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Great-grandfather Charles Gior- don was married to Margaret Cani- eroEn, of Inverness. He was. drown- ed from the ferry boat on the River Tay. His wife. married a Robert- son, and they came to Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He had three other children besides my grandfather, these were Peter, Henry and Chris- tina. Peter had two children, Char- les and John, John was a piper. and hard the reputation of being’ the best pi-fper in all Scotland. Henry had four children, Peter, Betsey, John and Dotnald. Donald came to this country. He Was call-

cousin of the late Donald McDon- ald, of New Perth. He; died here in 18.18 and is buried near this; spot. His wife lived to the great age of 92; years. He ,_ had seven children, four sons and three daughters, The sons were William MoLaren, Donald McELEaren, James MoLaren and John McLar’m,

who were the fathers of the several McLaren families of Brude- nell and Montague. The daughters

were Jessie "McELaren, Christina MdLaren, and Lizzie MoLaren. Christina or Christie was my

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ed Donald Rhua, or Read Donald, grandmmher'

because he had red hair. He died Grandfather Donald Gordon had

here in 1871. four children by his first wife,

Grandfather Donald Gordon was 3911, Henry,, James and" Donald.

{31 married in 157|9|6 to Christina Mc- Bell married her cousin, James EE Laren, daughter of J ames McLaren, McLaren 0'15 Montague, son of Don— E‘EE patriarch of the Brudetnell pion- ald 'MeLaren. She was born 1797 5E; eers. and died about a year after her ,Ef , marriage. . E , MCLAREN 05F CWDEN Henry, father of our eminent 54 E _This James McLaEren, as his merchant, shipbuilder and legisla-

great-Egrand son has told you, was tor, Hon, Daniel Gordon, married the son of Donald 'McLaren of Margaret McDonald, of Blast Point Culloden fame, who was taken and after her death, Betsey Stew- 35f, prisoner after the battle: of C'uIIO- art, then Mrs. Neil McQuarrie. By den. 0n the way to IC‘arIisl-e to be them he had thirteen children. He 5;;‘5 executed he escaped from the 80'1- was born 1799 and died in 1864 at E“ diers by jumping over a bridge the age of 65 years. into» the Devil’s Punch BOWL James, my father married Betsey where he remained .hrdd-en Wlth Stewart, also of the Stewarts of 5E1; the peat moss over hls head ”nth Appin, and had twelve children. 1! the soldiers had glvem up the“ He was born in 1800- and dled in

fruitless search for him, believing

, 1886 nearly 87 years of age. Donald him to be drowned. From this ex-

remained unmarried. He was born

posure he took a severe cold, which in 15803 and died in 1890 aged 87 caused his death in about two years. For his second wife Donald ‘3 years after. His wife was Robina ~Gordo-n married Jessie McLaren,. Stewart “Sher 0f Stewart 0‘5 AP“ of the Hermitage, the White Mc- 5; pin and relative of Prince Charlie ‘Larens. By her he had five child- Th3 He was proprietor “f the estates ren, John, Peter, Jessie, Charles hi1. 0f Balquhidder Oh the Braes 0f and a girl who was scalde-d to Bilaquhidder, W-h'i‘Ch were confis- death when one year old. Charles 5E3; cated on account of his siding died When about seven years old. E. With Prince Charles, but were I?“ 'They are all and another who 5: stored to the Mc-Larens about hf" died in infancy buried here. John ,3 teen years. afterward. married Annie Crawford, who , , . ,. died with the birth of his first THE MCLARENS AND GORDON: -chi1d. He» then married Barbara 7 James McLaren was born in Musterd He, was th, father of

$742 He married Bell McDonald Walter Gordon, the ChaIrman of