He was killed at sea on the 24th February 1862, on board the sailing ship "Victor Emmanuel" from a fall from the topsail yard in the Atlantic. Long. 11o 20'W., Lat. 46o 14/N.[1]
Sources
↑ Macdonnell, Hercules H Grave. Notes, Historical and Personal on the Tynekill Branch of the Macdonnell Family. Dublin,: Browne & Nolan Ltd Printers, 1897. Page 49
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Richard McKain :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member mckainmckean