MacPherson Family(Joe) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

Donald MacPherson lived on Eigg Mountain, but I am not sure which of the following Donald McPhersons this is.

Eigg Mountain MacPherson Families

John MacPherson pioneer (2)

Angus MacPherson married Ann MacLean – paternal aunt of Father Allan MacLean, Judique

Donald MacPherson (b. 1791-d. August 24, 1871) born and died at Moidart NSVS married Catherine MacLeod (b. 1793)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 22

Neil MacPherson (b. 1826-d. June 30, 1905) probate file A-1269 page 311/1153 Antigonish Estate File 1905-1907 last will and testament page 36/557 Antigonish Will Book 1905-1925 married Margaret MacDonald (b. 1833-d. August 17, 1876) d/o Alexander and Margaret MacDonald born Knoydart died Summerville NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 92

1891 Census Arisaig District # 6

1901 Census Arisaig District # 104

Margaret MacPherson (b. August 14, 1867-d. August 28, 1867)

Mary MacPherson (b. August 13, 1869-d. 1891)

1901 Census Arisaig District # 104

Donald MacPherson (b. May 27, 1873-d. 1895)

Alexander MacPherson (b. 1834-d. February 8, 1915) NSVS Obit probate file A-1783 page 376/1179 Antigonish Estate File 1917-1918 born and died at Moidart married Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1840-d. 1922) Obit born Moidart died McAras Brook d/o Angus MacDonald Stonehouse family married December 10, 1866 at Arisaig NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 22

1881 Census Arisaig District # 191

1891 Census Arisaig District # 107

1901 Census Arisaig District # 59

1911 Census Arisaig District # 48

1921 Census Arisaig District # 19 McAra’s Brook

James MacPherson (b. 1867)

Angus MacPherson (b. February 3, 1869-d. June 27, 1938) NSVS born at Moidart left land by his uncle Neil in his will. Last will and testament page 195/539 Antigonish Will Book 1925-1956 left farm to his cousin Angus Dan MacDonald, McAras Brook.

1921 Census Arisaig District # 19

John A MacPherson (b. February 25, 1871-d. April 20, 1934) Obit fisherman born at Moidart left farm by his father in his will. Last will and testament page 131/539 Antigonish Will Book 1925-1956 left property to his brother Angus. Died at Antigonish.

1921 Census Arisaig District # 19

Alexander MacPherson (b. June 14, 1872-d. 1950) US

Catherine MacPherson (b. August 22, 1873-d. 1896) Obit

William MacPherson (b. March 16, 1876) born at Arisaig NSVS

Donald/Daniel MacPherson (b. 1878-d. 1898) Obit

John MacPherson (b. 1838) Rear McAras Brook married Catherine MacEachern (b. 1848) d/o Mary MacEachern (b. 1823)

1881 Census Arisaig District # 209

1891 Census Arisaig District # 4

1901 Census Arisaig District # 104

1911 Census Arisaig District # 76

John MacPherson (b. 1881-d. 1963)

Margaret Mary MacPherson (b. January 30, 1885) born at The Gusset SMAR

William MacPherson (b. 1889)

Flora MacPherson (b. 1891)

Christy MacPherson (b. 1839)

1901 Census Arisaig District # 59

1911 Census Arisaig District # 48

1921 Census Arisaig District # 19

Arisaig MacPherson Families

John MacPherson married Kathy MacPherson – conveyed by deed 200 acres at Arisaig to Angus MacPherson – see last will and testament page 332/775 Antigonish Will Book 1821 - 1882

Angus MacPherson (d. 1845) probate file A-229 page 117/952 Antigonish Estate File 1856-1860 married Lydia (b. 1784-d. 1861)

Hugh MacPherson (b. 1807-d. April 24, 1885) Probate file A-748 page 289/379 Antigonish Estate File 1884-1885 married Mary MacNeil (b. 1822-d. March 12, 1872) born Malignant Cove died Arisaig NSVS 100 acres of land was given to Hugh by his father before father died – see last will and testament page 332/775 Antigonish Will Book 1821 – 1882

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 23

1881 Census Arisaig District # 86

Catherine MacPherson (b. 1850-d. 1882)

John MacPherson (b. 1853)

Lydia MacPherson (d. 1856) house servant

Angus MacPherson (d. 1857-d. 1893) last will and testament page 252/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 married Mary (b. 1859)

1891 Census Arisaig District # 56

Isabella MacPherson (b. 1859-d. 1928) house servant moved to Boston US

William MacPherson (b. 1861-d. November 2, 1934) married Sarah (b. 1868)

1901 Census Arisaig District # 14

1921 Census Arisaig District # 44

Catherine Ann MacPherson (b. 1896)

Mary Bell MacPherson (b. 1898)

Catherine Theresa MacPherson (b. 1900)

Mary Lydia MacPherson (b. 1902)

Hugh MacPherson (b. 1904)

Jane Ann MacPherson (b. 1907)

Stephen Mark MacPherson (b. 1909)

Michael MacPherson (b. 1911)

Michael A MacPherson (b. 1863)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 #23

Dougald MacPherson (b. 1811-d. January 8, 1876) probate file A-552 page 84/894 Antigonish Estate File 1876-1878 died at Arisaig Obit

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 12

Nancy MacPherson (b. 1821)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 12

Donald MacPherson (b. 1825) inherited land near Frenchman’s Barn from father

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 12

Christopher MacPherson (b. 1826) inherited land near Frenchman’s Barn from father

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 12

1891 Census Arisaig District # 51

Moidart MacPherson Families

Rankin wrote there were two pioneers names John MacPherson at Moidart and both had a son John MacPherson married to Ann MacLean.

John MacPherson pioneer (1)

Angus MacPherson married Ann MacLean

Dougald MacPherson (b. 1811-d. 1899) married (1) Sarah MacDonald (b. 1813-d. February 7, 1873) born Moidart d/o Angus and Christie MacDonald died McAra’s Brook NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 24

1891 Census Arisaig District # 104

Mary MacPherson (b. 1836)

Duncan MacPherson (b. 1813-d. 1883) probate file A-805 page 435/868 Antigonish Estate File 1886-1888 married (2) Mary MacPherson

(b.1831-d.1913) married January 15, 1844 at Arisaig NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 23

1881 Census Arisaig District # 189

1891 Census Arisaig District # 104

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

Donald MacPherson (b. 1850-d. 1935) farmer married Mary

1891 Census Arisaig District # 104

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

1911 Census Arisaig District # 51

1921 Census Arisaig District # 13

Duncan MacPherson (b. 1889-d. 1908) Obit

John MacPherson (b. 1890-d. 1902) Obit

William A MacPherson (b. 1852-d. 1921) priest

Margaret MacPherson (b. 1854-d. 1943) house servant died at Cape Breton housekeeper to her brother Fr. William B.

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

1911 Census Arisaig District # 51

1921 Census Arisaig District # 13

Mary MacPherson (b. 1856) house servant

John James MacPherson (b. 1858-d. 1937) farmer married Katie Ann (b. 1871)

1911 Census Arisaig District # 52

1921 Census Arisaig District # 12

Roderick Francis MacPherson (b. 1906) priest

James Michael MacPherson (b. 1908)

William MacPherson (b. 1913-d. 1943)

Ann MacPherson (b. 1917)

Dougald MacPherson (b. 1859-d. 1909) Obit farmer

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

Sarah MacPherson (b. 1860-d. November 20, 1939) Obit house servant/farmer married Charles Coldwell (b. 1856) US

1921 Census Arisaig District # 13

Anthony Coldwell (b. 1890-d. 1963)

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

William James Coldwell (b. 1892)

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

James MacPherson (b. November 13, 1862-d. 1883)

Catherine Ann MacPherson (b. March 5, 1865) cook in a boarding house married Ogle US

Flora MacPherson (b. June 2, 1867) married MacMillan Cape Breton

Ann “Nancy” MacPherson (b. April 20, 1870) born at Moidart

1901 Census Arisaig District # 62

Christy MacPherson (b. 1813)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 25

1881 Census Arisaig District # 189

Ann MacPherson (b. 1831)

1881 Census Arisaig District # 189

Effy MacPherson (b. 1836-d. February 15, 1874) born and died at Moidart NSVS Obit

Hugh MacPherson (b. 1827) carpenter married Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1835-d. 1904) Obit born PEI married October 15, 1855 in PEI NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 27

1881 Census Arisaig District # 203

1891 Census Arisaig District # 2

1901 Census Arisaig District # 66

Mary MacPherson (b. 1847)

Ann MacPherson (b. 1857)

Christy MacPherson (b. 1860)

Catherine MacPherson (b. June 14, 1862)

John MacPherson (b. 1864-d. 1951)

Margaret MacPherson (b. April 19, 1866)

Jane MacPherson (b. 1868-d. 1890)

Ann MacPherson (b. July 20, 1870) born at Moidart NSVS

Sarah MacPherson (b. July 20, 1870) born at Moidart NSVS

Alexander MacPherson (b. June 14, 1872) born at Moidart

Dougald MacPherson (b. 1876)

Mary MacPherson (b. 1879)

John MacPherson pioneer (2)

Angus MacPherson married Ann MacLean – paternal aunt of Father Allan MacLean, Judique

John MacPherson (d. by 1881) married Flora Grant (b. 1821) d/o John Grant and Catherine MacDonald Knoydart

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 18

1881 Census Arisaig District # 199

Mary MacPherson (b. 1831) married to Duncan MacPherson (b. 1813-d.1883) McAras Brook

See family above

Donald/Daniel B MacPherson (b. 1835-d. 1913) born Gulf lived at Moidart died at Truro Obit married Catherine MacLean (b. 1838) born West River married November 1867 at Antigonish NSVS. Moved to Truro Rankin

1881 Census Arisaig District # 198

Ann Catherine MacPherson (b. 1869)

Mary MacPherson (b. November 8, 1870) born at Moidart NSVS

John MacPherson (b. September 4, 1872) born at Moidart

Flora MacPherson (b. August 11, 1874) born at Moidart

Mary MacPherson (b. 1841-d. 1919) Obit probate file A-2178 page 1078/1253 Antigonish Estate File 1925-1927

1891 Census Arisaig District # 108

1901 Census Arisaig District # 58

1911 Census Arisaig District # 47

Angus MacPherson (b. 1842) married MacLean Rankin

1881 Census Arisaig District # 199

Allan MacPherson (b. 1843) New Brunswick Rankin

1891 Census Arisaig District # 108

Flora M MacPherson (b. 1876-d. 1899) Obit

Duncan MacPherson (b. 1844) born Arisaig married Margaret “Maggie” MacDonald (b. 1848) d/o Donald and Mary MacDonald living in New Glasgow married November 18, 1872 at Pictou NSVS. US

Mary MacPherson (b. August 24, 1873) born at Moidart NSVS

John MacPherson (b. 1847) married Kate MacEachern Rankin

Colin MacPherson (b. 1852) US

Sarah MacPherson (b. 1855-d. August 21, 1941) last will and testament page 243/539 Antigonish Will Book 1925-1956 farmer left farm by her sister in will. Left everything to her grandnephew Fr. Donald MacPherson.

1901 Census Arisaig District # 58

1911 Census Arisaig District # 27

1921 Census Arisaig District # 13

Catherine MacPherson married to Angus O’Handley Sydney Cape Breton

Allan MacPherson (b. 1796) married Christine “Christy” (b. 1807-d. 1899)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 77

1881 Census Arisaig District # 130

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 30

Alexander MacPherson (b. 1830) Malignant Brook SMAR married Marcella/Margery Gillis (b. 1834-d. 1891) born Arisaig married February 5, 1861 at Arisaig

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 77

1881 Census Arisaig District # 130

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 30

John MacPherson (b. 1862) married Mary Ann (b. 1864) lived at Gusset SMAR

Donald MacPherson (b. 1866)

Margaret MacPherson (1869)

Allan MacPherson (b. June 11, 1872) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS

John MacPherson (1807-d. May 3, 1874) fisherman born and died at Arisaig NSVS married Jennet MacGillivray (d. before 1871)

Mary MacPherson (b. 1848)

Catherine MacPherson (b. 1853)

Angus MacPherson (d. by 1871) married Mary Gillis (b. 1816)

Donald MacPherson (b. 1843-d January 9, 1889) probate file A-1130 page 657/940 Antigonish Estate File 1899-1900 died without a will born at Arisaig died at Eigg Mountain married Flora Ann MacDonald (b. 1858) born at Glening married February 4, 1880 at Antigonish NSVS lived at Pleasant Valley

Catherine MacPherson (b. 1881)

1881 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 38

Nancy MacPherson (b. 1847)

Allan MacPherson (b. 1851) blacksmith married Catherine MacDonald (b. 1854) d/o Donald and Isabella MacDonald married February 22, 1876 at Arisaig

1881 Census Arisaig District # 105

Mary Elizabeth MacPherson (b. November 29, 1876) born at Arisaig NSVS

Angus MacPherson (b. 1877)

Andrew MacPherson (b. 1879)

Bella MacPherson (b. 1880)

William MacPherson (b. 1883)

Bessie MacPherson (b. 1885)

Anne MacPherson (b. 1888)

Family moved to Thornburn, Pictou County by 1891

Alexander MacPherson (b. 1836) born at Hollowell Grant s/o John and Mary MacPherson married Margaret Chisholm (b. 1846) married April 27, 1875 at Pictou

Catherine MacPherson (b. February 20, 1877) born at Brown’s Mountain NSVS

*Marriage record for Margaret “Maggie” MacPherson born Brown’s Mountain 1846 d/o Alexander MacPherson labourer married John Smith born 1838 s/o Duncan and Mary Ann Smith married October 27, 1870 at Lismore – she was living at Brown’s Mountain in 1870 but so far no census record of her father. Margaret and John (MacPherson) Smith were living at West River in 1871 - # 220 Division 2 Antigonish district.