Donald Daniel Carmichael (1787 - 1854)

Born 17 Oct 1787 in Oban, Argyll, Scotland

Husband of Sarah (Ross) Carmichael — married 1817 in Washabuck, Victoria County, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1854 at age 66 in North East Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Daniel Carmichael was born at Oban, Scotland, Oct. 17th, 1787. His wife was born Dec. 27th, 1797. He was the son of Duncan Carmichael and his wife Flora Nicholson. In 1810 he emigrated to America, presumably with other emigrants. In February they sighted Sydney, C.B., but could not land owing to drift ice. Their ship kept cruising and drifting along the Island coast until the following month of April, when they were able to land at Ingonish. They suffered terrible hardships and privations. For a long time they had neither food nor water. After landing they had extreme difficulty in reaching a house where they found food, drink and shelter. Out of the whole group only five survived the painful ordeal. Daniel Carmichael was one of these five. The five survivors worked their way to Baddeck, and Donald Carmichael took up a farm at Washabuck. He married Sarah Ross, daughter of David, of North East Margaree. They remained for some years at Washabuck where seven of their family were born, namely: Mary, Elizabeth, John, David, Duncan, Flora and Catherine. Then they removed to North East Margaree and secured a farm there on which five more children were born to them, to wit: Sarah, Margaret, Jacob, Melinda, and Annie.

His body was interred at Methodist Cemetery, Margaree, Cape Breton, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. No Stone.

Sources

• http://www.electricscotland.com/canada/inverness/chapter30.htm
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1553151&id=I544085090
• Barnett, Cleadie B. "[1]". New Brunswick's Past". Accessed 07 Apr 2019.