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Alexander Niel "A.N." O'Brien served as a correspondent for open brethren assemblies in the U.S., including in 1927 in Duluth, [[Minnesota]] as a preaching point at 227 Victoria St. He was born June 15, 1824 at Noel, Hants, [[Nova Scotia]], and died on Dec. 27, 1942 in Duluth. His parents were Rupert George O'Brien (1824-1912) & Sarah Anne Archibald O' Brien.
=Ancestry=
* Rupert George O'Brien (b. 1824 Noel, Hants, [[Nova Scotia|N.S.]] - d. 1912 Vinland, Douglas, [[Kansas|KS]]) was the son of William O'Brien & Annie Putnam O'Brien. He was the seventh child in a family of thirteen, and was raised on the farm where he was born. 1849-1850 were spent in the U.S. working at saw mills in several [[Massachusetts]] towns, as well as in [[New York#New York City|New York City]] and Albany, [[New York|N.Y.]]. He returned to Nova Scotia and was married on Sept. 11, 1855.
* Sarah Anne Archibald O'Brien (b. 1829 Truro, N.S. - d. 1905 Vinland, Douglas, KS)
** She was a sister to Sir Adams George "A.G." Archibald (1814-1892), who was one of the 36 fathers of the Canadian Confederation which 1864-1866, in which the province of Canada (Ontario & Quebec) was intertwined with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1870-1872), and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1873-1883). He was born and died at Bible Hill in Truro, N.S. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_George_Archibald A.G.'s wiki].
** Sarah and A.G. were children of Samuel Archibald (1784-1864), and grandchildren of James Archibald (1754-1828), judge of the court of common pleas of Nova Scotia. They were also related to Samuel George Washington Archibald (1777-1846) who served as the Chief Justice of [[Prince Edward Island]] 1824-1828, and Attorney General of Nova Scotia 1830-1841. An early ancestor was David Archibald (1717-1795), an immigrant of Ulster, and a co-founder of Truro, N.S.
** The Archibald family arrived in North America 1719-1722, settling initially at Londonderry, Rockingham, [[New Hampshire]], which was incorporated the latter year.
=Sources=
* Newspapers.com
** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/422169352/?article=1cae65ee-79bd-4419-abf5-c9b66d8ef3ea&focus=0.058130473,0.44093484,0.21842115,0.9813492&xid=3355&_ga=2.133311822.1325456773.1641403021-542514589.1641403021 Rupert O'Brien's obit] - The Baldwin Ledger, Baldwin City, KS. Jan. 31, 1913, p. 6.
* Ancestry.com
** [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/39805765/person/370079728741/facts?_phsrc=WLi7&_phstart=successSource Sir A.G. Archibald's Ancestry page]
=Ancestry=
* Rupert George O'Brien (b. 1824 Noel, Hants, [[Nova Scotia|N.S.]] - d. 1912 Vinland, Douglas, [[Kansas|KS]]) was the son of William O'Brien & Annie Putnam O'Brien. He was the seventh child in a family of thirteen, and was raised on the farm where he was born. 1849-1850 were spent in the U.S. working at saw mills in several [[Massachusetts]] towns, as well as in [[New York#New York City|New York City]] and Albany, [[New York|N.Y.]]. He returned to Nova Scotia and was married on Sept. 11, 1855.
* Sarah Anne Archibald O'Brien (b. 1829 Truro, N.S. - d. 1905 Vinland, Douglas, KS)
** She was a sister to Sir Adams George "A.G." Archibald (1814-1892), who was one of the 36 fathers of the Canadian Confederation which 1864-1866, in which the province of Canada (Ontario & Quebec) was intertwined with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1870-1872), and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1873-1883). He was born and died at Bible Hill in Truro, N.S. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_George_Archibald A.G.'s wiki].
** Sarah and A.G. were children of Samuel Archibald (1784-1864), and grandchildren of James Archibald (1754-1828), judge of the court of common pleas of Nova Scotia. They were also related to Samuel George Washington Archibald (1777-1846) who served as the Chief Justice of [[Prince Edward Island]] 1824-1828, and Attorney General of Nova Scotia 1830-1841. An early ancestor was David Archibald (1717-1795), an immigrant of Ulster, and a co-founder of Truro, N.S.
** The Archibald family arrived in North America 1719-1722, settling initially at Londonderry, Rockingham, [[New Hampshire]], which was incorporated the latter year.
=Sources=
* Newspapers.com
** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/422169352/?article=1cae65ee-79bd-4419-abf5-c9b66d8ef3ea&focus=0.058130473,0.44093484,0.21842115,0.9813492&xid=3355&_ga=2.133311822.1325456773.1641403021-542514589.1641403021 Rupert O'Brien's obit] - The Baldwin Ledger, Baldwin City, KS. Jan. 31, 1913, p. 6.
* Ancestry.com
** [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/39805765/person/370079728741/facts?_phsrc=WLi7&_phstart=successSource Sir A.G. Archibald's Ancestry page]
