Gravestone: John McKinnon, Native of Isle of Mull Scotland, Died Oct 9 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.

What it says

Details pulled from the record

View full data

decedent name: John McKinnon
name: John McKinnon
origin: Isle of Mull, Scotland
emigration event: emigrated to this Island in 1808
death date: 9 October 1871
age at death: 81
calculated birth year: 1790
burial place: Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
inscription text: "Blessed are the dead / Who die in the Lord. In memory of JOHN McKINNON A native of Isle of Mull Scotland & emigrated to this Island in 1808 DIED Oct. 9, 1871. AEt. 81."

Decedent: John McKinnon
Name: John McKinnon
Origin: Isle of Mull, Scotland
Emigration Event: emigrated to this Island in 1808
Death date: 9 October 1871
Age At Death: 81
Calculated Birth Year: 1790
Burial Place: Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Inscription Text: "Blessed are the dead / Who die in the Lord. In memory of JOHN McKINNON A native of Isle of Mull Scotland & emigrated to this Island in 1808 DIED Oct. 9, 1871. AEt. 81."

File

Record file

Reading notes

Things to be careful about

Transcription is manual from photograph; stone is in good condition with clear lettering.
"AEt. 81" = Latin aetatis, aged 81.
Calculated birth year 1790 is approximate (±1 year depending on birth month vs. death month).
Isle of Mull is in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
"This Island" is ambiguous — the stone is at a mainland Nova Scotia cemetery; the phrase most likely refers to Prince Edward Island or Cape Breton Island, not mainland Nova Scotia.
Both this stone and the Argyle-shire McKinnon stone are at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, NS, photographed in different seasons (this stone in summer; Argyle-shire stone in autumn).

File

Text transcript

Source type: gravestone photograph (manual transcription)
Original filename: john McKinnon.jpeg
Date photographed: unknown (summer, based on vegetation)
Location: Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada

--- BEGIN TRANSCRIPTION ---

[Top panel, carved open-book motif, two pages:]
Left page: "Blessed are the dead"
Right page: "Who die in the Lord"

[Main inscription:]
In memory of
JOHN McKINNON
A native of Isle of Mull Scotland
& emigrated to this Island in 1808

[Decorative flourish with "DIED" medallion]

Oct. 9, 1871.
AEt. 81.

--- END TRANSCRIPTION ---

Transcription notes:
- "AEt." is the abbreviation for Latin "aetatis" (aged). AEt. 81 = died aged 81.
- "this Island" = Prince Edward Island, Canada (standard PEI usage on 19th-century stones).
- Calculated birth year: 1871 - 81 = approximately 1790.
- Stone material appears to be white marble or painted limestone, in good condition.
- Open-book carving at top is a common Victorian Christian motif.
- "Isle of Mull" is an island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Emigration year of 1808 is consistent with large Highland/Island emigration waves to PEI.

Cemetery note:
Although the stone reads "emigrated to this Island in 1808," it stands in a mainland Nova Scotia
cemetery. "This Island" most likely refers to Prince Edward Island or Cape Breton Island, not
mainland Nova Scotia. This is significant for genealogical research connecting this McKinnon to
the PEI-based McKinnon line already documented in the archive.

Image file location: 05_raw/images/gravestone-john-mckinnon-isle-of-mull-1871-campbell-cemetery.jpg

Place

Where this record belongs

place: Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Details

Record details

subject: Upright marble gravestone
stone material: white marble or painted limestone
carving motif: open-book with scripture verse ("Blessed are the dead / Who die in the Lord")
cemetery name: Campbell Cemetery
cemetery location: Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes

Archive notes

Original filename: john McKinnon.jpeg (spaces in name — renamed to archive convention).
Cemetery confirmed from context photo source-cemetery-context-photo-campbell-cemetery-seafoam-ns.
Lead record at 07_leads/lead-john-mckinnon-isle-of-mull-1790.md.
"This Island" ambiguity is significant for citizenship research: if John McKinnon emigrated to PEI in 1808 and his descendants remained there, the PEI McKinnon line in this archive (Lachlin MacKinnon → Donald Mac Kinnon, baptized 1815/1816, Malpeque Road) becomes a stronger connection candidate.

Timeline

Moments that use this record

No timeline moment currently uses this record.