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

Martin MacDonald, pioneer arrived in Nova Scotia in 1787 – see Rankin pages 176-179

Martin MacDonald married Sarah NSVS

Ronald MacDonald married Margaret MacDonald (b. 1799-d. October 12, 1875) NSVS d/o John and Mary MacDonald born at Knoydart lived at Cape George – Margaret lived with son Martin in 1871.

Mary MacDonald (b. 1835-d. May 15, 1902) servant lived with her brother Martin probate file A-1680 page 946/1328 Antigonish Estate File 1914-1915. Gave 20 acres left to her by her father to her brother Martin.

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 #46

1881 Census Arisaig District # 171

1891 Census Arisaig District # 39

1901 Census Arisaig District # 77

Martin R MacDonald (b. 1836) married (1) Mary MacNeil (b. 1845) married January 30, 1866 at Cape George moved to Malignant Brook.

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 #46

1881 Census Arisaig District # 171

1891 Census Arisaig District # 39

1901 Census Arisaig District # 77

Ronald MacDonald (b. 1867) lumberman Cape Breton Rankin

Alexander MacDonald (b. 1869) lumberman US Rankin

Mary MacDonald (b. October 1870)

Martin R MacDonald married (2) Mary Gillis (b. 1849-d. 1907) Obit born Georgeville d/o Angus and Catherine Gillis married February 8, 1877 at Georgeville NSVS

Mary Ann MacDonald (b. 1880)

Donald MacDonald (b. 1883)

Margaret MacDonald (b. 1884)

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1886)

Malignant Brook

Hugh MacDonald (b. 1806-d. July 19, 1871) probate file A-462 page 522/904 Antigonish Estate File 1870-1873 married Flora MacDougall (b. 1810-d. July 5, 1868) lived at Malignant Brook d/o Roderick and Ann MacDougall

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 98

Ronald MacDonald (b. 1836) Archbishop of Harbour Grace sole executor for father’s will based in Pictou at the time

Martin MacDonald (b. 1837-d. 1907) born at Malignant Brook NSVS died at Maryvale Obit received half of father’s farm in his father’s will married (1) Catherine Gillis (b. 1843-d. 1895) born Cape George d/o Hugh and Mary Gillis married November 16, 1869 at Cape George NSVS

1881 Census Arisaig District # 154

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 1

1901 Census Maryvale District # 34

Flora MacDonald (b. January, 1871) servant girl

Margaret “Maggie” MacDonald (b. 1872) servant girl

Mary MacDonald (b. 1874)

Lucy MacDonald (b. 1875)

Also Harry Dunn (b. 1869) listed as orphan but crossed out by census taker.

And (2) to Elizabeth “Bessie” MacKinnon (b. 1865) moved to Antigonish after her husband died

Hugh Martin MacDonald (b. 1899) author

Katherine MacDonald (b. 1902)

The 1891 census also listed Rueban Keary(?) born England 1889 arrived in Canada 1898

Sarah MacDonald (b. 1838) born at Malignant Brook married Angus Gillis (b. 1834) carpenter born at Cape George s/o Hugh and Margaret Gillis married January 20, 1870 Georgeville NSVS

Angus MacDonald (b. 1843) received half of his father’s farm in his father’s will married Mary (b. 1850-d. by 1891)

Hugh MacDonald (b. 1879-d. by 1891)

1881 Census Arisaig District # 155

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 2

Roderick MacDonald (b. 1845-d. September 20, 1923) Obit student/ Priest

Margaret/Catherine MacDonald (b. April 10, 1847) married

Janet “Jennie” MacDonald (b. 1849) married Archibald McKenna

Donald MacDonald (b. 1799) married Mary MacDonald (b. 1806)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 45

1881 Census Arisaig District # 172

Mary MacDonald (b. 1836)

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1840)

Martin MacDonald (b. May 7, 1846)

John MacDonald (b. July 1, 1849) died young

Margaret MacDonald (b. 1851)

Ronald MacDonald (b. July 20, 1854) US

Flora MacDonald (b. June 12, 1859)

John MacDonald (b. 1810-d. February 9, 1889) probate file A-848 page 271/950 Antigonish Estate File 1888-1891 lived at Knoydart married Mary Robinson (d. 1869) d/o Isabella Robinson “was interred in the cemetery of B.B. (Bailey’s Brook) in the month of April 1869” SMAR.

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 #44

1881 Census Arisaig District # 173

Martin J MacDonald (b. 1826-d. 1906) Obit left farm in father’s will married Ann “Nancy” McGee (Magee) (b. 1837-d. 1896) Obit d/o James McGee

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 44

1881 Census Arisaig District # 173

1891 Census Arisaig District # 53

1901 Census Arisaig District # 75

Roderick MacDonald (b. 1862)

John MacDonald (b. 1868)

Catherine MacDonald (b. December, 1870)

James MacDonald (b. 1872)

Flora MacDonald (b. 1875)

William MacDonald (b. 1841) joiner

1881 Census Arisaig District # 173

Sarah MacDonald (b. 1844)

1881 Census Arisaig District # 173

1891 Census Arisaig District # 53

1901 Census Arisaig District # 75

Angus MacDonald (b. 1846)

Angus MacDonald married

Angus MacDonald (b. 1818) mason SMAR married Ellen MacDonald (b. 1821)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 47

Mary MacDonald (b. 1847)

Angus MacDonald (b. 1849) New Glasgow Rankin

John MacDonald (b. 1851)

Stephen MacDonald (b. 1855)

Sarah MacDonald (b. 1857)

Duncan MacDonald (b. December 8, 1862) born at Bailey’s Brook SMAR