Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
Mark Proudfoot CRAIG
1807 - 1864 (56 years)-
Name Mark Proudfoot CRAIG Baptism 1807 Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland [1] - If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church or the Free Church, his baptism records may be in other archives.
Birth 25 Nov 1807 Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland [2] Gender Male Emigration Abt 1832 Scotland [3] - At the age of 25, Mark emigrated from the west coast lowlands of Scotland in 1832.
Immigration 1832 St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada [3] - Mark first located in St. Vincent Township. The area was first settled in 1824 by John Vail who arrived by boat, presumably by the canal system from the St. Lawrence. He brought a lot of people over in the 1830's after the land was surveyed. The first married was in 1837.
Residence 1840 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada [3] - Mark and Margaret had moved to Toronto by the time their first child was born.
Death 24 Apr 1864 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada [2] Burial 26 Apr 1864 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada [3] at Necropolis Cemetery _TODO Open - Haddington United Presbyterian Chruch and Haddington United Free Church - CH3/168. /1 Session minutes contain B 1851-1872. Microfilm also available at NAS. These records are in the National Archives of Scotland (NAS). Ref: Scottish Secession Churches. Diane Baptie. page 28. A00783.
_UID C5C30D2410794FBF8B3F68A91DBF90FC93A2 Burial 26 Apr 1864 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada [2] Person ID I5280 Everyone Last Modified 9 Nov 2007
Family Margaret MCFARLANE, b. 1 Nov 1807, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland d. 26 Aug 1860, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years) Marriage 5 May 1838 St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada [3] Children 1. C.C. CRAIG 2. James Findlay CRAIG, b. 27 Sep 1843, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 May 1912, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) 3. Janet Cairn CRAIG, b. Abt 1847, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Apr 1888, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 41 years) 4. Margaret Knox CRAIG, b. Abt 1849, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jun 1898, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 49 years) 5. A.J. CRAIG 6. Ellen McDonald CRAIG, b. 23 Nov 1854, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Oct 1858, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 3 years) Family ID F1233 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Mar 2002
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