Maritimer Margaret Gill Currie published poetry that honoured the United Empire Loyalists.
This author's life has been researched earlier for inclusion in the
Entry revised by Linnea McNally
Granddaughter of Lieutenant Thomas Gill of the Maryland Loyalists, Margaret Gill Currie was born in Springhill, NB. Educated at a normal school in St. John, NB, she was first licensed to teach in 1861. She taught school in St. Marys' Parish and Kingsclear, and upon marrying George William Currie (1837-1911) in 1864, settled in Fredericton. Committed to education, Margaret and George made financial sacrifices in order to educate their four children who had survived childhood, sending two sons to university, and two daughters to Normal School.
Inspired by stories of her ancestors' adventures during the American Revolutionary War, Margaret began writing poetry as a teenager, and dedicated her first volume of verse,
Margaret died in Fredericton in 1906 of complications from diabetes, and was buried in Springhill, NB. For a more detailed biography, see her entry in the
Thomas Gill was a farmer born in St. Mary, NB, around 1796. A Methodist and the son of Lieutenant Thomas Gill of Maryland Loyalists, Thomas married Catharine Gaynor in 1832.
Catherine Gaynor was born in Fredericton, NB, around 1806. She married Thomas Gill, a farmer, in 1832.
George William Currie, a miller and a teamster, was born in Kingsclear, NB, in 1837. George married Margaret Catharine Gill in 1864 and they had at least five children together, four of whom survived childhood. George died in 1911.
Normal School, St. John, NB
It is possible that her full name was actually "Margaret Catherine E.G. Gill."