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9 October 1871 • Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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event-death-john-mckinnon-isle-of-mull-1871
Date
9 October 1871
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Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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03_events/event-death-john-mckinnon-isle-of-mull-1871.md

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  • Accepted gravestone source records John McKinnon dying on 9 October 1871, aged 81 years, and identifies him as a native of the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
  • The stone is at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia; no separate death place is stated.
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Gravestone: John McKinnon, Native of Isle of Mull Scotland, Died Oct 9 1871

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9 October 1871

Gravestone at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia for John McKinnon, born approximately 1790 on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, who emigrated to "this Island" in 1808 and died 9 October 1871 aged 81. He was among the early Scottish Hebridean settlers in Atlantic Canada. "This Island" likely refers to Prince Edward Island or Cape Breton Island, as the stone stands on mainland Nova Scotia.

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