McFadyen, Donald

1873 - 1935  (62 years)

• Name	McFadyen, Donald
  Nickname	Dan
  Born	14 Apr 1873	Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Dan
  Died	12 May 1935	Brock Township, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis (1 month)
  Buried	Wilson Hill Cemetery, Cookstown, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Notes	BIOGRAPHY: Farmed with his father (Kincardrine Township CON 12 LOT 17) until Neil died in 1912 1890 bought CON 12 LOT 16 East 1/2 from brother Allan, then sold it back in 1896 later moved to Cookstown.
  Person ID	I176	McFadyen and Parker
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2008

  
  

  Father	McFadyen, Neil,   b. 14 Apr 1821, Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 27 Jan 1912, Rae Street, Tiverton, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	McKinnon, Mary,   b. 9 Aug 1829, Kilmaborg, Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 Aug 1893, Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	1852/1853
  Notes	Settled land Con 12 Lot 17 in Kincardine Township, Ontario, Canada in 1854 Neil McFadyen (1821-1912) m. Mary McKinnon (1827-1893) of Bruce Twp, and raised eleven children in this small house: (1) Allan (1854-1926) m. in 1910 Elizabeth Scott, widow of Captain Duncan McFadyen of C12 L16 and resided on the W 1/2 of Lot 16. Their daughter m. William Clayton (2) Mary (1857-1943) m. Archibald McKinnon of Bruce Twp. (5) Margaret "Maggie" m. in 1889 Thomas Lindsay, a butcher in Tiverton, and died in childbirth in 1893 (6) Catherine "Kate" (b.c. 1866-1940), unm., cooked on a lake boat, resided with her sister Mary in Tiverton (7) Sarah (b.c. 1868-1900) died from typhoid fever (8) James (9) Donald "Dan" farmed with his father until Neil died, then moved to Bruce Twp. (10) Mary Florence "Minnie" (1872-1946) m. in 1896 Robert Carleton of C11 L6, resided in Bruce Twp, (11) Christina "Tena" (b. 1876) trained as an R.N., worked in Sherbrooke, Que., lived in Calif. A frame house built about 1894 with Allan as the carpenter. The family split up, with Mary, her son Sandy and Mary Flora living in the new house which was later bricked over, and Neil went to live with Kate and her sister Mary who were residing in Tiverton. When Neil died in 1912, the farm was left to Kate and Mary who sold it to Russel Reid in 1927. (Toils, Tears, and Triumph, A History of Kincardine Township, pg:332)
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robinson, MaryAnn
  Children	1. McFadyen, Dan
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Apr 1873 - Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Canada Census - 1881, C-13275 Dist:176 e-2 pg 73, #314. Ontario, Bruce South, Kincardine Neil MCFADYEN M Male Scottish 58 Scotland Farmer Congregational Mary MCFADYEN M Female Scottish 60 Scotland Congregational Allan MCFADYEN Male Scottish 26 O. Farmer Congregational Mary MCFADYEN Female Scottish 23 O. Congregational Alexander MCFADYEN Male Scottish 19 O. Farmer Son Congregational Flora MCFADYEN Female Scottish 21 O. Congregational Margaret MCFADYEN Female Scottish 17 O. Congregational Catherine MCFADYEN Female Scottish 15 O. Congregational Sarah MC FADYEN Female Scottish 13 O. Congregational Dan MC FADYEN Male Scottish 11 O. Congregational Mary MC FADYEN Female Scottish 9 O. Congregational Christine MC FADYEN Female Scottish 5 O. Congregational [S2] Canada Census - 1901, Canadian Government. Ontario, Bruce West (50), Kincardine, C-4, pg-12 McFadyen Neil:head:Widow:Apr 14 1821:79, Allan:son:Apr 19 1865:35, Catherine:daughter:Mar 3 1870:31, Donald:son:Apr 14 1873:27 [S68] Ontario Death Index, 030093-33. McFADYEN, Donald, m, May 12, 1933, 62 years 2 months, Ontario, cause – cerebral thrombosis 1 month, farmer, burial – Wilson Hill Cookstown, s/o Neil McFadyen & Mary McKinnon, both born Scotland, infm – Mrs. D. McFadyen of Cookstown, wife, Essa Twp (Simcoe Co.)