Hello all,
I am new to this list and I am seeking information on Murdoch D. MacQueen
born, May 8, 1897 at North River, Victoria County, (Cape Breton) Nova
Scotia. It is said he moved to Detroit, MI and was an ore boat captain. It
is unknown if he ever married.
His brother Angus MacQueen, born Feb 7, 1900, died December 1974 in
Alpena, MI. He may have been a captain or Great Lakes sailor also. Angus,
(spouse unknown) had two sons, Raymond and Clarence. Clarence married Lenora
Mercer, she died in July 1996.
Another brother Neil born Feb 1, 1890, North River, died March 1969,
Ashtabula, Ohio may also have been a captain.
Murdoch and Angus and Neil's parents were Alexander MacQueen, born Oct
4, 1858, North Shore, Cape Breton,died 1921, and Christy MacDonald, born Dec
25, 1863, French River, Cape Breton, died Feb 20, 1911.
Can anyone direct me to a site, or do lookups, where I might learn more
about these men. I am assuming that these two men would have been licensed
seaman, and some records should exist.
For anyone doing research on ancestor's from Cape Breton, I have a data
base of over 32,000 individual's, mostly emigrants from the Outer Isles of
Scotland, Skye, Lewis and Harris, etc. I would be happy to share any
information I have. Quite a few of these emigrants later moved (about 1850)
to Bruce and Huron County, Ontario and then on to Michigan, Ohio, and
Minnesota.
Russell Johnson
Eugene, Oregon
seanair(a)comcast.net
This is my genealogy homepage.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Russell-W-Johnson/
This is my genealogy homepage.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Russell-W-Johnson/