Miles
McDaniel
Born about in County Wexford, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Poll (Doyle) McDaniel
Brother of
Henry McDaniel
Husband of
Rebecca (Smith) McDaniel
— married
17 Sep 1811 in Port Hood Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (McDaniel) Tompkins, Matthew McDaniel, Mary M (McDaniel) Coady, Miles McDaniel, Moses McDaniel, Rebecca (McDaniel) Dunn, Jane (McDaniel) Dunn and John McDaniel
Died
at about age 69
in North East Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2014
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Biography
Miles was born in 1786 in County Wexford, Ireland. His parents were Moses McDaniel and Poll McDaniel (born Doyle). He came to Newfoundland first, and then Port Hood where he married Rebecca Smith, daughter of Captain David Smith in 1811. Later he came to Northwest Margaree after living for a short time in Margaree Harbour. He purchased lands previously taken up by William Ross, one of the four pioneer Ross brothers. He had four sons and seven daughters.
Children: Matthew McDaniel,,Elizabeth McDaniel, Miles McDaniel, Mary Ann Rebecca Dunn (born McDaniel), John McDaniel, Mary M McDaniel, Moses McDaniel, Jane Dunn (born McDaniel), Sarah Tompkins (born McDaniel), Eliza McDaniel, Margaret McDaniel.
Brother: Harry McDaniel
Buried Miles died in 1856. He is buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, NE Margaree, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sources
- The Smiths of Cape Breton: A History of Port Hood and Port Hood Island with the Geneaology of the Smith Family. 1610 - 1967 by Perley W. Smith, 1967, p. 155.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176901944/miles-mcdaniel: accessed 02 May 2023), memorial page for Miles McDaniel (1788–1 Nov 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176901944, citing Saint Patricks Church Cemetery, North East Margaree, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Judith Johnson (contributor 46988085).
- FamilySearch Family Tree Publication: Collection Media: 40001 [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Miles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Miles:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Miles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Miles:
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~3.12%
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