Category Archives: Quebec

Coming to a place to rest and reflect….

Posted on May 12, 2016 by BJ MacDonald

I started this blog back in January of 2010.  I have been publishing approximately weekly for a five full years of posts.  It has been quiet a challenge.  According to my stats I have 295 posts and 18 pages and … Continue reading →

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May 1947: Nellie McDonald passes….

Posted on January 14, 2016 by BJ MacDonald

The year 1947 would be a tough year for Keith and his siblings.  He would lose his Aunt Nellie and his father Ronald within months of each other. Nellie was probably the only mother he knew, since his natural mother … Continue reading →

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Land Transactions involving Alexander J. McDonell of Chichester, 1874 to 1884

Posted on April 2, 2015 by BJ MacDonald

Three land transactions took place involving an Alexander J. McDonell.  They took place in 1874, 1880 and then again in 1884. Written on the left side panel: No. 3512 Deposited and entered the seventeeth day of September Eighteen hundred and … Continue reading →

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John McDonald of Sheenboro and Land Transactions 1867

Posted on March 26, 2015 by BJ MacDonald

John McDonald was involved in several land transactions in April of 1867. These were obtained by the researcher I hired and unfortunately they are extremely difficult to read.  I have copies of the written indentures and am willing to share … Continue reading →

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