MacDonald_Maryvale(Big Alex)(Joe) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

Alexander MacDonald the “progenitor” of this family was of the Sleat MacDonalds – see Rankin pages 213-214.

Donald MacDonald pioneer married MacDonald

Duncan MacDonald (b. 1811) Malignant Brook married Nancy “Ann” Gillis (b. 1814-d. by 1881) Rear Arisaig Rankin

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 106

1881 Census Arisaig District # 160

Donald MacDonald (b. 1837-d. 1893) last will and testament page 336/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 “painter” married Nancy “Ann” MacIsaac (b. 1841) d/o Donald and Mary MacIsaac Cape George married November 18, 1869 at Cape George NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 110

1881 Census Arisaig District # 161

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 16

1901 Census Maryvale District # 26

Donald James MacDonald (b. April 15, 1871) NSVS married Janet S (b. 1873)

Ann J MacDonald (b. 1892)

Ann F MacDonald (b. 1894)

William B MacDonald (b. 1897)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 26

John A MacDonald (b. 1873) inherited farm from father

1901 Census Maryvale District # 26

Alexander MacDonald (b. 1875)

Joseph MacDonald (b. 1877)

Ann/Nancy MacDonald (b. 1841) married John MacEachern (b. 1824) born Creignish, Cape Breton married January 11, 1874 at Pictou NSVS

Sarah MacDonald (b. 1843) married Neil MacIsaac (b. 1830) born Cape George s/o Donald and Mary MacIsaac married February 7, 1871 at Georgeville NSVS

Alexander D MacDonald (b. 1846-d. 1906) boot and shoemaker married Margaret “Maggie” MacEachern (b. 1852) born Antigonish d/o John and Ann MacEachern married December 22, 1873 at Antigonish NSVS

1881 Census Arisaig District # 148

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 17

1901 Census Maryvale District # 25

James Angus MacDonald (b. 1873) US

Anne MacDonald (b. 1875) Guysborough

John D MacDonald (b. 1877) New Brunswick

Donald MacDonald (b. 1879) merchant Antigonish

Sarah MacDonald (b. 1880) US

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1882) US

Hugh MacDonald (b. 1885)

William MacDonald (b. 1887)

Mary MacDonald (b. 1890)

John MacDonald (b. 1850) shoemaker

Colin MacDonald (b. 1851) married Mary (b. 1859)

John MacDonald married Marcella MacDonald

John “Red John” MacDonald (b. 1818-d. by 1911) married Catherine MacDougall (b. 1834-d. by 1891)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 105

1881 Census Arisaig District # 164

1891 Census Malignant Brook # 12

1901 Census Maryvale District # 31

Margaret MacDonald (b. 1859)

Isabella MacDonald (b. 1861)

John Francis MacDonald (b. 1863-d. February 5, 1942) NSVS died at Lennox lumberman

Alexander MacDonald (b. 1867-d. by 1911) married Catherine Ross (b. 1873)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 31

1911 Census Maryvale District # 33

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 37 Lennox

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1893)

Andrew MacDonald (b. 1897)

Daniel MacDonald (b. 1899)

John MacDonald (b. 1901)

Dougall MacDonald (b. 1903)

Ronald MacDonald (b. 1905)

Ronald Joseph MacDonald (b. 1907)

Donald MacDonald (b. 1871)

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 37 Lennox

Margaret MacDonald (b. 1828) weaver living with her brother John in 1891

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 12

Catherine MacDonald (b. 1829) living with her brother John in 1901.

1901 Census Maryvale District # 31

Alexander MacDonald married Ann MacDonald

Hugh MacDonald (b. 1825-d. June 30, 1885) probate file A-1311 page 903/1153 Antigonish Estate File 1905-1907 married Margaret “Peggy” Campbell (b. 1839) married in 1862 at Arisaig NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 104

1881 Census Arisaig District # 162

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 14

1901 Census Maryvale District # 27

1911 Census Maryvale District # 31

Mary MacDonald (b. 1863)

Alexander H “Big Alex piper” MacDonald (b. 1866)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 27

1911 Census Maryvale District # 31

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 31

Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1868) married W.B. MacGillivray

Catherine MacDonald (b. January 1871) married Archibald MacIsaac – see MacIsaac Family

Margaret MacDonald (b. 1875-d. 1964) Sydney Cape Breton married Ronald MacDonald (Lauchy) Rankin

Penelope MacDonald (b. January 1881) married Francis Ross Rankin

1901 Census Maryvale District # 27

Donald MacDonald (b. 1830-d. by 1881) married Ann “Nancy” Gillis (b. 1839)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 102

1881 Census Arisaig District # 163

1891 Census Malignant Brook # 13

1901 Census Maryvale District # 30

1911 Census Maryvale District # 32

Alexander D MacDonald (b. 1866)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 30

1911 Census Maryvale District # 32

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 38 Lennox

John D MacDonald (b. 1867) lumberman

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 38 Lennox

Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1869)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 30

1911 Census Maryvale District # 32

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 38 Lennox

Mary MacDonald (b. 1871) servant girl

Allan MacDonald (b. 1873)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 30

Angus MacDonald (b. 1839-d. March 30, 1869) NSVS probate file A-402 page 5/433 Antigonish Estate File 1868-1870 died interstate.