to our many
questions about Elizabeth would be most appreciated.
Thank you...
Klee Chambers Dobra
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