b: 1795

m: Margaret Curtis 9 Aug 1830 at Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada³. She was born 25 Jul 1812 the daughter of Robert Curtis and Agnes Blair⁴

children:

               i. George McDonald b. about June 1838¹

2.           ii. Elizabeth McDonald

             iii. Mary McDonald

religion: Roman Catholic

According to family documents, when Margaret was in her mid teens her mother became the wife of John Allen. John was the son of Isaac Allen a lawyer-turned-soldier in support of the British before and during the American Revolution. After the Revolution, Isaac, as did many other United Empire Loyalists, emigrated from the U.S. and settled in New Brunswick. It's unclear whether Agnes Blair was John Allen's first, second or third wife but what is known is that one of the other wives was named Sarah Campbell. Again, it is unknown how many children John Allen may have fathered but he and Sarah Campbell had at least one son who was named John Campbell Allen. This John Campbell Allen later became the Chief Justice of New Brunswick and is referred to in family documents as Margaret's half brother. As the son of her step-father he would, in fact, be her step-brother. Again, according to the family documents, when Agnes (Blair) Curtis married John Allen Sr, 17 year-old Margaret ran away, turned Catholic and married Allen McDonald. As of early 2011 I have discovered that Margaret was indeed Baptized as Catholic at age 18 and married Allen McDonald two days later. Margaret left an upwardly mobile, aristocratic, wealthy family and made her life with a fiddle-playing wheelright in the Brae. Allen and Margaret McDonald prospered in their own right and, in fact, donated the land for the Brae RC Church and final resting place of many of our ancestors.

b: about 1844²

m: Felix McKinnon son of Neil McKinnon and Hannah McDonald

               i. Joseph James McKinnon 

              ii. John Justin McKinnon

             iii. William Peter McKinnon

             iv. George Allan McKinnon

              v. Maximilian McKinnon

             vi. Daniel McKinnon

            vii. Alphonsus McKinnon

           viii. Raymond McKinnon

             ix. Neil Alexander

              x. Mary Emma McKinnon

             xi. Margaret Hannah McKinnon

            xii. Leo Gerald McKinnon

           xiii. Elizabeth Ella McKinnon

d: 14 Aug 1942 at Derby, P.E.I, buried Cemetery #2 Stone #42 Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Brae, Lot 9, P.E.I.

religion: Roman Catholic

Endnotes

 1.  Ref_GeorgeMcDonald_PEI_Baptismal_Index

Child's Full Name George McDonald 
Birth Date 
Place of Birth Charlottetown 
Baptismal Date 10 January 1840 
Place of Baptism 
Officiating Clergy M. Reynolds 
Father's Name Allen McDonald 
Mother's Name Margret Curtis 
Church Name St. Dunstan's Basilica 
Church Location 
Record Book Number 1 
Record Book Page 229 
Entry Number 
Notes Date of Birth: "19 months old

 2.  Ref_ElizabethMcDonald_PEI_Baptismal_Index

Child's Full Name Elisabeth MacDonald 
Birth Date 
Place of Birth 
Baptismal Date 30 July 1847 
Place of Baptism 
Officiating Clergy B.D. McDonald 
Father's Name Allen MacDonald 
Mother's Name Margaret Curtis 
Church Name St. Augustin R. C. 
Church Location South Rustico 
Record Book Number 6 
Record Book Page 185 
Entry Number 
Notes Date of Birth: "3 years" 

 3.  Ref_AllenMcDonaldMargaretCurtis_Marriage_DrouinCollection.txt

106
M of Allen McDonald
Margaret Curtis
"The ninth of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty the
undersigned having dispensed with the publications of banns between
Allen McDonald and Margaret Curtis of this parish and having received
their mutual consent married them according to the rites of the Catholic
Church and gave them the nuptial benediction in of"
Signatures: C McLaughlin, Aley? McMahon, Michael McSweeney PP
Notes: The entry should end '. . . benedition in the presence of'
It looks as though Allen McDonald and/or Margaret Curtis signed with an
"X"

The entry above appears to be from Page 106 of the Church Register and
was written by the priest immediately after the entry of the baptism of
Margaret Curtis. The following appears to be from Page 370 of the Parish
Register. This entry was not written by Rev McSweeney. 

"Allen McDonald and Margaret Curtis of this parish were married by
Dispensation the 9th day of August 1830. By me Michael McSweeney.
The Marriage was Solemnized between us" (Allen McDonald, Margaret Curtis)
"In the Presence of" (Charmin? McLaughlin, Aley? McMahon). 
Notes: this information was annotated as "Filed & Registered 8th November
1830."
The names (my brackets) were placed below the other text as if they were
signatures but they were not individuals'signatures - they were written
by whoever recorded the information. The names Allen McDonald and Margaret
Curtis have an "X" beside them indicating that the original signatures were
marks of the letter "X".

 4.  Ref_MargaretCurtisBaptism_DrouinCollection.txt

106
B of Margaret Curtis
"On the seventh of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty
I the undersigned baptized under conditions Margaret Curtis aged
18 years and fifteen days lawful daughter of Robert Curtis and
Agnes Blair. Sponsors Carman McLaughlin and Aley? McLaughlin."
Signed: Michael McSweeney PP

Updated by Larry MacDonald 19 February, 2011