Fonds Acc4225 - Macdonald family [Georgetown] fonds

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Macdonald family [Georgetown] fonds

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CA PCA Acc4225

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  • 1779-1994; Copied [ca. 1992-1993], 2012 (Creation)
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    Macdonald (Family), Georgetown (P.E.I.)

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4.36 m of textual records and other material

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Macdonald (Family), Georgetown (P.E.I.)

Biographical history

Andrew Macdonald (ca. 1752-1833) of Eilean Shona, Inverness, Scotland, appears to have emigrated to Prince Edward Island with his wife Isabella Macdonald (ca. 1760 - 21 July 1840) and several of their children between May and November 1806. The family originally settled at Panmure Island which Andrew had purchased from Sir James Montgomery in 1804. Andrew also appears to have acquired through either purchase, lease, or government grant a total of approximately 10,000 acres in Lot 8, Lot 51, Lot 52, Georgetown, and Georgetown Royalty. Andrew would later encounter difficulty proving his title to the Panmure Island property and all his land holdings would become the center of a Chancery Court case after his death.

Shortly after arriving in Prince Edward Island, Andrew established mercantile, shipping, fisheries, and shipbuilding business interests in partnership with his sons Hugh (27 July 1788 - 10 November 1857), Angus (24 June 1786 - 13 April 1863), and Colin (10 December 1781 - 11 May 1860). These business ventures would be carried on by a number of Macdonald family members over the years, among the most notable being Hugh

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The fonds consists of the personal and business papers, photographs, and other materials of Andrew Macdonald and his descendants for the period 1779 to 1994. Some highlights from this extensive family fonds includes correspondence of Andrew Macdonald and his sons, Hugh and Colin, leading up to and following their immigration to Prince Edward Island in the early 19th century; documents surrounding land transactions and the Chancery Court case which followed Andrew's death; daily journals from the Macdonald Brothers store (Georgetown) spanning the years 1877 to 1928 which document business activities as well as family events; correspondence and other papers belonging to Hugh's sons Andrew Archibald, Archibald John, and Augustine "Austin" Colin, and their families, outlining personal and business activities; correspondence and war journals of Temple W. F. Macdonald, former member of the Legislative Assembly, who was killed in action during World War I; and daybook diaries from the 1860s and 1870s, including some which may have belonged to Catherine Macdonald (ca. 1795 - 21 April 1872), wife of Hugh, and Marion Murphy (21 March 1847 - 13 June 1921), wife of Archibald John.

The fonds has been divided into fourteen series:

1. Andrew Macdonald
2. Hugh and Catherine Macdonald
3. Colin Macdonald
4. Andrew Archibald Macdonald family
5. Archibald John Macdonald family
6. Augustine "Austin" Colin Macdonald
7. Diaries
8. Business papers
9. Legal Issues
10. Photographs
11. Maps
12. Family history materials
13. Published materials
14. Miscellaneous

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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SERIES AND SUBSERIES DESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE

Associated materials

A diary/daybook belonging to Augustine "Austin" Macdonald can be found at the Garden of the Gulf Museum, Montague, Prince Edward Island (Fonds68)

See also Acc1010, Acc2664, Acc3530/6-8, and Acc4573 for other records relating to the Macdonald family [Georgetown]

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Includes 4.36 m of textual records, 4 albums (296 photos), 46 photographs, 7 maps, 6 postcards, 3 negatives, and 1 ambrotype

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