Source Text:
107-108.
MCDONALD: Alexander McDonald
b. 1762 at Ardnamurchan, Argylshire,
Scotland, d. 11 Dec 1834, m. c1790
Grace MacLean
born 1772 Isle of Eigg,
Inverness, Scotland, d. 31 Dec 1834: family came to NB in 1784 and settled at
Bartibog in Newcastle Parish, Northumberland County:
Children:
1) James McDonald b. 3 Dec 1792, married 4 Nov 1828 Catherine Taylor born
1804.
2) Mary McDonald b. 16 May 1794, d. 29 Nov 1817.
3) Ronald McDonald b. 25 Sep 1795, m. 28 Jul 1830
Anne McInnis b. 1810: went to Wisconsin.
4) Donald McDonald born 20 Jan 1798, married 21 Feb 1832
Mary Innes : settled at Bartibog
5) Margaret McDonald b. 31 Jan 1800, m. 19 Jan 1830 John Bowie b. 1797.
6. Alexander McDonald Jr b. 24 Jan 1802, married 10 Aug 1830 Margaret
Morrison.
7) Christine Annabella McDonald born 21 Sep 1803, m. 12 Jan 1826 Donald Fraser of Chatham:
8) John McDonald (twin) b. 17 Aug 1805, m. 17 Jul 1835 Jessie Morrison : went to
Wisconsin.
9) Dougal McDonald (twin) b. 17 Aug 1805, m. 6 Jul 1837 Jane Davidson
10) Allan McDonald born 14 Jan 1808, d. 21 Sep 1852, m. Sophia Bremner.
11) Katherine McDonald born 8 Apr 1810, m. 4 Jan 1831 Malcom McNeal
12) Gracey McDonald born 8 Mar 1812:
13) Colin C. McDonald b. 13 Jun 1815, d. 5 Jun 1823.
Sources:
MC1/McDonald #2m 1 chart: see also MC80/2184 W.D. Hamilton’s Dictionary of Miramichi Biography : Alexander was a Lieut. Col. in the army: came
to the Miramichi River in 1784, retired, received a large land grant near mouth of Bartibog River, build a stone house, now part of MacDonald Farm historical site: see also MC1/Fraser #4 there is a four page genealogy in which the following dates differ from those reported above: Grace MacLean died
Jan 1835 : 1) James MacDonald b. 16 May 1792, m. 1 Nov 1823 Cathleen
Taylor. 2) Mary MacDonald b. 16 May 1793 3) Ronald MacDonald b. 25
Aug 1795. 7) Christina Anabella MacDonald born 25 Sep 1803, m.
10 Jan 1826: 8) John MacDonald m. 7 Dec 1835: 9) Dougal McDonald m.
16 Jul 1837: 12) Grace MacDonald born 14 Jan 1812: see also
MC1286
Volume VI
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
, pages 434-435 see also
MC216
Kathleen Willis Williston fonds, MS 1B5
Biographies and notes on early
settlers written by Mrs. Williston in 1947
, 6 pages: see entry for Alexander
McDonald.
Source Facts:
birth, children, death, event, gender, location, marriage, name, occupation, race
