Notes:

"Donald Cameron (father of Big Duncan) arrived in but remained nearSummertown. He moved to Finch Township in 1808 and settled on lot 21, Con4. He was killed by a falling free in 1809, and was the first white mankilled in Finch Township The body was carried from Finch Township on theboughs of the tree that killed him to the Cameron cemetery on SouthBranch Road. As the remains were being carried through bush land, fireswere made at night to keep the bearers warm and protect the body fromwild animals"
From Finch Booklet by A Empey 2001 (page 12) (Sent by Margaret Cameron)

From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO
"My gtgt grandfather, Donald Cameron (Clunes), who was killed March 1809just after he and his brother, Allan, 'went north' to Finch from the'front' at Cornwall was not related to any of the other Cameron familieswhich had settled in Finch Township. His tragedy has been well recorded.The Cameron farm (Cameron School), Lot 21-4 Finch, was in the familyuntil the late l950s. "

[Donald and his brother, Allan, 'went north' to Finch Township in 1808.(recorded)(not 1814 as stated in Belden Atlas 1879) Donald was killedbefore his only son was one year of age.]

"Unfortunately, many local (SDG) genealogists/authors have produced manypublications in which 'Donald's tragedy was recited' although many errorshave been made in these writeups. The most shocking error was in renaming"Donald" to HUGH(no author /gen. ever seemed to check out the Abstracts,etc.).

My gtgt grandfather Cameron's tragedy is well recorded and was very wellknown within Finch Township. So, about one year ago, I began to makepostings on GenForum, etc., in order to correct the errors. Donald(killed March 1809) was married to Ann (Nancy) Cameron who was thedaughter of John Cameron (Inveruiskavouline, Glenloy) and her parentsmig. from Greenock c. 1804. It wasn't hard for local authors/gen. to makeerrors when delving into he history of my Cameron/MacMillan family "
From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario

"Mrs. Eamon's history of Finch is excellent with a few errors (ie. -about my Duncan Cameron, gtgt; and about Peter McLean who mig,. withHector and Lachlan), otherwise, giving a good overview of Finch Township.The Cameron families (two of them) at Camerontown west of Finch Villagewere 'connected' to Roderick Cameron's family of Williamstown (Glengarry)who were originally 'McSorlie' Camerons of Glennevis who had latersettled in Glenmorriston. Some in this family of Camerons stated theywere 'connected' to the Camerons of Cameron School (my family) but it wasa distant connection through, I think, marriage into theInveruiskavouline family a branch of which had settled on the River Roadbetween Williamstown and the village of Martintown. (My gtgt Nancy'sfamily, like her husband's (Donald) were from the 'front' near Martintown(known as the Dougal Camerons of Williamstown/Martintown(Inveruiskavouline). Douglas Cameron (now deceased) called me acousin(through his grandmother he descended from the Dougal Camerons onRiver Road/Martintown, and through his father from the "John the Wise'Cameron family!! Roderick Cameron had founded the first clipper shipservice between New York and Australia. My Dad used to take me often intothe Williamstown graveyard to show me 'family gravestones (i.e. AllanGlenpean; Duncan Cameron the fur trader, and his son, Roderick)."( 2002)
From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario


"What I have sent to you has been typed from family records. I was'creative' about the name of Donald Cameron's(my gtgt)and his wife's(Nancy's) one daughter who married John MacMillan, son of Angus MacMillanof Callich, Lot 20-1 Finch, because she was described only 'as thedaughter of'' my gtgts. Christian's name is correct. She was known asChristy Ann.(Duncan's (my gt) older sister.) I think that the olderdaughter's name was 'Mary'(It was either Mary, Marjory or Nancy). Otherthan the name 'Mary' all the other information is from the older membersof my family and is correct." (19 Feb 2003)
from Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO


See also in this file:
In Notes under the name "(Stormont Co Ontario Early History A) Finch"
the "EARLY HISTORY OF FINCH VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP IS RECALLED" By MrsGladstone Maclean. From "Cornwall Freeholder" 1951

In Notes under the name "(Stormont Co Ontario Early History B) Finch"
THE EARLY HISTORY OF FINCH TOWNSHIP
Interesting Paper Read at District Annual of Women's Institute at MooseCreek. from the Cornwall Freeholder, July 1951(?)

In Notes under the name "Hector (of Donalda) Maclean" (1824 -1898)
LETTER IN THE MONTREAL WITNESS by HECTOR MAC LEAN
Under date of March 10, 1896. Describing the journey on the "Catherineof Belfast "and "THE JOHN ROBERTSON" of Belfast and their arrival inFinch.

One of the reasons for making this information available "on line" is tohelp to set the record straight about this Cameron and other relatedlines (such as the connected Macmillan and Maclean lines). It seems thatover the years a number of well meaning, but inaccurate, versions haveappeared (particularly with regard to the descendents of Donald (Clunesof 21-4 Finch) Cameron who was killed in 1809). Some of these versionshave been published in book and other, apparently authoritative, forms,and so unwittingly led to misunderstandings. The information I presenthere is from Margaret Cameron, the gt. gt. granddaughter of the abovementioned Donald Cameron. Margaret Cameron grew up knowing much of thisinformation, as it was past on to her by her father, Joseph GeorgeCameron, who was very proud, and knowledgeable, of his ancestry, andseems to have made sure that it was accurately past on. This has beenadded to and further back up over many years and from many sources, suchas family papers, gravestones, the Registry Office, various olderhistorical records, etc. So, thanks to her efforts, I believe that thisis an accurate record of these family's ancestors and descendents (as fardown the line as those are shown).

Family/Spouse: Ann (Nancy) "The Red Widow" Cameron. Ann (daughter of John (8Th of Inveruiskavouline Glenloy) Cameron and Marjory Cameron) was born in 1779; died about 1858; was buried in St Luke's Cem. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Duncan (Big Clunes of 21-4 Finch) Cameron was born in 1808; died in 1890.
2. Catharine (Mary) Cameron and died.
3. Christian Cameron and died.

Family/Spouse: Link B To Early History of Township of Finch. Link was born in 1200; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
1 _MSTAT Other

Notes:

"a brother, Johnny Archie MacMillan (b. 1825 - tombstone) to my gtgrandmother, Margaret MacMillan (married to Duncan Cameron (1808-1890),Lot 21, Conc. 4, Finch Township, son of Donald Cameron (Clunes), killedMarch 1809 by a falling tree while building his log cabin, Lot 21, Conc.4 Finch Township. He and his brother, Allan (sons of John Cameron(Clunes)(1725-1824), and Mary Cameron of Glennevis (1739=1830)(tombstone)Lot 6, 4 Cornwall (Stormont), 'went north' to Finch Township in 1808.Donald, my gtgt, was killed within the year. His only son was first whitemale born within Finch Township. My brother, Donald, and one othercousin, were the only male descendants of Donald with the name 'Cameron'in my generation"
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO

"From the time I was very small I heard about how 'Donald and hisbrother, Allan, 'went north' to Finch in 1808. The farm (Lot 21-4 Finch)was in the family from 1808, but, from what I was told, there was aproperty mixup (i.e. - the four Camerons who had trekked in from Lochiel- Alexander Cameron and his four sons --also with the names Allan Donaldetc) with the Camerons in the concession south of them (the four who hadhiked in from Lochiel Township). But my Dad's first cousins were relatedto that Cameron family through their 'grandmother' not through the maleline from 'OUR Donald, and this has been a mix for the local gen. "
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO (7th October2002)

"The South Branch Road is really the 4th Conc. road. The original farmwas at the corner of McConnell Avenue(Cornwall, Ontario) and the SouthBranch Road(4th), at the extreme northeast corner of the town.. "
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO (23 February2003)

John + Mary (of Glennevis & Cornwall Ont) Cameron. Mary (daughter of Alexander (12Th Glen Nevis) Macsorlie-Cameron and Mary (of Dungallon) Cameron) was born in 1739; died in 1830; was buried in Lot 6, Conc. 4, (South Branch) Cornwall Township, (Stormont),. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"My father took great pride in his descent from the Glennevis Camerons.The tombstone for John Cameron, my gtgtgt, and his wife, Mary Cameron isin a small graveyard about six miles from here(Lot 6, Conc. 4, CornwallTownship(now called South Stormont).. The writing on the tombstone isquite legible
It. states, Mary Cameron 1739-1830 'Of' Glennevis'. I had a photo of thetombstone but I gave it to a cousin. I shall try to get a copy for you.I was always told that her father was Alexander Cameron , Chieftain ofGlennevis(12th), but there are so many books 'coming out' I become dizzy'with all the controversies, etc. Many people called Mary by the name,Lady Mary(which I think is ridiculous), but the 'lady' was just a Gaelictranslation, not an English title, which, as my father said, showed herdescent from the Chiefs of Lochiel and Chieftains of Glennevis. Menzieswas not a family name."
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO

Alexander + Mary (of Dungallon) Cameron. Mary (daughter of Archibald (1st of Dungallon) Cameron and Isobel (of Locheil) Cameron) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Allan + (of Foyers) Fraser. (of and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Archibald + Isobel (of Locheil) Cameron. Isobel (daughter of Sir Ewen Dubh (of Lochiel, 17th Chief) Cameron and Jean (of Urie) Barclay) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]