Welcome descendants of Ranald MacIsaac MacDonald b.1754 in Invernesshire, Fort Augustus, Scotland and Janet Cameron b. 1783 in Lochiel, Scotland. Ranald and Janet married in Scotland in 1797. Of their eight children, seven migrated to Glengarry, Ontario, the eldest chose Australia.
Ranald and Janet settled on Lot 25, 4th conc. Kenyon, Glengarry, Ontario.
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This isn't Fort Knox, but sharing of information such a birthdates and email addresses, is personal. You should have received a password via email. If in doubt just ask Allison, Damien, Diane, Elizabeth or Terry.
By 1914, the villages of Apple Hill and Monkland with their surrounding areas had become thriving communities but they were faced with many difficulties and hardships. One of the greatest of these was the fact that there was no Catholic Church which these God-believing people could attend easily. Read more...
In 1970 a fire consumed the church of St. Raphael's, one of the earliest Roman Catholic churches in English-speaking Canada. Fortunately the outer walls were spared and today its impressive scale and fine masonry work continue to attract the tourists to the site. The Ruins were declared a National Historic Site in 1999. Read more...
We took a quick stop into St. Raphaels last summer, on our way to Montreal.
There are quite a few MacDonalds buried at St. Raphael's.
All though much of the cemetary has been destroyed, there was a guide-book available.
Unfortunately we didn't have Names and Dates with us, so much of it was guess-work.
All in all, it was an interesting visit. We'll have to go back someday with a Family Tree listing.