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John McKinnon

John McKinnon (born ~1794, Argyllshire; died 12 August 1857 at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia) is a Scottish emigrant to Atlantic Canada from the same regional origin (Argyll) as the McKinnon families already documented in this archive. He may be a relative of Lachlin MacKinnon (father of Donald Mac Kinnon, baptized 1815 at Malpeque Road, PEI) or of the companion lead John McKinnon (Isle of Mull, born ~1790), whose stone stands in the same Campbell Cemetery. Both McKinnon leads share a common Argyll/Hebrides origin, and both were buried in the same Pictou County, Nova Scotia cemetery. A family tie between the two John McKinnons (and through them to the PEI McKinnon line) is plausible but unconfirmed.

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1794 –

  • Is there a marriage record at Campbell Cemetery or in Pictou County records for this John McKinnon? A wife or children could link him to the documented McKinnon line.
  • Are there PEI or Nova Scotia census entries (1841, 1861) for a John McKinnon from Argyllshire?
  • What ship records exist for emigrant McKinnons from Argyllshire to Atlantic Canada in the period 1815–1845?
  • Is this the same John McKinnon appearing in any church registers in the Malpeque (PEI), Cavendish (PEI), Pictou, or New Glasgow (NS) area?
  • What is the relationship between the two John McKinnons buried in the same Campbell Cemetery? Could they be brothers, cousins, or unrelated men from the same Scottish region who independently settled in the same Nova Scotia community?

Notes

Notes

  • Cemetery confirmed at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia from context photo source-cemetery-context-photo-campbell-cemetery-seafoam-ns.
  • Original image filename: UNCEM_1456337921914.jpg — numeric suffix corresponds to approximately February 2016 (Unix millisecond timestamp), consistent with FindAGrave or similar platform download.
  • Argyllshire encompasses both mainland Argyll and many islands, including the Isle of Mull itself. Both McKinnon leads (this record and lead-john-mckinnon-isle-of-mull-1790) have roots in the same broad Scottish region, strengthening the hypothesis of a family connection between them.
  • The death year 1857 (aged 63) means birth ~1794. He could have emigrated as an adult in the 1820s–1840s emigration waves, or as a child with parents around 1808–1820.
  • Stone condition (cracked, heavy lichen) and autumn photography suggest the stone is in a more exposed part of the cemetery or has been less maintained.

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Gravestone

Gravestone: John McKinnon, Native of Argyle-shire, Died Aug 12 1857

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12 August 1857

Gravestone at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia for John McKinnon, born approximately 1794 in Argyllshire, Scotland, who died 12 August 1857 aged 63. Stone is cracked diagonally and heavily lichen-covered; photographed in autumn. A separate and distinct individual from the John McKinnon (Isle of Mull, died 1871) whose stone stands in the same cemetery.

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