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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
McCurdy, John, 1808-1868
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Description area
Dates of existence
1808-1868
History
Rev. Dr. John McCurdy was born on March 17, 1808, in Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
He was a clergyman. In 1831, he arrived in Miramichi, New Brunswick, and settled in Chatham, Northumberland County, where he served as Pastor of the Congregation of St. John's Church till his death. He was connected with the Temperance Society formed in Miramichi.
In 1835, he married Catherine Thompson (1815–1899). He died on January 1, 1868, in Chatham, New Brunswick.