John MCNAB

Male 1775 - 1840  (64 years)


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  • Name John MCNAB 
    Born 14 Dec 1775  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 11 Aug 1776  St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Military Associated with the Nova Scotia Fencibles 
    Residence 1817  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Returned from Newfoundland (military posting) and apparently resided at McNab's Island until 1830.  
    Died 17 Oct 1840  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I7  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 12 May 2021 

    Father Peter MCNAB,   b. Abt 1735, Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1799, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Susannah KUHN,   b. Bef 25 September 1742, Rikon, Zürich, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1822, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married Abt 23 Nov 1763  St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor DAVIS,   d. 29 Nov 1858, Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Sep 1804  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Type: Marriage bond. St. Paul's Church of England  
    Children 
    +1. Catherine "Susan Ann" MCNAB,   b. 12 May 1807, Newfoundland and Labrador Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1890, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
    +2. James Burrows Davis MCNAB,   b. 5 Dec 1809, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1871, Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Dec 1775 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 11 Aug 1776 - St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: Marriage bond. St. Paul's Church of England - 17 Sep 1804 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Returned from Newfoundland (military posting) and apparently resided at McNab's Island until 1830. - 1817 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1840 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S82] Sydenham Howe's Scrapbook: Joseph Howe and His World, Howe, Sydenham, (Nova Scotia Archives ), https://archives.novascotia.ca/howe/archives/?ID=148 (Reliability: 2).
      Genealogy of McNab Family. Handwritten notes marked ‘copy’, author unknown. Sydenham Howe Nova Scotia Archives 1994-272 page 62.

    2. [S48] Haulin" in the family net: Vol.IV, Gray-Leblanc, Linda, (Author: Halifax, NS. 1999), 29 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S41] Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Newspapers, 1840 - 1843, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1985), Page 33, #572 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S28] Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1749-1768: St. Paul's Church, Nova Scotia, Holder, Jean M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1983), 128 (Reliability: 2).
      Index/transcription : License Peter McNAB I Susannah KOWN Marriage would have occurred 23 November or later.

    5. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1700-6&Event=marriage&ID=191116 (Reliability: 3).
      Digital copy of a marriage bond. Marriage bond dated 23 November 1763 which is not a marriage date. Susannah's surname spelt as Koun-variations in spelling are noted in other documents.

    6. [S93] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960, (Ancestry.ca) (Reliability: 2).
      WO 42: Officers Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers
      Piece 062: M - R (1776-1881)

      https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/60931/images/44997_wo_42_62-0303?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=7bceab65807382afca1f405eda8c10a6&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PBH301&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.157691962.1038840493.1602945087-195538190.1600018924&pId=363741

    7. [S36] Religious Marriages in Halifax, 1768-1841, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1991), 100 (Reliability: 3).