My Miller and Mather ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
1. | "Duncan" McDonald McLaren was born on 12 Oct 1849 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of Little Peter McLaren and Mary McDonald); died on 19 Jan 1894 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: FindaGrave Memorial ID: "Duncan" married Margaret "Maggie" Bowes on 24 Jul 1882 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of John or James Bowes and Jannet McLaren) was born about 1862 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Sep 1890 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Notes: Married:Children:
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2. | Little Peter McLaren was born about Jun 1818 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of John McLaren and Mary Ann Peake, son of John McLaren and Margaret Stirling); died on 11 May 1898 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Scottish naming protocols (details here: http://david.mclaren.name/naming_protocols.htm) produced lots of McLarens with the same given name and no middle names. Any possible confusion was countered with "bynames." They might reflect occupation (e.g. Blacksmith Peter), or location (Lanark Peter), or physical character (Big and Little Peter). In this case we have ?i?Little Peter (born 1818)?/i?, the son of John (born 1776), distinguished from his first cousin Big Peter (born 1813), the son of his father's brother Peter (born 1779). Peter married Mary McDonald on 24 Mar 1842 in First Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Duncan McDonald and Catherine Stuart) was born about 1819 in Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; died about 1856 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary McDonald was born about 1819 in Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland (daughter of Duncan McDonald and Catherine Stuart); died about 1856 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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4. | John McLaren was born on 4 May 1803 in New or East Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (son of John McLaren and Margaret Stirling); died on 10 Feb 1897; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Birth: John married Mary Ann Peake on 4 Feb 1832 in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York, United States. Mary (daughter of Ephraim Peake and Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris) was born on 11 Dec 1807 in New York, United States; died on 8 Aug 1885; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Mary Ann Peake was born on 11 Dec 1807 in New York, United States (daughter of Ephraim Peake and Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris); died on 8 Aug 1885; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
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6. | Duncan McDonald was born about 1780 in Scotland; died about 1818 in Scotland. Other Events and Attributes:
Duncan married Catherine Stuart. Catherine was born about 1780 in Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 5 Dec 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Catherine Stuart was born about 1780 in Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 5 Dec 1824. Other Events and Attributes:
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8. | John McLaren was born on 12 Dec 1776 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 15 Dec 1776 in Comrie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Daniel McLaren and Jannet Carmichael); died on 1 Jan 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: John McLaren was born December 15, 1776 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. He married Margaret Stirling in 1799 and they raised five children. A weaver in Scotland, he emigrated in 1821 with his wife and children to settle as a farmer in Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. His brother Peter and his family preceded him in 1820. The story of their family can be found here: http://david.mclaren.name/ John married Margaret Stirling on 13 Aug 1799 in Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Stirling) was born on 13 Aug 1781 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Aug 1781; died on 3 May 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Margaret Stirling was born on 13 Aug 1781 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Aug 1781 (daughter of Andrew Stirling); died on 3 May 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Margaret Stirling was born circa 1780 in Scotland, where she married John McLaren on August 13, 1799. In 1821 she emigrated with her husband and five children from Scotland to Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. The story of their family can be found here: http://david.mclaren.name/
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10. | Ephraim Peake was born on 29 Jan 1770 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died on 28 Jul 1846 in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
Ephraim married Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris on 1 May 1800 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, United States. Elizabeth was born on 18 Oct 1779 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 23 Mar 1855 in Otsego County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris was born on 18 Oct 1779 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 23 Mar 1855 in Otsego County, New York, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
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