Donald "Tanner" MacDonald - Nova Scotia
Seeking info on Donald "tanner" MacDonald of Pictou (Merigomish, Stellarton, Thorburn)and Richmond Counties (Dominion, Old Bridgeport, Sydney, Glace Bay), Nova Scotia.Am especially interested in how they came to be known by that name.
Donald MacDonald, shoemaker, Catholic, b. abt. 1819 Nova Scotia; m. Catherine MacEachern (possibly MacAllister).Fourteen children, including Cassie, Isabella b. 1859, Christena b. 1860 (m. Angus MacDonald), Johnb. 1861, John Hugh b. 1864, Maggie b. 1864, Effie b. 1866 (m. Kenneth John Cameron), Minnie b. 1868, Neil b. 871, Agnes b. 1878, Bessie b. 1878.
Donald MacDonald, shoemaker, Catholic, b. abt. 1819 Nova Scotia; m. Catherine MacEachern (possibly MacAllister).Fourteen children, including Cassie, Isabella b. 1859, Christena b. 1860 (m. Angus MacDonald), Johnb. 1861, John Hugh b. 1864, Maggie b. 1864, Effie b. 1866 (m. Kenneth John Cameron), Minnie b. 1868, Neil b. 871, Agnes b. 1878, Bessie b. 1878.Donald believed to have brothers also known as part of the "tanner" MacDonald family.
Donald believed to have brothers also known as part of the "tanner" MacDonald family.If the above sounds familiar or if you have any info at all on the "tanner" MacDonalds, would very much appreciate hearing back.
If the above sounds familiar or if you have any info at all on the "tanner" MacDonalds, would very much appreciate hearing back.Patricia