MacDonald of Clanranald

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  • ID: I03568
  • Name: Allan "The Ridge" MACDONALD 1 2
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1794 in Allt-an-Srothail in Lochaber, Scotland
  • Death: 1868 in Upper South River, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Residence: 1847 Upper South River, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Immigration: 1816 Scotland to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Note: The family was widely acknowledged for their talents in music, storytelling, family history and song composition. Perhaps Allan's most famous composition was "Cumha Ceap Breatainn" or "Lament for Cape Breton" which was composed on the occasion of his resettlement on the mainland.



    Father: Alexander "Alasdair Ruadh" MACDONALD b: 1769 in Lochaber, Scotland
    Mother: Mary <Donald> CAMPBELL b: 1777 in Achadh-A-Mhadaidh, Glen Roy, Brae Lochaber, Scotland

    Marriage 1 Catherine <Murdock> MACPHERSON
      Children
      1. Has Children Alexander <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD
      2. Has No Children Ronald <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD b: ABT 1828
      3. Has Children Donald <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD
      4. Has Children John <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD
      5. Has No Children Alexander "Sandi Og" MACDONALD
      6. Has Children Anne <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD
      7. Has No Children Jeanette or Janet <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD
      8. Has No Children Angus <Allan> MACDONALD
      9. Has Children Murdock <Allan The Ridge> MACDONALD b: OCT 1831

      Sources:
      1. Title: Mabou Pioneers Volume 1
        Repository:
        Media: Book
        Page: 519 & 526
      2. Title: History of Antigonish County by Rev. D.J. Rankin
        Repository:
        Media: Book
        Page: 202 & 203
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