Malcolm Currie and Marion MacEachern

Malcolm Currie and Marion MacEachern

    Malcolm Currie was born in 1774 on the Isle Mull. He died May 1, 1864 at the age of 90 years, and is buried in the Little Sands Cemtery of PEI, lot 64, Cemetary No. 5, Stone #148, alongside his wife. For the origins of the Curries in the Hebrides, see Curries.
    Malcolm married Marion MacEachern of the Isle of Mull or Colonsay. Marion was some kind of relative to Bishop Angus Maceachern, because when the Currie family arrived on PEI, he presented them with a gift of a cow. Note that sometimes her name is given as "Sarah", and sometimes as "Marion". (These two names appeared to be interchangable in those days - perhaps because the Gaelic form of Sarah was "Morag") Although Bisphop McEachern was Catholic, I belive Malcolm and Sarah were prodestants.
    Malcolm and Marion lived on both Colonsay and Mull, and had children born on both islands before they emigrated to Prince Edward Island circa 1820 (Perhaps they came in 1819 on the ship "Economy") The family settled in the Little Sands district.  Malcolm and Marion had children;


1.Mary Currie born c1802 on Colonsay,  but raised on Mull, married John Macpherson Jr. emigrated to Prince Edward Island.
For their family, follow the John McPherson link

2.Angus Currie baptized at Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon Isle of Mull Feb 5, 1811, emigrated to Prince Edward Island. He is the one who inherited the homestead at Little Sands years later (see Meachams Atlas lot 64, page 131) Angus son John later got the place, but he abandoned it and left for the mines in Montana. The old house burned about 60 years or more ago, and all that is left is the cellar hole and a wall. Angus died 8 April 1901 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married (1) Ellen Wall. He married (2) Catherine Buchanan.More children of Angus Currie and Catherine Buchanan are:
     B1.Malcolm Currie, b. 1846, d. 1868. Burial: 1868, Little Sands, Prince Edward Island Lot 64, Cemetery No. 5,
     B2.Sarah Currie, b. 1860, Prince Edward Island, Canada, d. 10 April 1866, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
     B3.Benjamin M. Currie, b. 1865, d. 27 November 1951, PEI, buried in Little Sands
     B4.Duncan Currie, b. 1871, Prince Edward Island, Canada, d. 8 June 1872, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
     B5.John Currie, b. 1872, Prince Edward Island, Canada, d. 6 July 1875, Prince Edward Island

3.Duncan Currie baptized Colonsay Argyllshire Scotland on  Sept 12 1800 and died age 32 years on 22 January 1832 in Little Sands, Prince Edward Island Burial: January 1832, Little Sands, Prince Edward Island Lot 64, Cemetery No.5, Stone 149.
Apparently he was married and left an infant son Duncan, who moved to the USA, possibly New England.
With children;
    B1.Duncan Currie

5.John Currie born September 1804 on Colonsay and died Dec 1 1890 in Elderslie Twp. Bruce Co Ontario. He married on Aug 26 1836 in Three Rivers Georgetown PEI,  Margaret McNiel d/o Hugh MacNeil and Flora McPhail and moved to Paisley Ontario. For their family, follow this link:
Source: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/n/y/Mary-C-Snyder-OR/PHOTO/0011photo.html

6.Margaret Currie married Samuel Macleod who was born in Uig, Skye in 1796 s/o of Norman Macleod and Margaret McPhee, also emigrants to Prince Edward Island. (Norman Macleod was son of Neil Macleod and Sophia Nicholson of Skye) Samuel was Schoolmaster at Uig, Isle of Skye before he emigrated to Prince Edward Island on board the "Mary Kennedy"  May 31st 1829 at 23 years of age. They had children
    B1.Norman S. M'leod b. DEC 9 1838 PEI, 1881
    B2 Malcolm S. M'leod b. 1839 of Uigg, PEI, lot 50 1881 census d. APRIL 29 1903  m. Esther Robertson b. 1853 East
    Point, PEI d. SEPT 12 1923
    B3.James M'leod b. 1844 d. DEC 22 1900 Ch'town  m. Margaret Alma Gates b. 1855 d. 1927 with children;
         C1. Dr. M'leod
     B4. Duncan C M'leod b. 1851 d. AUG 11 1915
     B5. Sarah M'leod b. DEC 9 1843 d. APRIL 2 1913  m. William C. M'leod b. MAY 30 1842 of Bridgetown, Dundas d.
    FEB 22 1938 Dundas, PEI son of MURDOCH MOR M'LEOD and MARGARET GUNN
    B6 Mary M'leod b. 1841 PEI, lot 50 1881
    B7. Hannah M'leod b. APRIL 2 Uigg pei d. NOV 8 1847
*More descendants are available for this family

7.Sarah Currie died before 1859 married Archibald McNeil  b. AUG 12 1798 Jura son of Neil Mcneil and Mary Brown of Colonsay (Archibald married 2ndly . Dorothy Munn m. MARCH 17 1859 Woodville PEI  b. C1817 PEI d. JAN 28 1877   [daughter of ANGUS OF COLONSAY MUNN and MARGARET OF COLONSAY M'NEIL)
    B1. Murdoch M'neil b. 1847 d. 1940  m. Rebecca Lamont m. SEPT 25 1877 PEI  b. APRIL 1 1856 Lyndale pei d. 1943
    PEI [daughter of EWEN of LYNDALE LAMONT and Sarah Marion M'pherson]
    B2. Duncan M'neil
    B3. Mary M'neil
    B4. Neil M'neil
    B5. Sarah M'neil b. NOV 10 1842 d. DEC 11 1923  m. Neil D. Munn m. SEPT 12 1866 b. AUG 10 1838 Wood Islands
    d. 1915 [son of Donald Munn and Mary M'neil]
    B6. Malcolm M'neil
    B7. Margaret M'neil b. NOV 27 1859 d. SEPT 11 1860
*More descendants are available for this family

Source: Currie family archives, catalina@intergate.bc.ca
Source: PEI cemetary transcriptions
Source: Thanks so much to George Sanborn 104250.1175@compuserve.com

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