Duncan MacRae (1794 - 1874)

Born 1794 in Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland

Husband of Janet (Chisholm) MacRae — married about 1823 in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1874 at about age 80 in Beaver Meadow, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

There were several families of MacRae's at St. Joseph's. Murdock (Yintail) came in 1811. He married, with issue: Alexander; Duncan married; Donald, and a daughter married to brother of Bishop Fraser.

Duncan, son of Murdock, married, with issue: Farquhar died young; Donald married to MacDonald (Alex); James married to Miss Fraser; John married to Miss MacDonald, daughter of John;

Donald, son of Duncan, son of Murdock, married Miss MacDonald, with issue: Alex died, not married; daughter married to Donald MacLean.

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• Dorchester, Sydney County — 1827
• Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. no. 446

• Duncan McRae
• 3M [head Duncan 33, Farquar ?3, James ?2]
• 2F [wife Janet 23, Janet <1]
• Farmer
• R.Cath.
• 15 acres cultivated
• 12 bushels of wheat
• 25 bushels of other grain
• 8 tons of hay
• 8 horned cattle
• 15 sheep
• 5 swine
• 250 bushels of potatoes

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• P. 38
• Will: Sep. 16, 1837
• Murdock MacRae
• Addington Grant
• [Children] Alexander, Duncan, Donald, Mary (wf/o Hugh MacLean, CB), Margaret (wf/o Hugh MacDonald), Janet (wf/o William Forbes), Nancy (wf/o Angus Fraser)

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Duncan McRea – Farmer – Dorchester Township, Sydney County – 1838 Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 449 no. 177

• 3M<6 [Alexander 5, John 4, unknown]
• 1F<6 [Jane 2]
• 4M<14 [Farquar 13, James 12, Donald 7, unknown]
• 1F<14 [Janet 10]
• Total 11
• 50 acres of cleared land
• 50 acres of wilderness
• 11 cattle
• 2 horses
• 16 sheep
• 6 pigs

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Census Year: 1861 Item Number: 703551 Province: Nova Scotia District Name: Sydney Sub-District Name: Antigonish

• Duncan Mc Rae
• 1M 10-15 [William 15]
• 1F 15-20 [Mary 18]
• 1M 20-30 [Alexander 29]
• 1F 20-30 [Jane 25]
• 1M 30-40 [?James 36?]
• 1FM 50-60 [wife Jane 56]
• 1MM 60-70 [Duncan 66]
• 2 married since 30 Mar 1860 [?John below, ?Janet]
• Donald already married ~1843
• Farquar died ~1840

• John McRae
• 1M 15-20 [unknown]
• 1MM 20-30 [John 29]
• 1FM 20-30 [Margaret]

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Census Year: 1871 Item Number: 1017295 Province: Nova Scotia District Name: Antigonish Sub-District Name: Antigonish

• McRae, Duncan, M, 76, b. Scotland, Catholic, Scotch, Farmer, M, cannot write
• McRae, Jane, F, 66, b. N.S., Catholic, Scotch, M, cannot read/write
• McRae, Donald, M, 40, b. N.S., Catholic, Scotch, Farmer, M, cannot read/write
• McRae, Jane, F, 35, b. N.S., Catholic, Scotch, cannot write
• McRae, William, M, 27, b. N.S., Catholic, Scotch, Farmer
• McRae, Christy, F, 29, b. N.S., Catholic, Scotch, M, cannot write
• McRae, Nancy, F, 3
• McRae, Mary, F, 1
• McRae, Jane, F, 6/12, Sep

[Note: Transcribed in census as "Mcpae".]

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Death Record - Nova Scotia Archives

• Duncan McRae death at Beaver meadow, Antigonish County in 1874
• Death Registration: Year: 1874 book: 1802 page: 80 number: 88

• Duncan McRae, M, 80, Married, b. Kintale, Scot., parents Murdoch & Ann McRae, d. 1st June 1874 at Beaver Meadow of Gravel, informant Mrs. McRae

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Sources

1. ↑ A History of the County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia by the Reverand D.J. Rankin, Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Ltd. 1929. page 349.
2. ↑ https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1827/returns/?ID=6590
3. ↑ http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nsantigo/willbookb1843-67.htm
4. ↑ https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1838/returns/?ID=29218
5. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108914_00179
6. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108914_00180
7. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108914_00181
8. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108914_00182
9. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108914_00183
10. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=pdf&id=4396739_00190
11. ↑ https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=3843