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MacEachern_Family(Summerville) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)
John MacEachern (Red) from Scotland in 1792, pioneer of the “Gusset” MacEacherns
John MacEachern married Isabella MacGillivray
Donald MacEachern married to Mary MacAdam
Mary MacEachern married to Duncan Thompson
Angus MacEachern married to Ann MacDonald
Isabella MacEachern married to Ronald MacDonald, Brown’s Mountain
Margaret MacEachern married to John MacDonald (Keppoch)
Kate MacEachern married to Archie MacGillivray, Bailey’s Brook
Ann MacEachern married to Edward Bigley, Brown’s Mountain
See Brown’s Mountain MacEachern Family for the above families.
Angus MacEachern (2nd son) d. before 1838 married Catherine “Kate” MacDonald or MacDougall (d.1838)
John MacEachern married Sarah Smith, Bailey’s Brook
Ronald MacEachern, married in US, veteran of Civil War (would have to be born 1845 or before)
Alex MacEachern, not married, drown in St John River
Angus MacEachern, in US, veteran of Civil War
Archibald MacEachern (b. 1809-d. December 19, 1868) probate file A-509 page 248/653 Antigonish Estate File 1873-1875 lived at “the Gusset Back Settlement McCara’s Brook Summerville” NSVS married Mary MacGillivray (b. 1825-d. 1909) Obit
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 30
1881 Census Arisaig District # 209
Catherine “Kate” MacEachern (b. 1861) married John MacPherson (b. 1851)
1881 Census Arisaig District # 209
John Archie MacPherson (b. February, 1880)
Willie MacPherson, Vancouver
Kate MacPherson, married John MacKinnon
Flora MacPherson, not married, with her parents in New Glasgow
Hugh MacEachern (b.1810 – d. before 1911) married Mary MacDonald/MacGillivray * (b. 1848-d by 1881) married January 24, 1854 at Georgeville *NSVS has Mary’s last name as MacDonald while SMAR has her last name as MacGillivray lived at Gusset SMAR
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 28
1881 Census Arisaig District # 202
1891 Census Arisaig District # 3
1901 Census Arisaig District # 106
John H MacEachern (b. March 28, 1856 – d. March 4, 1933) married Anne MacLellan (b. 1864)
1901 Census Arisaig District # 106
1911 Census Arisaig District # 74
1921 Census Arisaig District # 20
Andrew MacEachern (b. September 14, 1902)
Mary MacEachern (b. December 3, 1903)
Angus Russell MacEachern (b. September 30, 1905)
John Archie MacEachern (b. July 1, 1908)
Florence “Flora” MacEachern (b. March 5, 1858 - d. January 7, 1944) Antigonish NSVS married Dan G MacDonald
Angus MacEachern (b. May 24, 1860 – d. December 22, 1917)
born at McAra’s Brook NSVS – married (1) Margaret
“Maggie” MacDonald (b. 1870) Maple Ridge d/o Angus and Katie
MacDonald married November 18, 1902 at Arisaig NSVS
1911 Census Arisaig District # 75
1921 Census Arisaig District # 21
Hugh John MacEachern (b. November 22, 1903) SMAR
Margaret MacEachern (b. 1906)
married (2) Catherine “Kate” MacDonald (b. 1882-d. April 30, 1922) d/o John (Lauchlin Clanranald Family) and Mary (Fraser - South River) MacDonald Moidart NSVS married June 25, 1907 at Arisaig NSVS
1911 Census Arisaig District # 75
1921 Census Arisaig District # 21
John Angus MacEachern (b. 1908)
Mary MacEachern (b. March 22, 1910) Gusset Road NSVS
Catherine MacEachern (b. 1914)
Alexander MacEachern (b. May 26, 1862-d. 1948) Obit died US brakeman on railway married Catherine MacDonald (d. 1925) Obit died US d/o Donald MacDonald, Ardness
Catherine MacEachern (b. 1864) US
1911 Census Arisaig District # 75
Hugh MacEachern (b. October 25, 1867- d. 1902)
Archibald “Archie” MacEachern (b. April 15, 1871) SMAR (b. May 2, 1871) NSVS married Margaret MacDonald Bailey’s Brook
Allan MacEachern married to Miss MacDonald, lived in PEI
Two sons and five daughters, PEI and USA
Alexander MacEachern (b. 1811-d. 1899) Obit/NSVS died at Lismore married Catherine MacGillivray (b. 1816 – 1891) inherited land from mother Catherine at back settlement Knoydart probate file A-66
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 91
1881 Census Arisaig District # 208
1891 Census Arisaig District # 7
Angus MacEachern (b.1846 – d. January 7, 1925) Obit married Catherine Bigley (b. 1864-d. 1941) Obit born at Brown’s Mountain died at Lismore
1891 Census Arisaig District # 18
1901 Census Arisaig District # 79
1921 Census Arisaig District # 55
Mary MacEachern (b. November 26, 1889) Dunmaglass NSVS
Catherine “Cassie” MacEachern (b. 1889)
Joseph Alexander MacEachern (b. 1893-d. 1914) NSVS died at Dartmouth
Isabella MacEachern (b. 1894)
E James MacEachern (b. 1896)
Andrew MacEachern (b. 1897)
Agnes Annie MacEachern (b. 1898-d. 1951) NSVS died at Stellarton
Lucy MacEachern (b. May 24, 1900-d. 1929) NSVS in 1928 living in Ardness, Pictou County
Catherine Theresa MacEachern (b. June 1, 1905) NSVS in 1928 living in Ardness, Pictou County
Annie May MacEachern (b. 1906-d. 1928) Obit died at Dunmaglass
John MacEachern (b.1849 – 1891)
Catherine MacEachern (b. 1851) US
Archibald MacEachern (b. 1853) US
John A. MacEachern (b. 1855) married Mary MacEachern d/o Ronald MacEachern US
Mary MacEachern (b. 1856) married Archie MacDougall, Moncton
Donald “Dan” MacEachern (b. 1860)
Archy and Catherine Gillis living with the family in 1881
Kate MacEachern, married Lauchlin MacLellan
Effie MacEachern, married Peter Gillis