Duncan Archibald MacInnis (1879 - 1953)

Born 26 Jun 1879 in Creignish, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Florence (Fraser) MacInnis — married about 1904 in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 1953 at age 74 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

[No Birth Record found]

Census Year: 1881 Item Number: 492569 Province: Nova Scotia District Name: Inverness Sub-District Name: Hastings

• McInnis, Angus, M, 28, Farmer, M
• McInnis, Margaret, F, 25, none, M
• McInnis, Donald, M, 3, -
• McInnis, Duncan A, M, 2, -
• McInnis, Mary, F, 64, W
• McInnis, Nancy, F, 73, -
• McInnis, Katie, F, 35, -

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Census Year: 1891 Item Number: 839834 Province: Nova Scotia District Name: Inverness Sub-District Name: Port Hastings

• McInnis, Angus, M, 38, M, Head, b. N.S., parents b. N.S., Farmer, employer, can read/write
• McInnis, Flora, F, 27, M, Wife, b. N.S., parents b. N.S., none, can read/write
• McInnis, Dan, M, 12, S, none, can read/write
• McInnis, Duncan A, M, 10, S, none, can read/write
• McInnis, Mary, F, 74, W, Mother, b. N.S., parents b. Scotland, none, can read

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Census Year: 1901 Item Number: 1240345 Province: Nova Scotia District Name: Inverness Sub-District Name: Craignish

• Innis, Mc Angus, M, white, Household, M, June 1860, 40, Farm Labourer & R.R. Foreman, employer, can speak Gaelic & English
• Innis, Mc Flora, F, white, Wife, M, Apr 1865, 35, none, can speak Gaelic & English
• Innis, Mc G.? Danie, M, white, Son, S, Dec 17th, 1877, 23, R.R. Labourer, employee, can speak Gaelic & English
• Innis, Mc A. Duncan, M, white, Son, S, Oct 1879, 21, R.R. Labourer, employee, can speak Gaelic & English

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F. Florence Fraser, daughter of Angus, married DUNCAN MACINNIS with issue: a. Margaret, b. Gertrude and c. Angus J.

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[No Marriage Record found]

[No Census data found 1911]

[No Census data found 1921]

• Occupation: CNR worker
• Died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Edmonton, AB
• Buried in St. Joachim Catholic Cemetary, Edmonton, AB

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Gravestone

• Duncan A McInnis
• BIRTH 1881
• DEATH 1953 (aged 71–72)
• BURIAL
• Saint Joachims Cemetery
• Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• PLOT 192, 14
• MEMORIAL ID 176162563

Inscription reads:

• FATHER
• DUNCAN A. MCINNIS
• 1881 - 1953
• REST IN PEACE

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Sources

1. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=pdf&id=e008114831
2. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148119-00086
3. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148119-00087
4. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=pdf&id=z000042436
5. ↑ Mabou Pioneers by A.R. MacDonald p. 719
6. ↑ Family notes researched and compiled by Anne Marie Helm (grandniece by marriage)
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176162563/duncan-a-mcinnis

• Information provided by Diana Rinne.