Patterson, Samuel

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Patterson, Samuel

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        1890-1918

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        Samuel Patterson was born in Striling, Cape Breton to parents Annie and Duncan Patterson. His father was a native of the Isle of Harris in Scotland. A composer of Gaelic songs, Patterson is best remembered for his song "Air a'Cheud Là do'n t-Samhradh" in which he describes his brother's homesickness while working in the lumber camps of New Brunswick and Quebec. Samuel Patterson joined the C.E.F. 185th Cape Breton Highlanders in 1916 and was killed in action on October 14th, 1918.

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