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Posted by Nick Sheedy on 2/4/2007, 2:33 am In July 1815, at age 56, John booked passage to Ontario, Canada on the ship Eliza which sailed on 3 August with 123 emigrants. Passengers of the Eliza included twenty-five families who came from the peninsula of Glenelg, among them: twelve McRaes, three McCuaigs, and five McCrimmons. My McCrimmons settled at West Hawksbury, Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada. I have posted more infomration on my family line at: According to another cousin, "my" John McCrimmon (b. abt. 1759) was brother to Donald Og McCrimmon (b. abt. 1755) who settled at Woodville, Ontario in 1816. I'd love to hear back from you! Reply here or to: --Nick
I would like to correspond with other cousins who are researching the McCrimmon family. I descend from John McCrimmon who was born about 1759 in the Highlands of Scotland -- probably either on Skye, or on the mainland near Glenelg. He married Catherine about 1786. Her maiden name may have been McRae, or it could have been McCrimmon. They had at least seven children. The eldest, Farquhar, was born about 1787. John and his family lived at Glenelg, Inverness, a village that looks across the Sound of Slet to the Isle of Skye.
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(Nickolas McCrimmon Sheedy)
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