McDougall, Charles
Narrative
Born in 1820, Charles was the first child of Alexander and Nancy to be found in PEI Baptismal records. He married Susan England in 1854, with witnesses Edward Williams & John Ellis.
On the 23ult by the same [Rev J. R. Reid] Mr Charles M'Dougald of Lot 12 to Miss Susannah England, or Lot 12. Hazard's Gazette April 8 1854 page 3
In the 1861 census of Lot 12, the farms of Charles and Alexander McDougald were next to each other. Charles had 3 males under 5, himself, one female between 6-15, and his wife.
In the 1881 census,, in Lot 8: Charles McDougald 60, Susan McDougald 50, Sarah McDougald 25, Alexander McDougald 23, Jabez McDougald 21, James McDougald 19, Edward McDougald 16, Jane McDougald 13 and Maggie McDougald 6. They were all Bible Christians.
"Some young folks then went -up from Bideford and took farms on the O'Leary road ln the woods. and commenced to fell the tall maples and beeches, and made clearings The first pioneers were Charles McDougald, Robert Ellis. Robert England and William Dy- mond" Guardian, story from James Grigg
In 1891, the family was in Lot 8: Charles (71), Susan (60), Sarah (30), Jane (21), and Maggie (16); as well there was Frank (3) a grandson. Charles said that both of his parents had been born on the Island on this census.
In 1911, Charles was a widower, living with his daughter Sarah next to the farm of his son James.
From a newspaper report, he would seem to have been very healthy into his 90s.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | June 12, 1820 | Lot 12, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | from the 1901 census and his gravestone | 1 2 3 |
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Death | December 10, 1913 | Lot 8, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | McDougall, Alexander | before 1781 | September 14, 1863 | |
Mother | McLean, Nancy Ann | about 1783 | February 15, 1878 | |
Brother | McDougall, Hugh | 1811 | before 1891 | |
Brother | McDougall, Archibald | before 1863 | ||
Brother | McDougall, John | about 1816 | before 1911 | |
Brother | McDougall, Alexander | about 1817 | June 22, 1867 | |
Brother | McDougall, Hector | May 12, 1819 | April 26, 1902 | |
McDougall, Charles | June 12, 1820 | December 10, 1913 | ||
Sister | McDougall, Nancy | March 25, 1822 | January 6, 1889 | |
Brother | McDougall, Peter | February 7, 1824 | April 3, 1911 | |
Brother | McDougall, Duncan | September 18, 1826 | 1910 | |
Sister | McDougall, Elizabeth | April 29, 1828 | April 17, 1900 | |
Brother | McDougall, James | September 10, 1830 | before 1868 | |
Sister | McDougall, Catherine | October 29, 1832 | before 1901 | |
Brother | McDougall, Alexander Jr. | about 1845 |
Families
Family of McDougall, Charles and England, Susanna |
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Married | Wife | England, Susanna ( * June 27, 1830 + November 29, 1905 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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McDougall, Sarah Ann | November 23, 1855 | December 4, 1945 |
McDougall, John | September 12, 1856 | July 19, 1927 |
McDougall, Alexander Arben | March 19, 1858 | March 25, 1902 |
McDougall, William Jabez | March 25, 1860 | January 17, 1958 |
McDougall, James A. | May 6, 1862 | September 24, 1930 |
McDougall, Edward | 1865 | 1906 |
McDougall, Mary Jane Jennie | September 27, 1867 | July 1, 1948 |
McDougall, Charles | 1870 | 1877 |
McDougall, Margaret Maggie | March 11, 1875 | February 6, 1941 |