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Neil MacKinnon (1806 - d.)

Also Known As: "Niel Mackinnon", "Alexander McKinnon"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Bay, Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death: Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia, Canada (Killed by a tree he was cutting in the woods)
Immediate Family:

Son of Donald "Domhnall Ban MacChaluim" MacKinnon and Ann MacKinnon (MacInnis)
Husband of Margaret MacKinnon (MacNeil)
Father of Angus Francis McKinnon; Mary MacNeil (MacKinnon); Rory McKinnon; Flora McKinnon; Malcolm MacKinnon and 10 others
Brother of Allan MacKinnon, #465; Mary MacNeil (MacKinnon), #199; Florence "Flora" MacNeil (MacKinnon); Charles MacKinnon, #474; Rory MacKinnon, #471 and 1 other

Managed by: William Joseph McKinnon
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About Neil MacKinnon

From "All Call Iona Home" Donald "Ban" is the progenitor of the MacKinnons in Mackinnon's Harbour.

Donald "Ban" (Malcolm) MacKinnon came to Pictou in 1802 with his family. He had already married Ann MacInnis and their family: Neil, Flora, Ann, Mary, Allan, Rory, and Charles. Land was scarce in the area, so Allan, Rory, and Charles left to settle in mackInnon's Harbour. Their sister Mary had married John (Rory "Red") MacNeil, Iona Rear and had a family (see #199).

It goes on to detail Allan (#465), Rory (#471), and Charles (#474) in subsequent paragraphs. The others are covered in "History of Christmas Island Parish"


"History of Christmas Island Parish: page #79-80:

Donald McKinnon. “Domhnall Ban MacChaluim” and his descendants at Cooper Pond.
This man came to Pictou in 1802 but did not remain there more than two or three years. When his friends, John McNeil (Rory) and Neil McNeil (Ban), were coming to Grand Narrows, he came with them and staked out lands at Cooper Pond. He was married to Ann McInnis. Issue: — Neil, Flora, Ann, Allan, Rory, and Charles.

Neil settled at Cooper Pond, and married Margaret, daughter of Neil McNeil (Ban). Issue: — Angus, Rory, Flora, Malcolm, Catherine, Ann, Donald, and Mary.

Neil McKinnon (Donald Ban) was killed by a tree he was cutting in the woods. It appeared that the tree got entangled in other trees; that he put his shoulder under it to dislodge it; that the tree slipped sideways jamming him by the neck against another tree and thus he was strangled to death.


From page #114 in "History of Christmas Island Parish":

Neil Ban McNeil came to Pictou in 1802 and from there he came to Cooper’s Pond with the first settlers. He took up six hundred acres of land. He was married to Ann, daughter of Rory McNeil.

Issue: — Margaret, Malcolm, Rory, John.

Margaret married Neil McKinnon (Donald Ban).

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Neil MacKinnon's Timeline

1806
1806
North Bay, Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1829
1829
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1831
April 3, 1831
Kirkapol, Tiree, Argyll, Scotland
1831
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1832
1832
Brock, Ontario, Canada
1835
December 18, 1835
Brock, Ontario, Canada
1836
1836
Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotian, Canada
1839
1839
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1842
1842
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada