I am interested in learning more about the family of Allan MacDonald (1812 - 16 Mar 1871) and Sarah MacPhail (1819 - 13 Sep 1907). Allan was from Hougharry on the Isle of North Uist and his family settled in Whycocomagh Cape Breton. Sarah was born on the Isle of Harris (or Berneray) and her family settled in River Denys. Allan and Sarah lived in Cow Bay and Sarah later lived in Glace Bay. They may have had a daughter, Margaret, who was married to my gr gr grandfather's half brother, Roderick MacVicar (or Red Rory of Gowrie) and at least two sons, Big Jim of Birch Grove MacDonald and Big Archie of Number 4 MacDonald. Allan and Sarah are buried in the Black Brook Cemetery near Port Morien. Bob McVicar

Bob, This site may help you find out more on your MacDonalds. http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/novascotia.html http://www.capebretongenweb.com/CBIOBITS/qryindex.htm I hope this will help you. If you find something and you think it can be gotten from the Beaton Institue or the College Library let me know and if I can get a few mins to go and get it and then email it to you. Hope this is of some help. Sharon from Cape Breton Island ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McVicar" <mcvicar@ripnet.com> To: <can-ns-capebreton@rootsweb.com>; <NS-CAPE-BRETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:32 PM Subject: [Cape Breton Co NS] Allan MacDonald and Sarah MacPhail >I am interested in learning more about the family of Allan MacDonald > (1812 - 16 Mar 1871) and Sarah MacPhail (1819 - 13 Sep 1907). Allan was > from Hougharry on the Isle of North Uist and his family settled in > Whycocomagh Cape Breton. Sarah was born on the Isle of Harris (or > Berneray) and her family settled in River Denys. Allan and Sarah lived > in Cow Bay and Sarah later lived in Glace Bay. They may have had a > daughter, Margaret, who was married to my gr gr grandfather's half > brother, Roderick MacVicar (or Red Rory of Gowrie) and at least two > sons, Big Jim of Birch Grove MacDonald and Big Archie of Number 4 > MacDonald. > > Allan and Sarah are buried in the Black Brook Cemetery near Port Morien. > > > Bob McVicar > > ------------------------------- > PLEASE NOTE: > Contact the List Admin at can-ns-capebreton-admin@rootsweb.com or to > search the list archives, or find other useful information to help you use > the list more effectively, please click on the following link: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-NS-CAPEBRETON.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-CAPEBRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message