The Casket Deaths & Marriages: 1858-1860
The Casket Deaths & Marriages: 1858 - 1860
Copied * by Marleen (MacDonald) Hubley - 2006
Deaths                
Issue Date Death Date Name Age Died at Relationship Born at Comments  
1858              
Feb. 11, 1858 Feb. 07, 1858 Cpl. Hugh McDonald 24

U South River 10th Regiment  

Dec. 29, 1857 Ann McDonald 64? Morristown wif/o Angus McDonald

 

Jan. 12, 1858 John McDonald 75 Port Hood Docks
Arisaig, SC.
 

Jan. 05, 1858 Donald McDougall 34? South River


 
Feb. 18, 1858 Feb. 17, 1858 Hector McDonnell 78 Big Island


 
Feb. 25, 1858 Feb. 21, 1858 James McGrath 70 James River


 

Feb. 22, 1858 Charles McKinnon 60 North Grant


 

Feb. 22, 1858 Patrick Barnes
Antigonish

"old inhabitant"  
Mar. 04, 1858 Feb. 26, 1858 Angus McGilvray
South River

accident in woods  
Mar. 11, 1858 Feb. 22, 1858 Duncan James Fraser 11d Antigonish s/o John Fraser

 

Mar. 03, 1858 Donald McGillvray 60 South River


 

Mar. 08, 1858 Mary Jane Morriaty 3y6m Hollowell Grant d/o Michael

 

Mar. 10, 1858 Alexander McGillvray 78 BS Baileys Brook s/o William

 
Mar. 18, 1858 Mar. 15, 1858 Teresa McDonald 27? Meadow Green d/o John "Adjutant"

 
Apr. 08, 1858 Mar. 30, 1858 Mary McDonald 34 Baileys Brook


 

Apr. 01, 1858 Catherine McDonald 23? Meadow Green d/o John "Adjutant"

 
Apr. 15, 1858 Apr. 10, 1858 Duncan McLean 20 BS Baileys Brook s/o Archibald

 
Apr. 22, 1858 Apr. 11, 1858 Margaret Chisholm 31 Antigonish d/o Donald "Og"

 

Apr. 16, 1858 Alexander McGilvray "Vamy" 28 BS Baileys Brook


 

Apr. 19, 1858 Mary Grant 33
d/o Edward Grant Mayfield wid/o P. Flinn, Arichat  
May 06, 1858 Apr. 20, 1858 Dougald McGilvray 42 West River

left widow, 5 children  

Apr. 28, 1858 Margaret Cameron 74? Knoydart wid/o Donald McDonald

 
May 13, 1858 May 06, 1858 Isobel Chisholm 28 West River d/o Donald Chisholm

 
May 20, 1858 May 12, 1858 Mary Ann Jane McDonald 8m Arisaig d/o Duncan McDonald

 
May 27, 1858 May 11, 1858 Mary McDonald 3 St Andrews d/o Angus McDonald

 

May 12, 1858 Janet Chisholm 12 St Andrews d/o John Chisholm

 
Jun. 24, 1858 June, 1858 ? Donald McNeil 24? Cape George s/o John?

 

Jun. 14, 1858 Donald McDonald 42 St Andrews


 

Jun. 20, 1858 Catherine McLean 31 BS Baileys Brook d/o Donald McKenzie Malignant Cove wif/o Archibald McLean  
Aug. 12, 1858 Aug. 07, 1858 Angus McMillan 21 U South River s/o Duncan McDonald

 
Aug. 19, 1858 Aug. 14, 1858 Margaret Boyd 29 Hollowell Grant d/o John Boyd

 
Aug. 28, 1858 Aug. 07, 1858 Catherine Smith 107 Eigg Mountain wid/o John Smith

 

Aug. 18, 1858 Janet McQueen 28 BS South River
Little Harbour John Cameron's home  

Aug. 13, 1858 John Cameron 13 BS South River s/o Hugh Esq

 
Sep. 16, 1858 Sep. 06, 1858 Mary Morton 1y,9m Antigonish d/o P Bulmer

 

Sep. 04, 1858 Archibald McPherson 3y,1m South River s/o Allan McPherson

 

Aug/Sep, 1858 William McKenzie 15 Frasers Grant s/o John McKenzie
in 3 weeks, putrid sore throat  

Aug/Sep, 1858 Ann McKenzie 12 Frasers Grant d/o John McKenzie
in 3 weeks, putrid sore throat  

Aug/Sep, 1858 Flora McKenzie 8 Frasers Grant d/o John McKenzie
in 3 weeks, putrid sore throat  

Sep. 10, 1858 Roderick McGregor 15m,2d New Glasgow s/o Daniel Chisholm

 
Sep. 30, 1858 Sep. 09, 1858 John James McMillan 2 Antigonish s/o Donald McMillan

 

Sep. 12, 1858 Mary Chisholm 2y,9m St Andrews d/o Christopher 

 
Oct. 21, 1858 Sep. 18, 1858 Catherine McKinnon 6y,6m South River d/o Duncan McKinnon
putrid sore throat  

Sep. 12, 1858 Donald McKinnon 3y,6m South River s/o Duncan McKinnon
putrid sore throat  

Sep. 20, 1858 John McKinnon 8 South River s/o Duncan McKinnon
putrid sore throat  
Oct. 28, 1858 Oct. 19, 1858 Colin Chisholm 78 SS Antigonish H


 
Nov. 04, 1858 Nov. 03, 1858 James Ross Esq 24 Malignant Brook


 
Nov. 11, 1858 Nov. 07, 1858 Christy McDonald 57 BS Baileys Brook wid/o Angus McDonald

 
Nov. 18, 1858 Nov. 10, 1858 Mary McDonald 38 Meadow Green wid/o Wm McDonald Esq
Wm of Mabou, CB  

Nov. 12, 1858 Isabella Chisholm 10 St Andrews d/o John Chisholm

 
Nov. 25, 1858 Nov. 18, 1858 John Cameron 51 Addington Forks


 

Nov. 22, 1858 John Fraser 50 Antigonish

left wife, 4 children  

Nov. 22, 1858 Catherine Chisholm 43 Antigonish wif/o Alex Chisholm
left large family  
Dec. 02, 1858 Nov. 28, 1858 Rory McDonald 16 Black River


 

Nov. 24, 1858 John Gillis "Blacksmith" 48 Arisaig s/o Alex of Arisaig
brother of Donald  

Nov. 28, 1858 Donald Gillis "Blacksmith" 44 Knoydart s/o Alex of Arisaig
brother of John  
Dec. 16, 1858 Dec. 02, 1858 Duncan McIsaac 88 South River

one of 1st settlers  

Dec. 11, 1858 Donald Cameron 62 BS South River


 

Dec. 11, 1858 Kenneth McKenzie 22 L South River s/o Colin McKenzie

 
1860              
Feb. 02, 1860 Jan. 21, 1860 Mary McDonald 64? Malignant Brook


 

Jan. 17, 1860 Samuel Cameron 3y? North Grant s/o Samuel?

 

Jan. 19, 1860 John Cameron 5 m North Grant s/o Samuel?

 

Jan. 21, 1860 Catherine McPherson 53? Pictou d/o Dougald?  Ohio wif/o Brien Dalyland  

Jan. 24, 1860 Charles Bailey? ? Antigonish ?

 

Feb. 02, 1860 Donald McDonald 2 Malignant Brook s/o John "ships carpenter" sore throat  

? 1860 John McPherson 19 Glen Road s/o Allan McPherson

 
Feb. 16, 1858 ? 1860 Fiona McDougall 34? Hollowell Grant wif/o Angus
left 1 child  
Mar. 15, 1860 Mar. 01, 1860 Alice Rebecca Lays 3 Antigonish d/o Richard Lays

 

Mar. 08, 1860 Mary Ann McDonald 5y3m Malignant Brook d/o Angus McDonald
Scarlitina  

Mar. 10, 1860 Francis Xavier McDonald 3 North Grant s/o Angus "Dunoon"

 

Mar. 07, 1860 Margaret McGregor 12 Antigonish d/o Donald Esq Big Island
 
Mar. 29, 1860 Mar. 06, 1860 Elizabeth Delorey 32 North Grant d/o Charles McKinnon
wif/o Richard Delorey  

Mar. 23, 1860 John Cunningham 25 Antigonish s/o Capt Wellington

 

Mar. 27, 1860 Donald McDougall 6y4m Malignant Brook s/o Hugh McDougall
sore throat  

Mar. 28, 1860 William McDougall 4y8m Malignant Brook s/o Hugh McDougall
sore throat  
Apr. 05, 1860 Mar. 27, 1860 Ellen Chisholm 32 Black River wif/o Donald, d/o Charles

 

Apr. 01, 1860 Ann McIsaac 3 South River d/o James McIsaac
Scarlitina  

Apr. 01, 1860 Archibald McDougall 1 Malignant Brook s/o Wm McDougall

 

Apr. 04, 1860 Rory McDougall 10 Malignant Brook s/o Hugh McDougall
3rd son in 9 days  

Apr. 03, 1860 Catherine McDonald 19 Black River d/o Donald

 
Apr. 25, 1860 Mar. 31, 1860 Margaret McLean 24 South River wif/o Allan McLean
d/o John McPherson "Ban"  

Apr. 24, 1860 Mary McLean 29 Baileys Brook d/o Archibald McLean

 

Apr. 18, 1860 Mary Boyd 81 Monestery wif/o Alexander Boyd
m. 65 years  
May 03, 1860 Apr. 13, 1860 Margaret McNeil 86 Malignant Brook wid/o John McNeil
1 of 1st settlers  

Apr. 26, 1860 Margaret Chisholm 23 Antigonish d/o Patrick Power
wif/o Duncan Esq, 2 child  
May 10, 1860 May 06, 1860 John McDougall 57 Hollowell Grant

left wife, large family  

May 07, 1860 Dougald Simon Chisholm 18m Glen Road s/o Archibald
Trotters Farm, sore throat  
May 17, 1860 May 03, 1860 Margaret McDonald 74 Gusset


 

May 05, 1860 Catherine McKinnon 4y6m U Baileys Brook d/o Charles McKinnon
Scarlitina  

May 08, 1860 Angus Gillis 39 South River s/o Angus
left wife & 5 children  

May 09, 1860 Jane McGillvray 4m South River d/o Donald

 

May 10, 1860 John Alexander Gillis 1y7m SS Antigonish H s/o Donald "blacksmith"
of Arisaig  
May 24, 1860 May 06, 1860 Catherine McDonnell 2y2m South River d/o Angus "merchant"

 

May 14, 1860 Michael McDonald 2y8m Gusset s/o Hugh

 

May 18, 1860 John Cameron 3y9m South River s/o Lauchlin Esq

 

Apr. 30, 1860 Neil McLellan 32 Ashland, ME s/o Angus BS South River  

May 21, 1860 Catherine McGilvray 47 Baileys Brook wif/o Hugh
left 12 children  
May 31, 1860 May 16, 1860 Mary McGilvray 61 Hollowell Grant wif/o John "Og"

 

May 27, 1860 Sarah McNeil 50 Frasers Grant wif/o Angus
left 7 children  
Jun.07, 1860 May 30, 1860 Isabella McNeil 54 Malignant Cove wif/o Alexander "Brown"
left 4 children  

May 31, 1860 Mary McIsaac 87 South River wid/o Duncan

 

Jun. 05, 1860 Hugh McDonald 56 South River s/o John
left wife & family  

Jun. 06, 1860 Angus McDonald "Kiltymarch" 65 Baileys Brook


 
Jun.14, 1860 Jun. 05, 1860 Ann McKenzie 32 Frasers Grant d/o Donald McKenzie

 

Jun. 07, 1860 Jessie Chisholm 27 Morristown d/o Donald Chisholm
wif/o John "s/o Angus", measles  

Jun. 07, 1860 Rory McDonald 86 Gusset


 

Jun. 08, 1860 Mary McLeod 82 Antigonish H wid/o Donald, m/o Rev. Alex (d. Apr 1852), Rev. Wm, Hon James MPP  
Jun. 21, 1860 Jun. 16, 1860 Thomas Connors 56 Little River

left wife, 8 children  

Jun. 18, 1860 Isabel McDonald 21 Antigonish H d/o Alexander

 

Jun. 19, 1860 Patrick Walsh 90 Antigonish
Ireland Poor House  
Jun. 28, 1860 Jun. 15, 1860 Allan McDonald "Big" 73 Keppoch
Scotland known as strong & agile  

Jun. 18, 1860 Donald McDonald 66 BS Cape George

left wife, 4s, 1d  

Jun. 21, 1860 John Cameron "teacher" 28 Lochaber s/o Alex

 

Jun. 23, 1860 Edward Grant 22 North Grant

measles  
Jul. 05, 1860 Jun. 29, 1860 Mary Fraser 19 South River d/o Donald

 

Jul. 01, 1860 Lilly? Gillis 40 BS South River wif/o Alex
measles, 6 children  
Jul. 19, 1860 Jun. 09, 1860 Margaret Sears 5 Lochaber d/o Thomas Sears
Scarlitina  

Jul. 12, 1860 Andrew Sears 9 Lochaber s/o Thomas Sears
Scarlitina  
Aug. 02, 1860 Jul. 27, 1860 Kenneth Chisholm 10 L South River s/o Donald "Doun"

 
Aug. 23, 1860 Aug. 21, 1860 Anne Chisholm 19 Antigonish d/o Alex M Esq

 
Aug. 30, 1860 Aug. 22, 1860 Matthias Jacques Esq 78 Tracadie s/o Jewish Rabbi
convert  
Sep. 06, 1860 Aug. 20, 1860 Donald McDonald "mountain" 67 BS Baileys Brook


 

Aug. 30, 1860 Margaret McInnes 64 Malignant Cove wid/o Hugh

 

Sep. 03, 1860 James Ryan 81 Antigonish
Ireland Poor House  
Sep. 13, 1860 Sep. 10, 1860 Joseph Chisholm? 19 Arisaig s/o Joseph Esq

 
Sep. 20, 1860 Sep. 15, 1860 John Smith 64 West River


 

Sep. 18, 1860 Angus McDonald Esq 85 Meadow Green

long obituary  
Oct. 04, 1860 Sep. 20, 1860 Alex McDonald 9 Malignant Brook s/o Donald
sore throat  

Sep. 28, 1860 Christy Fraser 85 L South River wif/o John Fraser

 
Oct. 11, 1860 Oct. 04, 1860 John McGilvray 13m Beech Hill s/o Ranald
smallpox  

Oct. 06, 1860 William McKenzie 20 Beech Hill s/o Duncan
smallpox  

Sep. 30, 1860 Alexander Campbell 105 BS Manchester Rd
Lochaber, SC
 
Oct. 18, 1860 Oct. 02, 1860 Catherine Hanrahan 58 South River wif/o Michael

 

this day Frederick Bulmer "merchant" 31? Antigonish

left wife, 2 children  
Oct. 25, 1860 Oct. 23, 1860 Helina Power 3 Antigonish d/o Lawrence

 

Oct. 23, 1860 Flora Jane McDonald 18m Antigonish d/o Hugh "tailor"

 
Nov. 01, 1860 Oct. 23, 1860 Alex Chisholm 74 Brierley Brook
Scotland emig. 1803, wif/4children  
Nov. 15, 1860 Nov. 10? 1860 Allan McKinnon 22 North Grant

St FX student, consumption  

Nov. 06, 1860 Duncan McKenzie Sr.
South River
Inv. Scotland smallpox  
Dec. 06, 1860 Nov. 29, 1860 Allan McDonald "collector" 72 Town Point


 

Nov. 30, 1860 Christopher McKenzie 26 Brierley Brook s/o Donald

 

Dec. 02, 1860 Isobel Chisholm 27 Antigonish H d/o Colin "Og"

 
Dec. 13, 1860 Dec. 05, 1860 Hugh McGilvray "Vamy" 98 Baileys Brook
near Arisaig SC here 72 yrs  
Dec. 20, 1860 Oct. 04, 1860 Catherine Beaton 73 Strait of Canso
Lochaber, SC
 

Dec. 07, 1860 Hugh Fraser 71 Mt Thom
Killimorach, SC emig. 1801  

Nov. 15, 1860 Ellan McDonald 45 Boston
Morristown breast cancer  
Dec. 27, 1860 Dec. 1860 John Delorey
Tracadie

murdered, story  








 
* These issues of the Casket are very difficult or almost impossible to read.  
All of 1859 is missing 
Many issues have pages missing or are illegible.
Please forgive any errors or omissions.  See original microfilm to authenticate data.


Marriages                
Issue Date Marriage Date Groom's Name Community Bride's Name Community Relationship Comments  
1858              
Feb. 11, 1858 Feb. 1858 Allan McLean South River Margaret McPherson

m @ St Andrews  

Feb. 03, 1858 John McDonald BS Lochaber Catherine McIntosh South River d/o John McIntosh
 

Feb. 03, 1858 Donald McDonald St Andrews Catherine Cameron U South River d/o Dougald Esq, s/o Arch
 

Feb. 07, 1858 Ronald McLellan Eigg Mountain Catherine Cameron Hollowell Grant

 

Feb. 07, 1858 Angus McGilvary Baileys Brook Sarah McGilvray South River Bridge m @ St Andrews  

Feb. 07, 1858 Donald Boyd Morristown Fiona McDonald Morristown d/o Ronald McDonald
 

Feb. 07, 1858 John McGilvray Morristown Anna McDonald Morristown s/o Wm, d/o Dougald
 

Feb. 09, 1858 Martin Walsh? Cape George Janet Morrison? Hollowell Grant

 
Feb. 27, 1858 Feb. 17, 1858 Edward Bigelow
Ann McEachren BS Knoydart
m @ Arisaig  

Feb. 20, 1858 John Gillis BS Arisaig Margaret McNeil Malignant Cove wid/o John McNeil
 
Mar. 11, 1858 Feb. 01, 1858 Duncan Chisholm Manchester Rd Catherine Chisholm L South River

 
Apr. 15, 1858 Apr. 11, 1858 Roderick McDonald Keppoch Margaret McLean Keppoch
m @ St Beans  
Apr. 22, 1858 Apr. 06, 1858 Alex McDonald Goshen Mary McDonald Lochaber d/o Donald McDonald
 
May 13, 1858 Apr. 27, 1858 Alexander McPherson Cape George Fiona McDonald Morristown

 
Jun. 03, 1858 May 31, 1858 Simon Fraser Antigonish Emma McDonald South River d/o Archibald "Big"
 
Jul. 15, 1858 Jul. 06, 1858 Alexander Kell Antigonish Sarah Kennedy Antigonish
m @ New Glasgow  
Jul. 22, 1858 Jun. 30, 1858 Malcolm McMillan Cape George Mary Chisholm Salt Springs d/o Kenneth Chisholm m @ Antigonish  
Aug. 05, 1858 Jul. 29, 1858 Donald McLean Antigonish Mary McDonald Addington Forks m @ St Beans  
Nov. 18, 1858 Nov. 14, 1858 John McLean Keppoch Margaret MvGilvray South River d/o Allan m @ St Andrews  

Nov. 16, 1858 Donald Fraser West River Flora McDonald Ohio s/o Alex, d/o Allan m @ West River  
Nov. 25, 1858 Nov. 18, 1858 Donald McDonald Beaver Meadow Mary McLaughlin Beaver Meadow Donald "shoemaker"  

Nov. 23, 1858 Alex Chisholm North Grant Mary Chisholm Baileys Brook
m @ Arisaig  
Dec. 02, 1858 Nov. 27, 1858 Angus McNeil Lochaber Rose Boyle Lochaber

 
1860              
Feb. 02, 1860 Jan. 21, 1860 John McDonald Hollowell Grant Margaret McDonald Malignant Cove d/o Angus
 

Jan. 22, 1860 Duncan McKenzie Malignant Cove Ann McDonald Manchester Rd

 

Jan. 22, 1860 Allan Cameron BS South River Catherine McGilvray West River
m @ Ohio  

Jan. 24, 1860 Roderick McDonald Tracadie Ann McDonald Salt Springs

 

Jan. 24, 1860 William McIsaac? Hollowell Grant Catherine McPherson Hollowell Grant

 

Jan. 24, 1860 James Mills South River Mary ? South River

 

Jan. 22, 1860 Angus McDonald North Grant Margaret McDonald Baileys Brook d/o John m @ Arisaig  

Jan. 23, 1860 Angus McDonald Browns Mountain Ann McDonald Baileys Brook
m @ Baileys Brook  

Jan. 24, 1860 James McDonald
Margaret McDonald Baileys Brook d/o Hugh m @ Arisaig  

Jan. 29, 1860 Hugh McGilvray Malignant Brook Ann Gillis
d/o Alex m @ Arisaig  
Feb. 16, 1860 Feb. 1?, 1860 Peter McKenzie Antigonish Mary Smith Antigonish

 

Feb. 02, 1860 Alex Chisholm Little River Mary McPherson New Glasgow d/o Kenneth? m @ New Glasgow  

Feb. 12, 1860 Ronald McDonald BS Knoydart Sarah McDonald South River d/o Donald "Ban" m @ St Andrews  
Apr. 05, 1860 Mar. 29, 1860 Robert Forbes Goshen Isabella Cameron U South River d/o Allan Esq
 

Apr. 03, 1860 Angus McDonald Beaver Meadow Margaret McLean Keppoch d/o Lauchlin m @ Keppoch  
Apr. 25, 1860 Apr. 24, 1860 Jeremiah Murphy Ohio Joanna Sallinger Baileys Brook d/o Patrick m @ Antigonish  
Jul. 26, 1860 Jul. 22, 1860 John Power Antigonish Joanne Grant New Glasgow s/o Patrick Esq, d/o Edward m @ New Glasgow  
Aug. 09, 1860 Jul. 26, 1860 William Chisholm "Butcher" Antigonish Mary Cash Gulf Rd

 

Jul. 31, 1860 John McKenzie Jr. Malignant Cove Mary McKinnon Baileys Brook d/o Alex
 
Sep. 06, 1860 Sep. 01, 1860 Angus McDonald Antigonish Ann McPherson Antigonish

 

Sep. 04, 1860 Hugh Currie
Margaret McGilvray Antigonish d/o Angus
 
Sep. 20, 1860 Sep. 12, 1860 Peter Beaton Antigonish H Mary Dunn Antigonish H
m @ St Andrews  

Sep. 13, 1860 Angus McDonald North Grant Ann McKinnon North Grant wid/o John McKinnon m @ Antigonish  
Oct. 18, 1860 Oct. 17, 1860 Malcolm Moriarity Hollowell Grant Ann McDonald Antigonish
m @ Antigonish  
Nov. 01, 1860 Oct. 30, 1860 Robert Smith North Grant Jessie McDonald
d/o John "carpenter" m @ Antigonish  
Dec. 13, 1860 Dec. 01, 1860 John McGee Harbour Rd Mary McKinnon Knoydart d/o John m @ Baileys Brook  

Dec. 02, 1860 Angus McEachern Doctors Brook Mary McDonald Doctors Brook
m @ Arisaig  

Dec. 11, 1860 Capt Donald McIsaac
Mary Murphy St John's NL
m @ St Andrews  
* These issues of the Casket are very difficult or almost impossible to read.  
All of 1859 is missing 
Many issues have pages missing or are illegible.
Please forgive any errors or omissions.  See original microfilm to authenticate data.