The Family and Descendants of Findlay Macdonald and Jessie Mackinnon of Mull and Point Prim Prince Edward Island.
    Findlay Macdonald, born c1750 on the Isle of Mull, buried in the Polly Cemetery Mt. Buchanan PEI,   married Jessie Mackinnon also of Mull, and emigrated on the Dykes in 1803 to Point Prim Prince Edward Island, where his name is recorded as one of the lighthouse keepers there. With Children;


 

A.HECTOR MACDONALD b. c1803 on Mull,  m.CATHERINE MACLEAN d/o Murdoch Maclean of Point Prim. She died when her daughter Anne was 3 years old. Children of Hector and Catherine;
    1.Jessie Macdonald Jr. born Point Prim married Archibald Mackinnon b. 1865 of
        Georgetown with children;
            a.Catherine Mackinnon b. c1832  m. Donald Gillis s/o Donald, s/o Donald, s/o John of
            Skye with ch;
                1-a.Margaret Gillis  b. 1861 m. Mr Jamieson with children.
                2-a.Daniel Gillis b. c1863 unmarried
                3-a.Archibald Gillis lived Providence RI m. Miss Macneil of Song Creek Macneils
                4-a.Charles Gillis b. c1871
                5-a.Alexander Gillis b. c1869
        b.Mary Mackinnon married with issue.
        c.Lachlan Mackinnon
        d.Charles Mackinnon m. Miss Young
        e.Jessie Mackinnon m. Jasen Barney
        f.Margaret Mackinnon m. Thomas Henry with no issue.

     2.Mary Macdonald born Point Prim

    3.Jessie Macdonald Sr.born 1808 Point Prim died Feb 5 1888 age 80 years in  Summerside PEI . Obituary in Summerside Journal, Feb 23, 1888.

    4.Captain Donald Hector Macdonald b. 1812 Point Prim died 1892 Belfast age 80 yrs m.
        Flora  Murchison b. 1816 Point Prim died 1904 Point Prim. with ch;
            a.Catherine Macdonald b. 1843 died 1899 age 56 yrs  m. Captain Malcolm Macleod b.
                Jan 15 1841 Point Prim, died Winnipeg. with children;
                    1-a.Mary Ellen Macleod b. june 1873 Point Prim died jan 8 1961 Ottawa Ont. m.
                            Gordon Alexander Macleod in New Glasgow NS.

    5.Margaret Macdonald b 1815 Point Prim died Aug 20 1860 age 45 years, buried Polly
        Cemetery, Mt. Buchanan,  m. John Jock Macdonald s/o John of the Kinloch Macdonald
         and Margaret Macdonald. For their family, see John Jock Macdonald of the Kinloch
         Macdonalds.

    6.Captain Alexander Hector Macdonald born 1818 Point Prim, foundered at sea while in
        command of the barque "Isabella of Charlottetown" with loss of all on board . He m. Mary
        Macrea of Pinette with children;
            a..Catherine Macdonald b. 1846 m. Charles A. Hyndman.
            b.David Alexander Macdonald b. 1859-1937 was Chief Justice of the  Court of Kings
                Bench, Manitoba.
            c.Daniel A. Macdonald

    7.Catherine Macdonald

    8.Sarah Macdonald, married ? died with no issue.

    9.Findlay Macdonald b. Point Prim married twice.

   10.Isabella Macdonald b. 1828 Point Prim died May 12 1911 age 83 yrs buried Point Prim.

Source: Gillis family archives, catalina@intergate.bc.ca
Source: 1881 census lot 58
Source: Skye Pioneers and the Island page 110,
Source: Hebridean Pioneers page 36, 58
Source: Scottish Settlers to Canada before Confederation ref # 5621
Frank Maclean archives, Frank_McLean@mindlink.bc.ca

C.JANET MACDONALD married DAVID SPENCE, with children

D.MARY MACDONALD married ANGUS MACDONALD

E.MARGARET MACDONALD married DONALD MACINNIS

F.CATHERINE MACDONALD married JOHN MACDONALD

G.ANNE MACDONALD born 1786 Mull, buried Mt. Buchanan Cemetery, she  married DONALD OG MURCHISON,  born 1780 Mull, died july 1 1836, buried Mt. Buchanan Cemetery, s/o Donald Murchison and Anne Macgillivrey, his 2nd wife, emigrants on the Dykes in 1803 who settled in Point Prim PEI.

Source: Scottish Settlers to Canada before Confederation  ref # 5606, 7649
Source: Hebridean Pioneers by Malcolm Macqueen page 35, 36
Source: Frank_mclean@mindlink.bc.ca
Source: Douglas Macleod Archives, dmacleod@atcon.com

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