Neil MacDougall (abt. 1761 - 1845)

Born about 1761 in Isle of Eigg, Scotland

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1845 at about age 84 in Judique Intervale, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

THE MacDOUGALLS OF JUDIQUE INTERVALE^[1]

Neil MacDougall, son of Patrick, a native of Eigg, Scotland, emigrated to America in 1791, landing first at Pictou, N. S. A few years later on he came to Judique Intervale where he settled down, taking up four hundred acres of land. He was married in Pictou to Flora MacEachern (of the Creignish MacEacherns) by whom he had a family of six sons and six daughters namely; Angus, Donald, Patrick, Charles, John, Alexander, Ann, Mary, Jessie, Catherine, Flora and Margaret.

"Niel McDougald" is among the very first group of settlers in 1804 to petition the government for lots at Great Judique. There is also a report he received 408 acres at that place in the same year.^[2]

Neil McDougal (57) is on the 1818 census of Great Judique with a family of 6 at this time.^[3] He is listed at 5'7" and having been in Cape Breton about 18 years.

Sources

1. ↑ History of Inverness County, JL MacDougall, 1922
2. ↑ Cape Breton Island Petitions 1787-1843, Cape Breton number: 128, Microfilm: 15788 and Cape Breton number: 157, Microfilm: 15789 accessed via NS Archives at https://archives.novascotia.ca/cape-breton-land/
3. ↑ Port Hood, County - 1818, Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 445 no. 42-43 accessed via https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/

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