The MacDonald Families of Marshfield 3. William MacDonald (l.John1) b. 1816, Dumbreshire, Scotland ; m. Feb. 1847, Jane Johnstone , b. 1824, Brookfield , (Jane was the daughter of Alexander Johnstone and Jane Moffett ); d. 9 May 1900; bur. Murray Harbour North , ( Old Cemetery ). William died 9 Sept. 1877, Peters Road , Lot 6 3; bur. Murray Harbour North ( Old Cemetery ). William's family came to PEI from Dunbreshire, Scotland in 1820. Children : i John MacDonald b. 1847; d. 10 Nov. 1871. John died when he fell off a load of hay. 5. ii Jane MacDonald b. 1849. iii William MacDonald b. 1851; m. 18 Dec. 1879, Mercy Caroline Bears , b. 9 Nov. 1861; d. 23 Sept. 1949. William d. 4 Aug. 1926. William and Mercy had five children, iv Annie MacDonald b. 13 Aug. 1854; m. William David Johnston , b. 23 June 1853, Peters Road , Lot 6 3; d. 28 May 1887. Annie died 23 April 1924. William was the son of William Johnston and Elizabeth Jane "Mud" Mother Cowan. Annie and William had five children, v Grace MacDonald b. 20 Sept. 1856; d. 28 Oct. 1938. Grace was single and she was crippled, vi Alexander MacDonald b. 1859, Alexander drowned in the in Oregon , vii Catherine MacDonald b. 17 Jan. 1860, St. Peters Road ; m. (1) Edward Butler , b. 1859; d. 21 April 1882; m. (2) James Brown , b. 1852; d. 28 Dec. 1922. Catherine died 1920. Catherine and Edward had one child. Edward fell off the roof of a barn which resulted in his death. Catherine's second husband James was from New Hampshire , USA. They had no issue, viii Isabelle "Belle" MacDonald b. 10 April 1861; m. (1) Wells Mabon; m. (2) 1877, Archibald MacDonald Johnston , b. 9 Nov. 1859, Peters Road , Lot 6 3; d. 30 Dec. 1911. Isabelle died 14 June 1937. Archibald was the son of William Johnston and Elizabeth Jane "Mud" Mother Cowan. Belle and Wells had no issue. Belle and Arch had five children. 4. ix David MacDonald b. 2 Aug. 1863, St. Peters Road ; m. 23 Oct. 1883, Christena MacLean , b. 16 May 1862, , , NS; d. 12 Dec. 1938, Peters Road . David d. 15 March 1932, Peters Road , Lot 6 3.' David and Christena had five children x George MacDonald b. 31 May 1864, m. Minnie Hardy . George and Minnie went to the USA. xi Peter Stuart MacDonald b. 9 Nov. 1865; m. Effie MacLeod , b. 1866, Quebec ; d. 1925. Peter died 16 March 1920. Peter and Effie had 7 children. Effie's ancesters came from Stornoway, Scotland , xii Jemima Johnston MacDonald b. 16 July 1868; m. David Butler , b. 8 Feb. 1861; d. 19 April 1930; bur. Lashburn, Sask. Jemima d. 17 Feb. 1960; bur. Lashburn, Sask. Their seven children were born in Sask. xiii John Lawson MacDonald b. 1870; m. 22 May 1891, Minnie Jannet Jenkins , b. 1872; d. 22 Nov. 1964. John died 16 July 1942. John and Minnie had three children. Peter MacDonald (l.John') b. 3 Jan. 1821; m. 22 May 1891 (1) Mary MacPhail , b. ca. 1827 (daughter of John MacPhail and Mary ); d. 12 Jan. 1863;2 bur. People's Cemetery , Lot 30 # 2; m. (2) Mary MacLean , b. 4 Jan. 1840, (daughter of Donald MacLean and Ann MacEachern ); d. 3 Feb. 1918, Bonshaw .3 Peter d. 19 April 1887.4 Both Peter and Mary MacLean are bur. in the Argyle Shore Cem . Children by Mary MacPhail : i Gracie MacDonald b. 4 Dec. 1850; m. Daniel MacLean , b. ca. 1848. Gracie d. 13 Feb. 1912. Daniel is a brother to Mary MacLean , second wife of Peter, ii John MacDonald b. 1 Jan. 1853 Bonshaw ; m. Catherine Gordon . John d. before 1878. 6. iii Annie MacDonald b. 17 Jan. 1857. iv son MacDonald d. Aug. 1859; bur. People's Cem . This baby died as an infant. v Mary MacDonald b. 5 Jan. 1863, Bonshaw ; m. (1) John Campbell ; m. (2) James Ferguson . Mary d. 21 April 1949.