Murdoch
MacLeod
Born in Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Malcolm MacLeod
and Christine MacMillan
Brother of
Angus Donald MacLeod, John MacLeod, William MacLeod, Donald McLeod, Roderick MacLeod, Torquil MacLeod, Malcolm MacLeod and Alexander MacLeod
Husband of
Catherine (Cummings) MacLeod
— married
1835 in ,, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah MacLeod, Margaret MacLeod, Malcolm MacLeod, Roderick MacLeod, Mary Sarah (MacLeod) Cummings, Annie MacLeod, Christina MacLeod, Catherine (MacLeod) Rae, Mary MacLeod and Christina Annie MacLeod
Died about
at about age 86
in River Denys, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2020
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Biography
He was born about 1800 and was the son of the widow Christine MacLeod. who with her sons settled in Big Brook. He married Catherine, the sister of William Cummings, pioneer. They settled on a lot about 3/4 mile eas of the Alex John MacLeod farm and a mile back from the Valley Mills road. They had ten children. #4
Occupation: Farmer.
Sources
- 1871 Canadian Census: Nova Scotia, Inverness, River Dennis. Given age is 71.
- 1881 Canadian Census: Nova Scotia, Inverness, River Dennis. Given age is 80.
- Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics: Year: 1885; Book: 1831; Page: 271. Daughter Christina's marriage certificate to Joseph Stanton.
- Our Mountain and Glens: The History of River Denys, Big Brook, and Lime Hill (North Side), Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Rita Heuser Farrell Publication, 1993; pg 130-132.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Murdoch 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 Murdoch:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Murdoch 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 Murdoch:
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~1.56%
Bob Hayward
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~0.78%
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