Family/Spouse: Lilas Ross. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jean Cameron
2. Helen Cameron

Archibald + Ann Sutherland. Ann (daughter of Joseph Robert (of 38-5 Rox) Sutherland and Margaret Macmillan) was born in 1869; died in 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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."
From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario

Duncan + Margaret Macmillan. Margaret (daughter of Archibald (of Callich & 20-3 Finch) Macmillan and Marjory Macmillan) was born about 1820; died in 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"A John MacMillan(b. 1825) brother to my gt grandmother, MargaretMacMillan, b. 1819", (based on census 1851 which is out by three years,so I think she was born about 1820/23. The church records of St. Luke'swere destroyed) From Margaret Cameron

Notes:

"Margaret MacMillan(1832-1912) married Joseph Sutherland, born 1822 StRaphaels, Glengarry County, baptised St Raphaels R.C. Church. He was theson of George Sutherland(1792-1843) son of Joseph Sutherland(1735-1835)Lot 22-5 Lancaster Cty. Glengarry. George Sutherland married (May 29-1815by uncle) Catharine McDonell (1788-1874) daughter of Angus and MaryMcDonell; Angus was principle elder of St Raphaels. My GrandmotherCameron used to read the Catholic Bible to her grandmother (CatharineMcDonell). Joseph, Angus, and Isabella (my gt and his brother and sister)'went north' (Joseph went north after his father's death to visit hisCameron Rel. Lot 21-4 Finch ---his grandmother had been Marjory Cameron)and married into the same Presbyterian family of MacMillans (Lot 23-3Finch - Duncan Ban)."

From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario

Joseph + Margaret Macmillan. Margaret (daughter of Duncan Ban (of Glennevis & 23-3 Finch) Macmillan and Mary Macmillan) was born in 1832; died in 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Margaret MacMillan(1832-1912) married Joseph Sutherland, born 1822 StRaphaels, Glengarry County, baptised St Raphaels R.C. Church. He was theson of George Sutherland(1792-1843) son of Joseph Sutherland(1735-1835)Lot 22-5 Lancaster Cty. Glengarry. George Sutherland married(May 29-1815by uncle) Catharine McDonell (1788-1874)daughter of Angus and MaryMcDonell; Angus was principle elder of St Raphaels. My GrandmotherCameron used to read the Catholic Bible to her grandmother (CatharineMcDonell). Joseph, Angus, and Isabella (my gt and his brother and sister)'went north' (Joseph went north after his father's death to visit hisCameron Rel. Lot 21-4 Finch ---his grandmother had been Marjory Cameron)and married into the same Presbyterian family of MacMillans (Lot 23-3Finch - Duncan Ban)."

""Mary McCalman who married John MacMillan of Camaghael(brother to Ewenmig. 1827) would have been a second cousin to my gt grandmother, MargaretMacMillan(Sutherland) (1832-1912)" (through Margaret's patrernalgrandmother Christian McCalman)
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO(margaret077@sympatico.ca)"

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).

Donald + 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]

Notes:

"Nancy (Ann) Cameron (b. 1779(census - l851 Finch - d. c 1858), my gtgt(Marjory's sister (married to Alex MacMillan) was buried in St Luke'sCem. Unfortunately, her tombstone was destroyed in this old cem. when thetownship decided to place tombstones in 'wall', thus destroying many ofthem. "
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO

"My gtgt Nancy's family, like her husband's (Donald) were from the'front' near Martintown (known as the Dougal Camerons ofWilliamstown/Martintown (Inveruiskavouline). "
"Donald's wife's parents mig. in 1804, landing in Montreal in Septemberof that year."
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO

"Life in the bush was hard,... In March 1809 Nancy hiked out along theblazed Indian Trail through the bush to Summerstown on the river in orderto buy seed potatoes for the Spring planting and supplies. She wasvisiting her relatives near Martintown when she heard about her husband'sdeath by the falling tree when a neighbour ran out along the trail tofind her. It took three days and nights to take Donald's body out alongthe Indian trail to his father's farm (Lot 6-4 Cornwall) to be buried.Fires had to be kept going on the hilloch where he was buried in order tothaw the snow covered ground in order to dig the grave. Nancy's fatherwas lost in the bush c 1827 so I was told.
I grew up listening to my Grandmother Cameron tell me how terrible 'theSassenachs' were (meaning the lowlanders), and of the terrible tragediesthat befell the family.
The relationship of my branches of Camerons to Roderick's family wasthrough marriage (Nancy's nephew, Dougald Cameron (Paul's son) married afirst cousin to Roderick , Margaret McDonell (her mother was a Cameron),although there was a distant relationship through the Glennevis Camerons.Nancy kept in close touch her family. Dougald Cameron (b.1885) adescendant of Dougald Cameron and Margaret McDonell, who had been a clerktreas. of Charlottenburg Township(Glengarry) and my Dad were closefriends and he called my Dad a cousin (he was father to the Douglas Imentioned). Dougald Cameron (b 1885) descended through 'male' line fromJohn 'the Wise' Cameron at Summerstown, but through his grandmother fromthe Inveruiskavouline Camerons!! Hamish, I keep referring to Lot numbersetc., and dates, in order to separate out these different branches but itis still a 'muddle' for you probably.
My Dad took such pride in his descent from the Lochiel Camerons and theGlennevis Camerons but for anyone who doesn't know these differentfamilies it is hard to untangle, because Camerons married Camerons, etc.,and, likewise, MacMillans/MacLeans. Nothing is straight forward asusually is the case in English families. .
From the time I was very small I heard about how 'Donald and his brother,Allan, 'went north' to Finch in 1808. The farm (Lot 21-4 Finch) was inthe family from 1808, but, from what I was told, there was a propertymixup(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 Oct 2002


THE FREE SPIRIT OF THE PIONEER WOMAN
By Margaret Cameron

One doesn't have to visit Upper Canada Village to experience the culturalshock of stepping back in time, using kerosene lamps and cooking bywoodstove. Ever since I decided to leave the city ten years ago to returnto my 'roots' I never regretted my decision.

Every family is knit into history by the strong strands of familyreminiscences, and, in my case, it is easy to see why so many of mygrand-aunts and grand-uncles lived well into their nineties as healthy,useful citizens.

Nancy Cameron from Summerstown married Donald Cameron and they settled inFinch Township in 1808, where a small clearing was made and a log cabinbuilt.

During the early spring time of 1809, Nancy Cameron hiked down a blazedIndian trail to the 'front' where at Summerstown she visited relatives.On her return home she was to carry supplies, but when she was away herhusband was killed by a falling tree.

According to family records "Rthe men carried the body down the trailfrom Finch to Lot 6 Concession 4, Cornwall from Lot 21 Concession 4Finch. Fires had to be made when they stopped at night to keep the wolvesaway from the body. The younger men or boys kept a large fire going inthe cemetery on the hill off South Branch Road to get the frost out ofthe ground, so a grave could be dug for the burial.'

Donald Cameron's wife became known as "The Red Widow Cameron" because ofthe color of her hair. She was left not only to cope with the wildernessbut also with four young children, the youngest being a not a year old.Duncan grew into a man of six feet five, and the family was referred toas "the Donald Big Duncans'. Eventually, land from the farm was donatedfor a school, the Cameron Schoolhouse.

Among pioneer families the women always took risks and did hard workalongside the men in a wilderness beset with frigid winters, the wolvesand other wild animals being a constant threat to the pioneers.

When I was a child I played in the log cabin Donald built, and I saw thetree which had grown from the stump of the one which fell on him, and Iwondered how his wife ever survived in such a lonely spot. Hardship?Living by kerosene lamp and eating food cooked on a woodstove is adelight in this year of bicentennial when one considers the number ofpeople who go camping and eat food cooked on open barbecues, while modernconveniences overflow in ultra modern country kitchens.

My great-great-grandfather, Donald Cameron, did not survive in thewilderness although his widow along wither four children lived longenough to see the forest retreat..

By simple enduring day to day like our pioneer ancestors did, searchingout the answers to the dilemma which is life itself the free spirit ofthe pioneer woman still exist in her descendents.

"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)

Notes:

"Archie MacMillan, son of John MacMillan, married a daughter of EwenMacMillan and settled on Let 20, Con 2. It was later discovered that thelot belonged to the Clergy Reserve, so he could not receive a deed forthe property. He traded this lot with Laughlin MacInnis for the east halfof Lot 36, Con 4, Township of Roxborough. He sold the Roxborough lot toHughie (The Crank) MacMillan and bought Lot 13, Con 7 in Finch Township.About 1839 he traded this lot for the east half of Lot 20, Con 3. AdamCockburn was apparently the "realtor" in the deal. He apparently got theeast half of Lot 20. Con 3 from the Camerons. Uncle Hughie bought thewest half of Lot 20, Con 3 in 1845 for tax areas. Archie MacMillan diedin 1848"
From Finch Booklet by A Empey 2001 (page 12) (Sent by Margaret Cameron)

From Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario
My gtgtgt John of Callich had a son,
Archibald MacMillan(my gtgt) who settled on Lot 20, Conc. 3, FinchTownship c 1839. He was married to Marjory MacMillan, daughter of EwenMacMillan, son of Allan MacMillan of Glenpean. Their daughter, Margaret(my gt), married Duncan Cameron (b. 1808-1809) first white male born inFinch Township. (Lot 21-4 Finch - Cameron School - built on farm).


My gt grandmother, Margaret MacMillan (b. c 1820) and her siblings,Johnny Archie (b. 1825 from whom Lyn descends); Hughie Archie; Jane (whomarried her cousin William MacMillan then settling near Owen Sound,Ontario); and Sarah, were the children of Archibald MacMillan (whosettled on Lot 20-3 Finch c 1839), son of John MacMillan of Callich (whofirst settled on Lot 22, Conc. 1 Finch Township) (John MacMillan ofCallich(my gtgtgt), his brother Alexander (Lot 16-2 Finch from whomCassie descends) and their cousin, Angus (1766-1841 - tombstone) mygtgtgt, are listed under the 'Callich' segment of "Byegone Lochaber".Archibald MacMillan(Callich), my gtgt, was married to Marjory MacMillan,daughter of Ewen MacMillan, son of Allan MacMillan of Glenpean.

My Callich MacMillans are a younger branch of the Glenpean family(Glenpean and Callich are sites at Loch Arkaig near Fort William inScotland.), and John, my gtgtgt, Alexander, and Angus, my gtgtgt, alldescend from William 4th of Murlaggan a Lochaber MacMillan Chief.(c1598). Lyn McCormack also descends from a sister of Mary(my gtgt)MacMillan...named Kathleen, both being daughters of Angus ofCallich(1766-1841). "


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.

Archibald + Marjory Macmillan. Marjory (daughter of Ewen Macmillan) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Catharine McDonell on 29 May 1815. Catharine (daughter of Angus McDonell and Mary) was born in 1788 in Or 1792; died in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from Margaret Cameron, Long Sault, Ontario
"My Grandmother Cameron's mother was Margaret MacMillan (1832-1912),daughter of Duncan Ban MacMillan (born Glennevis 1783-bapt. Kilmallie Oct1783, d. 1861 -Will))(Lot 23-3 Finch) married to Mary MacMillan (b.Achnacarry 1794)"

"Mary married Duncan Ban MacMillan (born 1783 bapt. Kilmallie) whosettled on Lot 23, Conc. 3, Finch Township....Duncan Ban was born inGlennevis of the Glenpean family.

'Duncan Ban MacMillan, my gtgt(1783-1861)(b/ Glennevis of Glenpeanfamily), settled on s half Lot 23, Conc. 3, Finch Township c 1824. Henever lived on Lot 16, 5 Cornwall "
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO

"Duncan Ban was a cousin to Mary, through the McCalman and MacMillanlines, the sister in law to Ewen(mig. 1827)

Duncan Ban was also a cousin to Ewen through the MacMillan line.throughEwen MacMillan 2nd of Murlaggan, etc.

My gtgt grandfather, Duncan Ban MacMillan, was a 'Merchant in Glasgow',my Grandmother Cameron always stated, but never told us he was in thebusiness of selling 'spirits'!! before mig. to Canada c 1815. His son,gt Uncle Aleck, returned to Glennevis and to Loch Arkaig in 1883 to visitrelatives. Duncan Ban was born at the foot of Bennevis on Achinteefarm...

Duncan Ban's father, John(1729-1820) fought at the Battle of Quebec inSeptember 1759, with the 78th Fraser Highlanders, later returning toScotland where he married Christian McCalman.

There was one MacMillan family that settled in LochielTownship(SDandG)which was related to Duncan Ban(Glennevis)."
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO

"Five of my gt uncles(including gt uncle Aleck) migrated to Wisconsin(sons of Duncan Ban)and were in the logging business on the Black Riverand had the first raft of logs down the Mississippi. LaCrosse was theirhome for a long time, and one of the uncles was a Mayor of LaCrosse atone time.. The oldest son, Daniel, was married to my gt grandfather'ssister, Isabella Sutherland. He was tragically killed in Wisconsin, buthis two sons, George and Allan, remained in LaCrosse.
George's daughter, May, married Will Cargill Jr."

"Duncan Ban would have been a first cousin to Samuel (Dow) McCalman. "
From Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO(margaret077@sympatico.ca)

(Research):"(1783-1861-Will--B. Glennevis) Settled Lot South Half 23, Conc. 3 Finch Township, Ontario." From Margaret Cameron

Duncan + Mary Macmillan. Mary (daughter of Angus (of Callich & 20-1 & 14-3 Finch) Macmillan and Margaret (of Corriebheg) Macmaster) was born in 1794 in Achnacarry; died in 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Mary(b. 1794 Achnacarry) married Duncan Ban MacMillan(1783-1861-Will--b.Glennevis) settled Lot south half 23, Conc. 3 Finch Township, Ontario.
my gtgts through their daughter, Margaret(1832-1912) who married JosephR. Sutherland(1833-1876)Lot 38-5 Roxborough Township(Jos. was ofLancaster Sutherland family). My grandmother, Catharine SutherlandCameron(1854-1949) was their daughter. "
from Margaret Cameron, Box 621, Long Sault, Ontario KOC 1PO