The Aurora, 1882, No Date One hundred years - Strathglass, Scotland, lost last month one of the oldest, if not the oldest, of its inhabitants by the death of Mr John mcDonald, at his residence Tunich, at the advanced age of 100 years. A son of the deceased is a respected resident of Glenalpine, in this county - Mr Alexander McDonald, popularly known as the "Scotchman." The Casket, Sep. 8, 1898 Grant - At Beauly on Sunday, 4th inst. Angus, aged 2 weeks, infant child of Flora and James Grant Fraser - At West River, Aug 15th ult. Donald Fraser, aged 64 years, leaving two sons and two daughters. May he rest in peace.

Never underestimate the value of a fragment of information -- the recent posting from The Aurora, dated 1882, is a case in point. The John MacDonald referred to is my g-g-grandfather. I've had information on Alex "the Scotchman" (who came to Canada in the mid-1850's) and his family but the connection back to the prior generation eluded me. I had the name John MacDonald but no dates -- using this new bit of information I may be able to make some link back to "the old country." Thank you, Marleen and others, so much for these tidbits garnered from newspapers etc you have been posting -- I for one much appreciate them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "marleen hubley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:54 PM Subject: [Antigonish] The Aurora, 1882 > The Aurora, 1882, No Date > One hundred years - Strathglass, Scotland, lost last month one of the > oldest, if not the oldest, of its inhabitants by the death of Mr John > mcDonald, at his residence Tunich, at the advanced age of 100 years. A > son of the deceased is a respected resident of Glenalpine, in this > county - Mr Alexander McDonald, popularly known as the "Scotchman." >