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MacEachern_Angus(Brown’sMountain) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)
John MacEachern (Red) from Dunmaglass, Scotland in 1792, pioneer of the “Gusset” MacEacherns, married Sarah MacGillivray see Rankin page 271
John MacEachern born Scotland rear Knoydart SMAR will record 1838 page 128/775 Antigonish Will Book 1821-1882 left no will but son Donald named administrator lived at Hartshorne Grant married Isabella MacGillivray born PEI
Dunmaglass MacEachern Family
Donald MacEachern (b.1814 – d. 1898) married Mary MacAdam (b. 1828-d. 1883) d/o Ronald MacAdam married January 23, 1848 at Arisaig SMAR
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 93
1881 Census Arisaig District # 18
1891 Census Arisaig District # 9
John MacEachern (b. 1850-d. 1900) carpenter Mexico
Mary MacEachern (b. 1853-d. 1947)
1901 Census Arisaig District # 88
1911 Census Arisaig District # 77
1921 Census Arisaig District # 61
Catherine “Kate” MacEachern (b. October 12, 1854-d. 1936) died at Antigonish
1901 Census Arisaig District # 88
1911 Census Arisaig District # 77
1921 Census Arisaig District # 61
Angus MacEachern (b. 1855)
Stephen MacEachern (b. December 26, 1857 – d. 1947) died at Lismore
1901 Census Arisaig District # 88
1911 Census Arisaig District # 77
1921 Census Arisaig District # 61
Ann MacEachern (b. 1859) US
John A MacEachern (b. 1864) bridge carpenter
Isabella MacEachern (b. 1866) immigrated 1885 (1920 US Census) married Michael Holland (b. 1862) married May 31, 1900 at Boston
Hugh MacEachern (b. 1869) house carpenter
1901 Census Arisaig District # 88
Mary MacEachern married Duncan Thomas Thompson
Brown’s Mountain MacEachern Family
Angus MacEachern (b.1821-d. 1900) his brother Hugh left him property “north of the Gusset Road” in his will in 1867 married Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1830-d. 1913) d/o Donald SMAR married February 20, 1859 at Arisaig SMAR
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 103
1881 Census Arisaig District # 26
1891 Census Arisaig District # 101
1901 Census Arisaig District # 92
1911 Census Arisaig District # 58
Donald or Daniel “Dan A” MacEachern (b. November 15, 1860
d. December 29, 1942) died at McAra’s Brook born and living at Brown’s Mountain married Margaret C. MacDonald (b. April 5, 1878 – d. March 6, 1936) Bailey’s Brook McAra’s Brook d/o Donald and Ann (MacGillivray) MacDonald married October 13, 1908 at Arisaig NSVS
1911 Census Arisaig District # 58
1921 Census Arisaig District # 15
Mary Ann MacEachern (b. March 17, 1910) Brown’s Mountain NSVS
Donald Angus Lawrence MacEachern (b. August 10, 1911) Brown’s Mountain NSVS
Annie Margaret MacEachern (b. February 15, 1913) Brown’s Mountain NSVS
Sarah Jane MacEachern (b. June 16, 1914) Brown’s Mountain NSVS
John Hugh MacEachern (b. August 23, 1915) Brown’s Mountain NSVS
Colin D (b. 1916)
1921 census placed them at McAra’s Brook
John MacEachern (b. January 4, 1863) Gusset SMAR US
Hugh MacEachern (b. October 12, 1871) – a twin NSVS BC
Isabella MacEachern (b. October 12, 1871-d. April 10, 1872) – a twin born Brown’s Mountain died McAra’s Brook NSVS
Isabella MacEachern (b. 1866 – d. August 30, 1916) at Brown’s Mountain NSVS
Catherine “Kate” MacEachern (b. July 22, 1869) married John Colin MacDonald (b. 1842) Brown’s Mountain see MacDonald Family Alexander Og Brown’s Mountain
1901 Census Arisaig District # 91
Angus MacDonald (b. 1903) living with his uncle Donald in 1911 while family living in British Columbia
Hugh MacEachern (b. 1873)
Isabella MacEachern (b. 1831-d. January 14, 1871) born at Summerville
died at Brown’s Mountain NSVS married Ronald MacDonald, Brown’s
Mountain see Ronald MacDonald’s family.
Hugh MacEachern (b. 1834-d. May 17, 1867) died at Summerville probate file A-425 page 425/433 Antigonish Probate File 1868-1870 left his property to sister Sarah and nieces Catherine Thompson and Catherine MacEachern
Catherine “Kate” MacEachern married Archibald “Archie” MacGillivray, Bailey’s Brook married January 24, 1847 SMAR
Margaret MacEachern married John MacDonald, Keppoch
Ann MacEachern married Edward Bigley, Brown’s Mountain (by 1929 in Pictou)
Sarah MacEachern married Ronald MacGillivray