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Samuel Davidson

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Samuel Davidson

Birth
County Down, Northern Ireland
Death
May 1942 (aged 96–97)
Ohio, USA
Burial
Kipton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B - 196D
Memorial ID
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SAMUEL DAVIDSON, son of John, born in County Down, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1845, went to Australia in 1862 and a year later to New Zealand, where he lived until 1872, when he emigrated to Camden. On June 21, 1875, he married Margaret Stranaghan, of Ireland, who had come here earlier in that year. He was a very successful farmer and became the owner of a number of farms, so that each of his children had a farm for his setting up. He and his wife are living with a daughter [1915].

Besides Samuel, John Davidson had children: Andrew, lived in Missouri. Eliza, went to New Zealand in 1871. Emily, married, 1st, George Dent. 2nd, James Giddes, lived in Toledo. Jennie, married George Hurst of Wakeman, and lived in Toledo. Joseph, went to California. Ann, Deceased. Mattie, married John Leonard and lived in Toledo. Margaret, married - - - Wooster, and died Feb. 3, 1889, aged 36 years. Minnie, died Aug. 20, 1887, aged 22 years. Alice, died, unmarried.

taken from Rootsweb:
PIONEER HISTORY OF CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO
(By Dr. F. E. Weeks, Kipton, Ohio)
SAMUEL DAVIDSON, son of John, born in County Down, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1845, went to Australia in 1862 and a year later to New Zealand, where he lived until 1872, when he emigrated to Camden. On June 21, 1875, he married Margaret Stranaghan, of Ireland, who had come here earlier in that year. He was a very successful farmer and became the owner of a number of farms, so that each of his children had a farm for his setting up. He and his wife are living with a daughter [1915].

Besides Samuel, John Davidson had children: Andrew, lived in Missouri. Eliza, went to New Zealand in 1871. Emily, married, 1st, George Dent. 2nd, James Giddes, lived in Toledo. Jennie, married George Hurst of Wakeman, and lived in Toledo. Joseph, went to California. Ann, Deceased. Mattie, married John Leonard and lived in Toledo. Margaret, married - - - Wooster, and died Feb. 3, 1889, aged 36 years. Minnie, died Aug. 20, 1887, aged 22 years. Alice, died, unmarried.

taken from Rootsweb:
PIONEER HISTORY OF CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO
(By Dr. F. E. Weeks, Kipton, Ohio)


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