St. Ninian's Cemetery Stone #5 Daniel McDougall Dimensions: approx. 2m Orientation: East Inscription: IN MEMORY OF DAN son of ARCH & MARGARET McDOUGALL DIED AT DONALD B.C. MAY 11, 1890 AGED 20 Y’RS & 6 MOS. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE The Lord Gave And The Lord Hath Taken Away: AS IT HATH PLEASED THE LORD, SO IT IS DONE: BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD! JOHN 1.21 North Side: Decoratively rendered wreath of flowers West Side: HIS REMAINS WERE BROUGHT HOME, AND INTERRED IN HIS NATIVE CEMETERY MCDOUGALL (Sculptured) South Side: Rosette Cross Material: White Bronze Condition: The marker is in very good condition, and has survived weathering to a much greater extent than many of its neighbours. Daniel McDougall was 20 years old at the time of his death, which was caused by a railway accident in Donald, British Columbia. His obituary in the Casket is sparse, but information released later conveys some more details about the events immediately preceding and, subsequently, following his death. On the day of the accident he asked his superiors in Bear Creek, B.C., to notify his parents. By Sunday, three days later, he had passed away. His body was sent home by the Brotherhood of United Firemen of which he was a member, along with the above monument which marks his grave. As indicated on the marker, Daniel’s parents were Archibald and Margaret McDougall. They married in 1869, and Dan was born a year later in Hallowell’s Grant, Antigonish County. Archibald McDougall owned a significantly greater amount of land than the majority of his neighbours. According to the 1881 census, twelve-year-old Daniel had 3 other siblings living at home at the time; Angus, 10 years old, Flora, 8, and John, 6. All of them attended school. Daniel also appears to have had an older brother (perhaps from a previous marriage) who made a living as a blacksmith but also worked with his family as a farmer. There is not much information on Daniel’s life between 12 and 20, but clearly he had found work in western Canada. The family moved to North Grant sometime between 1886 and 1890. Heather Anderson (edited by Christopher Greencorn) [ Back ]