MacDonald_Lauchlin(Clanranald)(Joe) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

This family lived at Moidart, Antigonish County.

Lauchlin MacDonald, Moidart, Scotland stayed in Scotland – see Rankin pages 174-175

John (Ban) MacDonald, pioneer married

Angus MacDonald married Mary Boyd

Lauchlin MacDonald (b. 1803-d. before 1881) married Ann “Nancy” MacKinnon (b. 1813-d. before 1911)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 87

1881 Census Arisaig District # 22

1891 Census Arisaig District # 20

1901 Census Pictou Baileys Brook # 43

Alexander MacDonald Boston US

Angus MacDonald (b. 1841) married Elizabeth “Betsy” MacDonald (b. 1857)

1891 Census Arisaig District # 20

1901 Census Pictou Baileys Brook District # 43

1911 Census Pictou Baileys Brook # 44

Lauchlin MacDonald (b. December 8, 1890-d.1955) born at Brown’s Mt NSVS Pictou County

Daniel MacDonald (b. December 16, 1892)

Donald MacDonald (b. 1902) adopted

John MacDonald (b. 1843) western Canada

Donald MacDonald (b. 1845) Seattle US

Christina “Christy” MacDonald (b. 1847) married Angus Smith “Piper” Brown’s Mountain Rankin p 174

Catherine MacDonald (b. November 19, 1848)

1891 Census Arisaig District # 20

Dougald MacDonald (b. 1854) carriage maker married Matilda Gown (b. 1869 – d. 1957) Massachusetts Rankin says he was in New Zealand

John “Og” MacDonald (b. 1858) carriage maker

1891 Census Arisaig District # 20

Eigg Mountain Family

John MacDonald (d. by 1871) s/o John s/o Angus (pioneer) Rankin married Mary Smith (b. 1827) d/o John “Smith Mountain” married January 30, 1848 NSVS/SMAR

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 94

1881 Census Arisaig District # 207

1891 Census Arisaig District # 100

1901 Census Arisaig District # 101

Mary MacDonald (b. August 20, 1849) SMAR

1901 Census Arisaig District # 101

Mary MacDonald (b. 1883)

Jane MacDonald (b. 1884)

Mary MacDonald (b. 1887)

John MacDonald (b. 1850) married Mary MacDonald Merigomish

Dougall MacDonald (b. 1853) US

Donald MacDonald (b. November 7, 1854) SMAR

Joseph MacDonald (b. 1857) married MacIntosh

Ann MacDonald (b. April 7, 1860) SMAR

Alexander MacDonald (b. 1864)

Mary MacDonald (b. 1870)

Dougald MacDonald (b. 1871)

Moidart Family

Donald MacDonald (d. 1847) probate file married Ann Boyd (d. before 1847)

Joseph MacDonald (b. 1815-d. 1899) married Isabella MacPherson (b. 1819-d. 1900) born at Georgeville died at Moidart Obit

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 16

1881 Census Arisaig District # 197

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1841-d. October 15, 1915) schoolteacher NSVS

Mary MacDonald (b. 1843) married Archibald MacDonald in 1873

Ann MacDonald (b. 1847) born Moidart married John MacGillivray (b. 1848) born Morristown/Lakevale s/o John and Catherine MacGillivray married December 30, 1875 at Arisaig NSVS

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1849) born Moidart married John MacDonald s/o Hugh and Mary MacDonald Bailey’s Brook November 30, 1874 at Arisaig NSVS

Ellen MacDonald (b. 1852) married Alex J MacDonald

Donald MacDonald (b. 1853) whereabouts unknown

Ann MacDonald (b. 1856) Broad Cove, Cape Breton

Eugenie MacDonald (b. 1858) married Donald Boyd Big Marsh

Alexander MacDonald (b. November 8, 1859) died young

Alexander John MacDonald (b. December 1, 1860-d. January 10, 1945) married Mary MacAdam

According to Rankin page 175 John (Ban) MacDonald had another son but the probate file for Angus MacDonald noted he was “Donald’s son”.

Angus MacDonald (b. 1811-d. 1881) probate file A-652 page 42/270 Antigonish Estate File 1881 married Betsy (Betty) MacEwen (b. 1812-1909) born at Morristown d/o Aonghais MacEwen NSVS niece of Rev. Allan MacLean, Judique Rankin

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 15

1881 Census Arisaig District # 192

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1838) married Angus MacEachern

John MacDonald (b. 1841) inherited part of the farm married Mary Fraser (b. 1851-d. before 1891)

1881 Census Arisaig District # 192

Catherine “Kate” MacDonald (b. 1881) married Angus MacEachern (b. 1865) his second wife married June 25, 1907 at Arisaig NSVS – see MacEachern (Summerville) Family

Angus MacDonald (b. 1883)

John MacDonald (b. 1884)

Alexander MacDonald (b. 1842)

Dougald MacDonald (b. 1845) inherited part of farm

Angus MacDonald (b. 1848) married twice Maryvale

Ann MacDonald (b. June 21, 1848) house servant

Donald MacDonald (b. 1849) carpenter

Joseph MacDonald (b. 1851) inherited part of the farm