Donald, born in 1830 in Scotland,[1] emigrated to Canada and was a farmer in McNab Township, Renfrew County, Canada West (later Ontario). He passed away in 1905.
"Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-9R4M : 17 March 2018), Donald Stevenson and Margaret Thomson, 01 Nov 1859; citing Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,064.
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4W3-L53 : 11 March 2018), Donald Stepheson, McNab, South Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 52, line 13; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10020, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,765.
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXF-969 : 11 March 2018), Donald Stevenson, McNab, Renfrew South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 39; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13234, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Donald 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 Donald: