Donald Cameron

Samuel married Janet Cameron on 21 Dec 1839 in Kilmallie. Janet (daughter of Allan Cameron and Flora Kennedy) was christened on 13 Dec 1812 in Kilmallie; died on 30 Jan 1879 in Banavie, Kilmallie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Ann McPhee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christened 30 May 1784, Allan, to Donald Cameron and Mary Connel, Fassifern.
He lived all his married life at Blaich, Crofter

Allan married Flora Kennedy. Flora died before 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is recorded in parish register as Mary for her first and fourth child, Flora for the other two.

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or Mary

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Grandchildren noted in censuses are Flora Cameron, b. ca 1840, Glenelg, John Cameron, b. ca 1845, Glenelg, and Allan Cameron, b. ca 1852, Glasgow.

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Of old 78th Regt (1757-1763), gazetted Lieut. 30 Sep 1758, retired on half pay 1763.
Capt. in 1764, died as Lieut on half pay 1817
He was at the fall of Quebec in September 1759, in Capt. Hugh Cameron's company, having arrived in Virginia from Greenock in June 1759. However he is listed as sailing with the regiment for Louisbourg (Cape Breton Island) in 1758. He was wounded at Ste-Foy, Quebec on 28 Apr 1760.

He leased Coanich (Caonich, on the northern shore of Loch Arkaig) in 1764, but was not there that year.

He was unmarried in 1764/5, when letters show he had been paying unwelcome court to the eldest daughter of one Jos. Burrell of Alnwyck (who married Ann Forster 29 Aug 1741. Mary Burrel bapt. 21 Sep 1742, Chatton, nr Alnwyck). However Lloyd's Evening Post of 23 Dec 1765 reports his marriage in Edinburgh to Miss Burrel, dau. of - Burrel of Hetton House, Northumberland. No other record of this marriage has been found. He still felt ill used by the Burrel family in 1868 (letter from Donald the Banker)

No descendants of Donald Cameron appear to be recorded in "official" family histories, but there are several families with apparently authentic claims stemming from early family tradition as detailed below. The third and fourth were probably legitimate.

A letter, written from Westfield, nr Newcastle, in July 1780 to his brother Ewen mentions (but does not name) his wife, probably Catherine.

Donald married Mary Connel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Presumably daughter of Donald Connel (or McConnell), miller of Fassiefern, who died 8 May 1815 aged 98 years.

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or Janet

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Ref. Diary of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Edwards, Westmount, Quebec May 16th, 1899, transcribed by Harris Todd (Clan Cameron genealogy)