Descendants of Donald MacLEOD and Marion SMITH

Donald Macleod and Marion CAMPBELL lived at Croft # 38 in Arnol, Barvas Parish on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Thier son John MacLEOD married Mary CAMPBELL and they had at least eight children. Their daughter Margaret MacLEOD, born 1819 in Arnol on the Isle of Lewis married Donald SAUNDERS in 1842 and they had four children. Margaret died about 1852 and Donald soon remarried to Margaret SMITH, possibly in Scotland. The family emigated to Canada about 1853, first settling in Garafraxa Township, Wellington County, Ontario and then relocating to Huron Township, Bruce County. Donald and his second wife had six children born to them in Ontario.

Donald's eldest son James SAUNDERS married Janet "Jessie" GRAHAM and they had several children, one of whom was Euphemia. Phemie had a daughter Jean born out of wedlock in Port Elgin in November of 1915. Jean was adopted by Daunt and Louisa METCALFE of Greenock Township, Bruce County and they named their chosen daughter Florence Mae METCALFE.

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Calanais Standing Stones on the IIse of Lewis, Scotland.


Katherine VANDERPLAS WATSON's mother Florence METCALFE was adopted. Florence's biological mother was Euphemia Phemie SAUNDERS, see Phemie's Pedigree Chart
Ancestral Family Journal's attached to Phemie are; James SAUNDERS & Henny MORRISON; Norman MORRISON &Christy MacKAY; Donald MacLEOD & Marion SMITH; Iain Ban CAMPBELL & Catherine MacLEOD; Alexander GRAHAM & Mary MacIVER; Angus MacLEOD & Margaret MacLEAN; Kenneth MacLENNAN & Mary MacIVER.

DNA Matches to Kathy VANDERPLAS WATSON who have a common ancestor in this journal. Having their their DNA online assisted us in identifying Florence's biological mother. Click on the underlined to see their Relationship Charts.
Shirley SAUVE nee NICKOLSON _ 246 cM - 2nd cousin
Christine NICKOLSON - 119 cM - 2nd cousin
Fieda SYLVEST nee KELLEHER - 117 cM - 2nd cousin
Colleen WALKER _ 113 cM - 2nd cousin
Cory HIGGINS _ 111 cM - 2nd cousin
Avery Hall STEWART - 35 cM - 2nd cousin twice removed
(ftfudd) SANDIE - 40 cM - 3rd cousin once removed.
E. SAGLE - 24 cM - 3rd cousin.
Mark HOLLIS - 31 cM - 4th cousin once removed
Shauna STEVENS - 23 cM - 4th cousin once removed
Dennis FREEMAN - 34 cM - 5th cousin.


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  Descendants of Donald MacLEOD
  Surname List
  Index of Names
  Sources (Bibliography)

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