-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Murdoch MacQueen, Ore boat captain Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:35:40 -0700 From: "Russell Johnson" <seanair@comcast.net> To: <MIGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Hello all, I am new to this list and I am seeking information on Murdoch D. MacQueen born, May 8, 1897 at North River, Victoria County, (Cape Breton) Nova Scotia. It is said he moved to Detroit, MI and was an ore boat captain. It is unknown if he ever married. His brother Angus MacQueen, born Feb 7, 1900, died December 1974 in Alpena, MI. He may have been a captain or Great Lakes sailor also. Angus, (spouse unknown) had two sons, Raymond and Clarence. Clarence married Lenora Mercer, she died in July 1996. Murdoch and Angus' parents were Alexander MacQueen, born Oct 4, 1858, North Shore, Cape Breton,died 1921, and Christy MacDonald, born Dec 25, 1863, French River, Cape Breton, died Feb 20, 1911. Can anyone direct me to a site, or do lookups, where I might learn more about these men. I am assuming that these two men would have been licensed seaman, and some records should exist. For anyone doing research on ancestor's from Cape Breton, I have a data base of over 32,000 individual's, mostly emigrants from the Outer Isles of Scotland, Skye, Lewis and Harris, etc. I would be happy to share any information I have. Quite a few of these emigrants later moved (about 1850) to Bruce and Huron County, Ontario and then on to Michigan, Ohio, and Minnesota. Russell Johnson Eugene, Oregon seanair@comcast.net This is my genealogy homepage. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Russell-W-Johnson/

I think I just posted this for someone else, but just in case: Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping List of Links The main site is www.glmi.org and this is their genealogy link: http://www.boatnerd.com/links.htm#gene Hope this will be some help. Lorelei -----Original Message----- From: Edward A. Black, Sr. <w6uyf@earthlink.net> [mailto:w6uyf@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 9:28 AM To: MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIGEN] [Fwd: Murdoch MacQueen, Ore boat captain] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Murdoch MacQueen, Ore boat captain Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:35:40 -0700 From: "Russell Johnson" <seanair@comcast.net> To: <MIGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Hello all, I am new to this list and I am seeking information on Murdoch D. MacQueen born, May 8, 1897 at North River, Victoria County, (Cape Breton) Nova Scotia. It is said he moved to Detroit, MI and was an ore boat captain. It is unknown if he ever married. His brother Angus MacQueen, born Feb 7, 1900, died December 1974 in Alpena, MI. He may have been a captain or Great Lakes sailor also. Angus, (spouse unknown) had two sons, Raymond and Clarence. Clarence married Lenora Mercer, she died in July 1996. Murdoch and Angus' parents were Alexander MacQueen, born Oct 4, 1858, North Shore, Cape Breton,died 1921, and Christy MacDonald, born Dec 25, 1863, French River, Cape Breton, died Feb 20, 1911. Can anyone direct me to a site, or do lookups, where I might learn more about these men. I am assuming that these two men would have been licensed seaman, and some records should exist. For anyone doing research on ancestor's from Cape Breton, I have a data base of over 32,000 individual's, mostly emigrants from the Outer Isles of Scotland, Skye, Lewis and Harris, etc. I would be happy to share any information I have. Quite a few of these emigrants later moved (about 1850) to Bruce and Huron County, Ontario and then on to Michigan, Ohio, and Minnesota. Russell Johnson Eugene, Oregon seanair@comcast.net This is my genealogy homepage. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Russell-W-Johnson/

Hi, Here are a couple of sites to try for information: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/hcgl/ppldb.html It gave this information: McQueen, M. D. Year: 1928 Death Date: Position: Captain Source: ISMA Directory Source Year: 1928 Vessel: REES, W.D. Citations: 2 I believe you can ask for more information by writing to the people that have set that up. http://www.rootsweb.com/~migls/ http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/scripts/Bib.asp?PubID=31 This link has a picture of the W. D. Rees. Hope this helps getting you started on your search. Sincerely, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <w6uyf@earthlink.net> To: <MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [MIGEN] [Fwd: Murdoch MacQueen, Ore boat captain] > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Murdoch MacQueen, Ore boat captain > Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:35:40 -0700 > From: "Russell Johnson" <seanair@comcast.net> > To: <MIGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> > > Hello all, > I am new to this list and I am seeking information on Murdoch D. > MacQueen > born, May 8, 1897 at North River, Victoria County, (Cape Breton) Nova > Scotia. It is said he moved to Detroit, MI and was an ore boat captain. > It > is unknown if he ever married. > His brother Angus MacQueen, born Feb 7, 1900, died December 1974 in > Alpena, MI. He may have been a captain or Great Lakes sailor also. > Angus, > (spouse unknown) had two sons, Raymond and Clarence. Clarence married > Lenora > Mercer, she died in July 1996. > Murdoch and Angus' parents were Alexander MacQueen, born Oct 4, > 1858, > North Shore, Cape Breton,died 1921, and Christy MacDonald, born Dec 25, > 1863, French River, Cape Breton, died Feb 20, 1911. > Can anyone direct me to a site, or do lookups, where I might learn > more > about these men. I am assuming that these two men would have been > licensed > seaman, and some records should exist. > For anyone doing research on ancestor's from Cape Breton, I have a > data > base of over 32,000 individual's, mostly emigrants from the Outer Isles > of > Scotland, Skye, Lewis and Harris, etc. I would be happy to share any > information I have. Quite a few of these emigrants later moved (about > 1850) > to Bruce and Huron County, Ontario and then on to Michigan, Ohio, and > Minnesota. > Russell > Johnson > Eugene, > Oregon > > seanair@comcast.net > > > > This is my genealogy homepage. > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Russell-W-Johnson/ >