Archibald C. Dewar

1756 - 1831  (75 years)

• Name	Archibald C. Dewar
  Birth	1756	Perth, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117270610
  _FGRAVE	117270610
  Death	1831	Lanark County, Canada West
  	Archibald C Dewar View relationship to me Birth 1756 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland Death 1831 in Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Margaret Gow Ferguson 1770 ? 1835 Children Jannet Dewar 1788 ? 1861 Alexander (1789-1885) Malcolm (1793-1838) John (1796-1890) Patric (1799-) Peter (1800-1839) Duncan (1808-) Archibald (1811-) Kennedy+Cemetery Burial Place: Lanark, Ontario, Can Notes: In Memory Of Archibald Dewar 1756-1831 And His Wife Margaret Ferguson Who brought their family to Beckwith. from Comrie,Perthshire,Scotland On The Brig Curlew in July 1818 Also Remembered Are: Son Peter (1799-1839 and His Wife Jannet McEwen Son Malcom (1793-1838) Families Buried Elswhere Are: Malcom's Wife Ann Comrie Plympton, ON. Son John (1796-1890)and His Wife Margaret Buchanan Plympton, ON. Son Alexander (1796-1890) And His Wife Jannet Kennedy Daughter Jannet (1788-1861)and Husband John McNie Perth,ON. The Quigrich Of Coigrich From The Staff of St.Fillan Archibald was the Hereditary Keeper of the Quigrich Of Coigrich, A relic of St.Fillan,which had Spiritual and Healing powers, and also Legal Entitlements.In 1314,Robert The Bruce probably used it When he drove the English from Scotland in the battle of Bannockburn. In 1487,King James III proclaimed this Dewar Family,as Keepers of the Time of King Robert The Bruys and of before".It is the filigreed silver case which enclosed the Orginal Bronze head Of St.Filian's Staff of 750 Ad.,and it was here in Beckwith 1818-1850.Son Alexander,the last keeper,sold it to the National Museum Of Scotland,on 30 Dec.1876
  Burial	Kennedy Cemetery, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 446 Glenashton Road Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario Canada
  Person ID	I22055	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Margaret Gow Ferguson,   b. 1770, Providence, Scotland d. 1835, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Jannet Dewar,   b. 1788, Scotland d. 29 Mar 1861, Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)   2. Malcolm Dewar,   b. 1793   d. 1838, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)   3. Alexander Dewar,   b. 1796, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 18 Apr 1890, Plympton Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years)   4. John Dewar,   b. 1796   d. 4 Feb 1890 (Age 94 years)   5. Peter Dewar,   b. 1799   d. 1839, Canada West, British Colonial America (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F7457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019

  
  

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  Birth - 1756 - Perth, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland Death - 1831 - Lanark County, Canada West  = Link to Google Earth