Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Mcneil was born on 13 January 1864, in Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Michael Mcneil, was 43 and her mother, Ann McKenzie, was 24. She lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1867.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Margaret Mcneil, "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
- Margaret Mcneill, "Nova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic Diocese, 1823-1905"
- Margaret Mcneil, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
Parents and Siblings
1821– Male
1840–1891 Female
Siblings (6)
1864– Female
1864– Female
1865– Female
1867–1920 Female
1868–1954 Male
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World Events (7)
1869
Age 5
1871
Age 7
1909 · First Canadian Flight
Age 45
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Néill, a patronymic from the personal name Niall (genitive Néill), see Neil and also Neilson, which was sometimes substituted for McNeil in Lowland Scotland.
History: The Scottish Clan McNeil claims descent from the early Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages (see O'Neill ), and the name is associated in particular with the island of Barra in the Hebrides, having been brought there from Ireland in 1049. Some members of this clan later migrated to Antrim and Derry in Ireland. A different Scottish Clan MacNeill (spelled with two l's) has a traditional ancestral home on the island of Gigha.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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