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Inverness / Re: MacIsaacs of Canna, MacDonalds of Morar
« on: Saturday 06 September 25 17:42 BST (UK) »
In Colin S. MacDonald’s: MacDonalds of Clan Ranald (1956), he identified many MacDonald Families including mine. MacDonald Donn’s of Springfield Antigonish. He Indicated Donald MacDonald of Morar, a Sergeant in a British military unit, home at the end of the Napoleonic wars, planned to take his Family to Antigonish, where they had family. Unfortuneatly, Donald died before they could leave. Sgt. Donald had married Mairi “Kinloch” Gillis of Ceann LochMorar, daughter of Donald Gillis and Catherine MacGillivary. Mairi had 2 sisters, Margaret Cameron (Hugh) and Catherine MacDonald (Charles), both married and 3 brothers all moved to Antigonish early 1800’s. Mairi and sons came sometime after 1816, but before 1821, Mary and her three teen sons (John, Donald and Duncan Donn) left Finnian, Morar and sailed to Antigonish. Mairi now a widow, married her sister’s widowed brother in law, Sgt. Alan Cameron of Springfield c.1822. Allan recently widowed, (Jane McIvor), had 4 sons and a daughter (Jane). They blended the two families, added 2 more sons. By 1829, Duncan Donn married Jane Cameron, Alan’s daughter. I am looking for detailed info on this family (MacDonald Donns and Camerons). Mairi’s son John moved to West River and Donald, married a Cameron and relocated to Country Harbor Guysborough. Any insight into this family; (MacDonald Donns and Camerons) would be appreciated.