This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boyd, MacDonald Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2779 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Donald Boyd, Mary (Boyd) MacDonald and "Big" Jim MacDonald. I believe Jim had a brother John also living on Big Island. I believe Mary and Donald were cousins of my grandfather Ronald "the fiddler" MacLean of the Keppoch.

I am looking for information on the marriage between Lundia Jane McKay b. Oct. 21, 1835, U.S. d/o Jean Tailford & Unknown McKay to John Charles McBeath (or MacBeth) b. Oct. 21, 1828, likely West Gwillimbury, Ontario, s/o Charles McBeath & Christina Gunn. The story passed down to us is that Lundia and John Charles married in Pictou Co., Nova Scotia and that Lundia was of Loyalist decent and had family that dated back to the Mayflower. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Laurie Demill-Whatley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPherson, Bell, McLean Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2778 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, March 23, 1988 - John (Jack) William MacPherson, 62, of 75 Mea Rd., Kentville, died Tuesday, Mar. 15, in Kentville. Born in New Glasgow, he was a son of the late William and Elizabeth (Bell) MacPherson. He was a Jehovah's Witness for more than 40 years, serving as an elder in the Kentville congregation. He is survived by his wife, Sheila; two daughters; three sons; a sister, Joy (Mrs Mel McLean), Kingshead, Pictou County; and 11 grandchildren. The body was cremated. Funeral service was Friday, Mar. 18, in Kentville Kingdom Hall, Robert Alton officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Donations may be made to Valley Regional Hospital Foundation or Kentville Kingdom Hall.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPherson, Russell, Hayman, Chandler, Atwater, White, McKay, Turple, King, MacGillivray, Richards Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2777 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, June 29, 1988 - Harry Hill MacPherson, 76, of 170 Grant St., New Glasgow, formerly of Trenton, died Saturday, June 25 in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in New Glasgow, he was a son of the late Harry and Fannie (Russell) MacPherson. He was an express driver for Canadian National Railway and a member of First United Church, Trenton. He was a retired firefighter and a veteran of the Second World War. He was a member of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 34, New Glasgow. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Ellen Hayman; a daughter, Judy (Mrs Douglas Chandler), Petawawa, Ont.; six stepdaughters, Margie (Mrs Howard Atwater), Linacy, Pictou County; Mary (Mrs John White), New Glasgow; Christine (Mrs Gordon McKay), Nelson, B.C.; Myrna (Mrs Vincent Turple), Caribou; Barbara (Mrs Fraser King), Egerton; Dianne (Mrs John MacGillivray), Lismore; two sons, Royce, Pictou Landing; Stewart, Trenton; five stepsons, Fred, Meaghers Grant, Halifax! County; Webb, New Glasgow; Hugh, Calgary; Victor, Ontario; Robert, Moncton; a sister, Jean (Mrs Less Richards), Trenton; eight grandchildren; 62 step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; 20 step-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret; a sister, Isabelle; a stepbrother, John. Funeral service was Monday, June 27 in R.H. Porter Funeral Home, New Glasgow, Rev. Alfred Woodworth officiating. Burial was in Abercrombie Cemetery. Donations may be made to Nova Scotia Lung Association or any charity.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPherson, Gladwin, Lorimer, Somer, Taylor, Lochead Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2776 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, April 13, 1988 - George I. (Dick) MacPherson, 64, Butler Dr., Bible Hill, died Thursday, April 7, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Westville, he was a son of the Elvie (Gladwin), New Glasgow, and the late Jack MacPherson. He was a veteran of the Second World War. He was a community health worker with the Nova Scotia Commission on Drug Dependency for 13 years. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 26, Truro, and adherent of St. James' Presbyterian Church, Truro. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine (Lorimer); two daughters, Linda (Mrs Frank Somer), Toronto; Margaret Anne (Mrs Stephen Taylor), Chatham, Ont.; a son, Nelson, Bible Hill; a brother, James (Ted), Westville; a sister, Edith (Mrs Murray Lochead), Toronoto; six grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers. Funeral was held Monday, April 11 in St. James Presbyterian Church, Truro, Rev. Clair MacLeod officiatiing. Burial was in Auburn Cemeter! y, Westville. Donations may be made to Canadian Cancer Society.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2723.1.1.1 Message Board Post: All three cemeteries are in New Glasgow, NS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FRASER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2723.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi I am not sure exactly which Pioneer or Riverside cemetery you are referring to where are yours located? I am researching Frasers - normally around the Marshdale area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2723.1 Message Board Post: The Riverside Cemetery Board is responsible for the Pioneer Cemetery, the Riverside, and the Lorne St. Cemetery. How can we assist you?

Hello list Has anyone ever come across James Boyd born early 1800s who married Hannah Vaughan born early to mid 1800s. They eventually settled in Hants/Kings county. Thank you for any and all replies.

Hi Elizabeth: No, We haven't been able to connect our "McColl" surname with any other surname in the (River Inhabitants), Inverness,Cape Breton area yet, but we are always on the look out, or ( look up) for some connection. Our Grt.Grt.Grandfather was "Dugland" McColl from R.I. His wife Margaret gave birth to our Grt. grandfather Neal McColl in 1842 in R.I. This information and the spelling of his Given name comes from Neal and Susanna Frances Tupper/McColl's marriage certificates dated 1868. We, (my cousins Rosalie Perrin, Clayton MacCall ) and I would love to break through this brick wall some time soon. Edd Sinnett ----- Original Message ----- From: <REDEXTER25@aol.com> To: <nsroots@ednet.ns.ca> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 7:33 PM Subject: [nsroots] Just Learned of Mac(Mc)Caskill - Mac(Mc)Askill Roots > Dear Listers: > > For a while, I have suspected a link to the Mac(Mc)Caskill-Mac(Mc)Askill line > through my Mac(Mc)Colls. > > This past weekend, I reconnected with one of my first cousins who had in her > possession a family tree that my grandmother had begun. On this tree, in her > handwriting, she has listed her great-grandparents - without their first > names - as MacColl (gr-grandfather) and MacAskill (gr-grandmother). > > Since my grandmother was born in 1898 (Riverside, Inverness County, Cape > Breton, Nova Scotia), I believe the marriage between her great-grandparents > MacColl and MacAskill, must have taken place around or soon after 1800. > > Might there be someone out there with a MacColl-MacAskill connection? > > Kindest Regards ..... Elizabeth > _______________________________________________ > nsroots mailing list > nsroots@ednet.ns.ca > http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots

Has anyone come across the surname of Donley in the Pictou area?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPherson, MacDonald, Crowe Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2775 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, February 4, 1987 - G. Donald MacPherson, 77, Denoon Street, Pictou, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Edward Mortimer Place, Pictou. Born in Pictou, he was a son of the late Ross and Helen (MacDonald) MacPherson. He was a former employee of Canadian National Railway and also worked for Ferguson Industries and National Sea Products prior to retirement. He is survived by a son, Donald, Pictou; a brother, Murray, Pictou; three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Doris Crowe; a brother, Aubrey. Funeral service was held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Rev. Ken Stright and Rev. Lloyd Murdock officiating. Burial was in Seaview Cemetery, Pictou. Donations may be made to Canadian Cancer Society.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPherson, MacDonald, Ross Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2774 Message Board Post: The New Glasgow Evening News, Wednesday, January 21, 1987 - PICTOU - Charles Aubrey MacPherson, 80, of Edward Mortimer Place, formerly of Chestnut Street, died Tuesday in the Aberdeen Hospital. Born in Pictou, he was a son of the late Ross and Helen (MacDonald) MacPherson. Prior to World War II he worked for Canadian National Express; later worked for Ferguson Industries and was a wharfinger for the Department of Transport until his retirement. Mr. MacPherson was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two brothers: Donald and Murray, both of Pictou. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Ella Ross; and a son, Ross. His remains are resting at the McLaren Funeral Home from where funeral service will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Haliburton cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPherson, Day, MacDonald, MacLellan, MacLean Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2773 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, February 17, 1988 - Annie E. MacPherson, 77, of 659 Trenton Road, New Glasgow, died Wednesday, Feb. 10 in Aberdeen Hospital. Born in Bailey's Brook, she was a daughter of the late Duncan L. and Mildred (Day) MacDonald. She lived in New Glasgow most of her life and worked as a practical nurse at Sunset Haven for several years. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, a charter member of the CWL, and a member of the altar society. She is survived by a brother, Dougall, Bailey's Brook; two sisters, Tilley (Mrs Hugh D. MacLellan), Clydesdale; Peggy (Mrs Ray MacLean), Lismore. She was predeceased by her husband, J. Bernard; a brother, Donald; a sister, Mildred. Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 20 in St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Angus MacDougall officiating. Spring burial is in Holy Cross Cemetery, New Glasgow. Note - the newspaper headline reads: Annie G. MacPherson, 71, of New Glasgow

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPhee, Miller, Finlay, Forward, MacDonald, Murray Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2772 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, February 10, 1988 - Mary Blanche MacPhee, 77, 157 Norma St., New Glasgow, died Wednesday, Feb. 3., in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Cambridge, P.E.I., she was a daughter of the late William and Eliza (Miller) Finlay. She was a member of Trinity United Church. She is survived by her husband, Edwin; three daughters, Marion (Mrs Gordon Forward), Trenton; Nancy Lynn MacDonald, London, Ont.; Ruth (Mrs Barrie Murray), New Glasgow; a son, J. Robert, New Glasgow; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister, Marion; two brothers, Howard and Clarence. Funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 6, at R.H. Porter Funeral Home, New Glasgow, Rev. Howard Clark, Rev. Don Murray and Rev. Harold MacDonald officiating. Burial will be in Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made to Nova Scotia Heart Foundation.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacNeil, MacPherson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2771 Message Board Post: The New Glasgow Evening News, Saturday, January 10, 1987 - SYDNEY - William Joseph MacNeil, 79, 30 Harrison Ave., Sydney, died Friday in Sydney City Hospital. Born in Sydney, he was a son of the late late John and Jessie (MacPherson) MacNeil. He was a member of St. Anthony Daniel Parish, Sydney. He was section foreman with Canadian National Railways, retiring in 1968 after 48 years of service. He is survived locally by a son Malcolm, Antigonish. He was predeceased by two infant children; two brothers, Joe and Jerry; a sister, Mary. The remains are resting in T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel, Sydney. Funeral mass will be at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Anthony Daniel Church. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacPhail, Hardy, McMahon, Scholtz, Lightfoot, Viviano Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/942.1 Message Board Post: The New Glasgow Evening News, Tuesday, April 7, 1987 - KENTVILLE - Donald Franklin MacPhail, 72, 130 Woodworth Rd., Kentville, died Sunday in Blanchard Fraser Memorial Hospital, Kentville. Born in New Glasgow, he was a son of the late Thomas and Blanch (Hardy) MacPhail. He had been a door-to-door salesman since 1936. He was employed with Fuller Brush Co. for 23 years and later worked for Watkins Co. for 25 years as distribution manager. He was a member of Kentville Salvation Army Corps, where he was treasurer for 33 years and outpost sergeant in Meadowview for 22 years. He was also master of ceremonies of Children's Bible Hour. He is survived by his wife, the former Nellie McMahon; a daughter, Betty (Mrs. Matthew Scholtz), Tillsonburg, Ont.; two stepsons, Arthur and Harold Lightfoot, both of Kentville; a sister, Elizabeth, Dartmouth; three brothers, Campbell, Colbrook; Keith, Dartmouth; Foster, Hebron; a foster daughter, Joan (Mrs. Norman Viviano), Troy, Mich.; 12 gran! dchildren; two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Charles; a grandchild. The remains are resting in W. C. Hiltz Funeral Home, Knetville. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Kentville Salvation Army Citadel. Interment will be in Elm Grove cemetery at a later date. Donations may be made to Salvation Army Kentville Memorial Fund.

Hi folks, Many thanks to Roger MacPherson for contributing the Greenwood Cemetery transcription. Having transcribed one or two cemeteries last summer I know what it means to be doing the work on hot summer days... more liver spots on my balding head.... The data can be found at :"http://www.rootsweb.com/~nspictou/cem_greenwood.htm" Hope this helps solve a mystery for a few of you anyway! Cheers, Rick MacNeil

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacNeil, LeBlanc, Hill Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2770 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, May 18, 1988 - Roderick Daniel MacNeil, 56, Lower River Inhabitants, died Saturday as a result of a motor vehicle accident at Boylston. Born in Janvrin Harbour, he was a son of the late Alphonse and Elizabeth (LeBlanc) MacNeil. A fisherman on the Cape Fortune, sailing with National Sea Products, Canso, he was a member of UFCW Local 1252. He was a member of St. Francis DeSales Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Jane Hill; two daughters; a son; two stepsons; eight sisters; two stepsisters, including Gertie, Pictou; a brother; a stepbrother; three grandchildren. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday (today) in St. Francis DeSales Church, Lower River Inhabitants, Rev. Robert MacNeil officiating. Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, West Arichat.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacNeil, Lucas, MacMillan, Marcott, Martin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2769 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, April 13, 1988 - Alexander Angus MacNeil, 63, of Main Street, Trenton, died Sunday, Apr. 10 in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Trenton, he was a son of the late Angus and Jeanetta (Lucas) MacNeil. He was a retired employee of Hawker Siddeley Ltd., a member of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Trenton, and a veteran of the Second World War. He is survived by three sisters, Anna (Mrs Ronald MacMillan) and Mae (Mrs Henry Marcott), both of New Glasgow; Jean (Mrs Bert Martin), Coalburn; four brothers, Jim, New Glasgow; Lawrence (Babs), Westville; Butch, Trenton; John, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by an infant brother. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday (today), Apr. 13 in Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Bill Rankin officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Donations may be made to the Canadian Heart Fund.