John Cameron (abt. 1778 - abt. 1833)

Born about 1778 in Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (MacKillop) Cameron — married 1805 in Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1833 at about age 55 in Southwest Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia

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Biography

John Cameron, "Iain Donn," son of "Aonghas Dubh," emigrated from Lochaber, Scotland in the year 1805 and settled at South West Mabou. He was married in Scotland to Anne MacKillop, daughter of Duncan and sister of pioneer Alexander MacKillop of Mabou Ridge. They had issue:^[1]

• Angus
• Donald
• Archibald
• Alexander
• Duncan
• John
• Mary
• Catherine
• Margaret

JOHN CAMERON (SON OF ANGUS DHU)

This Mr. John Cameron came from Lochaber, Scotland, in 1805, taking up a large sized block of land at South West Mabou, where he made his permanent home. He was married in Scotland to Mary Beaton, daughter of Finlay (See Poplar Grove). The issue of that marriage consisted of six sons and three daughters, namely: Angus, Donald, Archibald, Duncan, John, Alexander, Mary, Catherine and Margaret.

[Note: His mother was Mary Beaton, daughter of Finlay, not his wife.]

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Sources

1. ↑ A D MacDonald. Mabou Pioneers Volume 1: A Genealogical Tracing of Some Pioneer Families Who Settled in Mabou and District. Page 249. https://books.google.com/books?id=VI3wAwAAQBAJ
2. ↑ History of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, by J.L. MacDougall, Jan 2, 1922, p. 559