FINLAYSON, Anne (Annie)

   Another name for Anne was ANNIE.

  General Notes:

Sources seem to agree that Annie emigrated as a child with her parents from Scotland to St. Ann's in Cape Breton (HM0001b, HM0003a-see Wm. Hunter)). From her obituary and census data from 1871(FM115), 1881(FM194c), and 1900 (FM334a) she appears to have been born about Feb 1822. One source in NZ actually gives a date of 10th Feb as a date of birth. (FM050)

After marrying Murdoch about 1841 in Cape Breton(HM0001b), they moved to Upper Canada where they homesteaded in Bruce County. She remained there a number of years after Murdoch died in 1881.(FM202b)

According to family historian, Myrtle (Hunter) Stringer, Ann went to The Dalles to visit two of her children sometime during the summer of 1898 (FM339a) and remained till she passed away in 1901.

Annie was originally buried in Kingsley cemetery but her body was moved in 1941 to the IOOF cemetery in The Dalles to be closer to the family. (personal communication from the IOOF staff). She is buried with 'Gertrude', the first wife of her son, William.
(see grave HM0001)

  Noted events in her life were:

• Apr 1871 Census: Hunter, Ann age 49 Origin NS Kincardine Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

• 4 Apr 1881 Census: Hunter, Ann age 60 born Scotland Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

• 9 Jun 1900 Census: Hunter, Annie age 78 born Scotland and living with dau Elizabeth McLeod Kingsley, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. Mentions parents born Scotland.

Anne married Murdoch HUNTER, son of John Angus HUNTER and Margaret INNES, in 1841 in St.Ann's, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Murdoch HUNTER was born on 22 Dec 1817 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, died on 17 May 1881 in Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada and was buried in May 1881 in Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.) The cause of his death was Black Diphtheria.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• 1871 Census: Murdock Hunter Family Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

• 1881 Census: Murdock Hunter Family Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

• They owned land CON 6 LOT 23 in 1855 in Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Settled here 1855 after arriving about 1852 and first acquiring Lot 22 i 1854 (see pg 212 TTT) Acquired Crown deed in 1876.

• They travelled Annie Hunter in Kincardine went to visit daughter Besty summer 1898 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.

• Letter: From Katherine (Finlayson) Matheson to Annie Hunter in Kingsley Ore, 3 Jul 1899, Kingsley, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.

  Marriage Notes:

Ann Finlayson and Murdoch Hunter were married in Cape Breton in 1841. (HM0001b)

The couple next appears around 1852 living on Concession 6 Lot 23 in Kincardine Twp, Bruce Cty., Ontario, where they gained title in 1855. Here theyhomesteaded and raised their 9 children many of who's names can also be found in the 1871 and 1881 censuses.

Murdoch built a new brick house on the farm but died in 1881 just before moving in. Annie possibly remained in the new house till she moved to Oregon to be with two of her children.