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The Macphersons and Magees, my kith and kin : forebears, descendants, related families of John and Ann (Magee) Macpherson

Title: The Macphersons and Magees, my kith and kin : forebears, descendants, related families of John and Ann (Magee) Macpherson / compiled by Laura Macpherson Crawford.
Author: Crawford, Laura Macpherson.
Publication: Claremont, Calif. : Laura Macpherson Crawford, 1949.

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vi, [2], 130 p. ; coats of arms, geneal. tables; 24 cm.

Summary

Donald Macpherson was born at Loch Tay, Scotland, in 1805. He married 1) Jessie McEwen (1805-1841) in 1826. They had two children, 1830- 1833. He married 2) Elizabeth Menzies in 1842. They had six children, 1843-1851. The family immigrated to Canada in 1843 and settled in the township of Montague, Ontario. He died in 1895 at Smiths Falls, Ontario. Descendants lived in Ontario, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, and elsewhere. Descendants of the first wife spell their name Macpherson; descendants of the second wife spell their name McPherson.
Alexander William Magee of County Cavan, Ireland, married at Miss Patterson of London. They had eight children, 1776-1808, all born in Ireland. The children all immigrated to Canada and settled in Ontario. Descendants lived in Ontario, Manitoba, and elsewhere. Descendants of James (1800-1885) and Arichibald (1796-1873) spell their name Magee; descendants of the other brothers, Alexander (b. 1776), Robert (1779-1879), William (b. 1784), and Simon (1808-1886) spell their name McGee.

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50016806

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Princeton University Library