Brad McMillan's Genealogy: McMillans,Ross,Fordes,Pelletiers:Information about Donald MacMillan
Donald MacMillan (b. Abt. 1780, d. Abt. 1830)
Notes for Donald MacMillan:
Donald MacMillan and Ann MacEachern came from the Isle of Eigg, in Scotland, early in the nineteenth century. They initially settled in Judique, then moved to the Mulgrave area, then finally settled in Maple Ridge, Nova Scotia.[DonaldMacMillanVer2FromRode.FTW]
"A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA"
By: THE REV. D.J. RANKIN
Publisher (Facsimile Edition): MIKA PUBLISHING, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO1972
Originally Published: 1929 By: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
I HAVE REARRANGED THE EXCERPT, BY ADDING LINE BREAKS AND TABS, FOR CLARITY....
(ORIGINAL IS SHOWN AFTER THIS VERSION)
GENEALOGIES: MACMILLAN-MACNEIL
MACMILLAN (MAPLE RIDGE)
The pioneer of the above family, Donald, married to Ann MacEachern, came from Eigg in Scotland,
early in the nineteenth century. They settled first at Judique, then moved to Mulgrave, and finally settled
at Maple Ridge.
(MAPLE RIDGE IS NEAR, OR ON, EIGG MOUNTAIN WHICH IS A BIT NORTHWEST OF ANTIGONISH)
The eldest son, Angus, was born in Scotland, the rest were born in Judique. Besides Angus,
there were John (Saor), John, Hugh, Flora, Margaret and Ann.
Margaret was not married, died at Mulgrave.
Flora married to George MacDonald, most of their family died at Mulgrave;
Ann was married to Lauchlin MacEachern, they had a family of two girls.
Angus, son of Donald, married to Sarah MacDonald, daughter of Iain MacLachlin, had issue:
Hugh married in the States, where he has a family;
Alex still living at Maple Ridge, married to Margaret MacDonald, issue
(Mary married to James MacDonald, lives in Cambridge, Mass.);
Margaret married to Andrew MacDonald;
Sarah married;
Jessie married to a Mr. Chisholm;
Ronald not married, and
another daughter died;
John a detective in the service of the United States, was married to a Prince Edward Island lady;
Donald, Allan and William were not married;
Mary Ann died young, and
Mary lives in Antigonish.
John , son of Donald, pioneer, followed the sea, and died;
Hugh married to Christy MacDonald, lived at Mulgrave, had issue:
John married to Libby MacLellan (issue: nine boys);
Hugh was a soldier in the Great War;
Ronald married to a daughter of John A. MacDonald, lighthouse keeper at Port Hood, died leaving a
family of one boy and three girls;
Donald left as a young man for the States, not heard from since;
five others who died of diphtheria while very young.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE UNMODIFIED EXCERPT
CHAPTER XV
GENEALOGIES: MACMILLAN-MACNEIL
MACMILLAN (MAPLE RIDGE)
The pioneer of the above family, Donald, married to Ann MacEachern, came from Eigg in Scotland,
early in the nineteenth century. They settled first at Judique, then moved to Mulgrave, and finally settled
at Maple Ridge. The eldest son, Angus, was born in Scotland, the rest were born in Judique. Besides Angus,
there were John (Saor), John, Hugh, Flora, Margaret and Ann. Margaret was not married, died at Mulgrave.
Flora married to George MacDonald, most of their family died at Mulgrave; Ann was married to Lauchlin
MacEachern, they had a family of two girls.
Angus, son of Donald, married to Sarah MacDonald, daughter of Iain MacLachlin, had issue: Hugh
married in the States, where he has a family; Alex still living at Maple Ridge, married to Margaret
MacDonald, issue (Mary married to James MacDonald, lives in Cambridge, Mass.); Margaret married to Andrew
MacDonald; Sarah married; Jessie married to a Mr. Chisholm; Ronald not married, and another daughter died;
John a detective in the service of the United States, was married to a Prince Edward Island lady; Donald,
Allan and William were not married; Mary Ann died young, and Mary lives in Antigonish.
John , son of Donald, pioneer, followed the sea, and died; Hugh married to Christy MacDonald, lived
at Mulgrave, had issue: John married to Libby MacLellan (issue: nine boys); Hugh was a soldier in the Great
War; Ronald married to a daughter of John A. MacDonald, lighthouse keeper at Port Hood, died leaving a
family of one boy and three girls; Donald left as a young man for the States, not heard from since; five
others who died of diphtheria while very young.
[Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Apr 27, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.50955.4]
Individual: MacMillan, Donald
Event: Living
Year: 1801
Place: Antigonish County
Province of record source: Nova Scotia
County of record source: Antigonish
Source: History of Inverness County, Nova Scotia.
Author: J.L. MacDougall
Publisher: Mika Publishing Company
Publication place: Belleville, ON
Publication year: 1972
Volume/Page(s): 258
Please note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.
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This is just a clipping I came across and include because this MacMillan is from Eigg and could be related to our Donald.
David and Angela Rich of Gloucester, MA, visited the Chestico Museum last summer.Recently they sent along a copy of the obituary of David's great grandfather, Rodrick "Rory" MacMillan of Chestico.The Obituary appeared in the April 27, 1904 edition of "The Port Hood Greetings".
AN OLD LAND MARK GONE TO HIS REWARD
Rodrick McMillan, who died in this town on the first day of the New Year, was born in the Isle of Eig, Scotland, one hundred years and five months ago.He sailed for America with other sturdy sons of the old sod in the ship Elizabeth in the year 1818, and arrived in Sydney after a long and tedious passage of seventy-seven days.The young emigrant, who was then in this fifteenth year was looked upon by his fellow ship mates as a boy of uncommon strength and at twenty was regarded as a physical giant. Early in life he learned the blacksmith trade with one Mr. Lenoir at Arichat and forty-five years ago he opened a blacksmith shop in Port Hood where he worked as an honest and faithful tradesman until he was ninety-seven and at that age was able to put in a full day's work at horse shoeing, which is not considered an easy occupation for a man of twenty.Rodrick McMillan saw much of the hard-ship of life in Cape Breton.He saw every town now in Cape Breton almost a standing forest. It may be truly said of him that he made the very best of his opportunities.He left his family with means and in comfortable circumstances.He was an honest man, a sober man, an intelligent man and the very model of economy and usefulness.The deceased was married twice - first to Isabella McNeil, by whom he had eleven children.He was married the second time to Catherine MacIsaac who survived him and by whom he had five children.
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More About Donald MacMillan:
Date born 2: Bet. 1800 - 1805, Scotland.74
Burial: Abt. 1830, St. Lawrence Parish Cemetary, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia.
More About Donald MacMillan and Ann MacEachern:
Marriage: Abt. 1803, Eigg, Scotland.
Children of Donald MacMillan and Ann MacEachern are:
- John MacMillan, b. Abt. 1825, Auld's Cove, Nova Scotia, d. date unknown.
- Margaret MacMillan, b. Abt. 1829, d. date unknown, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia.
- +Flora MacMillan, b. 1818, Judique, Nova Scotia, d. date unknown, Nova Scotia.
- +Hugh McMillan, b. April 10, 1825, Newfoundland, d. April 30, 1905, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia.
- +Allen MacMillan, b. 1827, Auld's Cove, Nova Scotia, d. date unknown.
- Margaret MacMillan, d. date unknown.
- +Angus MacMillan, d. date unknown.
- Ann MacMillan, d. date unknown.