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Donald MacLellan¹

• Father: Archibald MacLellan¹ b. c 1690, d. a 1762

• Relationship: 4th great-grandfather of Donald James MacFarlane

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• Birth*: Donald MacLellan was born circa 1720 in Swordland, Inverness-shire, Scotland.¹
• Biography*: THE McLELLAN FAMILY FROM SWORDLAND, MORAR.
  In 1817 Angus McLellan (Archibald), married in Scotland to Isabella McLellan, came from Swordland, Morar, Invernessshire, and located on a 200 acre lot of land at the rear of Broad Cove Marsh. He had four children in Scotland, before he left for America, two of whom died in infancy. Two more, Donald and Ronald came with him here. The farm on which he located was granted to him in 1832. They left Scotland in 1816 and landed at Malignant Cove, Antigonish, where they spent the ensuing winter with relatives. In 1817 they came by vessel to Broad Cove. Two other brothers, Donald and Sandy Ban, came here with Angus and his family. Donald settled at Black Glen (now Glenville) and Sandy Ban settled at the Ponds (now St. Rose), but afterwards removed to S. W. Margaree. Another brother Neil McLellan (Ban) who had been on a farm at Rear B. C. Marsh since 1811, coaxed these three brothers to come out.
  
  
  Donald (son of Angus) was married to Marcella McEachen of Mount Young by whom he had a large family to wit: Angus now deceased, was married to a Miss McIntosh of Glace Bay; John (unmarried) drowned in January 1875 going to the Grand Banks; James, unmarried, died in Chelsea Marine Hospital, Mass., on 28th June, 1871; Michael a blacksmith married to a Miss McLellan of Brook Village (father of Robert S. McLellan, Barrister, of Sydney); Fred married to Mary Chisholm of Port Hood, is a blacksmith in Boston; Charles (tanner) at home and married twice; Hugh married to Ann McPherson of Broad Cove, on the homestead; Ronald and Archie died unmarried; Isabel died unmarried; Mary and Ann both died in infancy.
  
  
  Ronald McLellan (son of Angus) was married to Mary Kennedy (Donald’s daughter) and had three sons and four daughters, as follows: Archibald, married to Euphemia B. Chisholm of River Dennis, John R., unmarried; Donald married to Mary McIsaac of Broad Cove Banks; Mary and Ann and Catherine died unmarried. Isabel married John Chisholm of River Dennis.
  
  
  Neil Ban McLellan, already referred to, was married in Scotland, to Catherine Gillis of Morar. He received considerable education in the old Country, came here in 1811, and was among the first of three sons and four daughters. The sons were, John, a young man of some schooling who used to be clerking with Andrew McDonnell of Judique, went away in a vessel from the Strait of Canso, and never more was heard of, Donald, married Marcella McLellan (Neil’s daughter S. W. Road) remained and died on the homestead: Archibald, a mason, left for New Zealand in 1862 in the Brig "Helen Lewis" built by William Ross, came back to California about 25 years ago, and died there. The daughters were Catherine, wife of Martin Cameron, S. W. Margaree; Ann and Sarah who died unmarried; and Mrs. Archibald Gillis of Mount Pleasant. The farm held by Neil Ban consisted of 200 acres, and is now owned and occupied by his grandson Neil, a worthy son of a worthy sire.¹