MACEACHERN – MALONEY – MACLEOD
MACPHERSON FAMILIES
The MacEachern, MacLeod and MacPherson families emigrated to Nova Scotia from the highland region of Scotland. The first Highland Scots came to Canada in late 1700s to escape oppression by the Lowland government. The second wave occurred from 1783 to the early 1800s, when poor economic conditions in the Scottish Highlands saw tenants abandoning their land and leaving for North America.
Duncan MacEachern was born at Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia in 1845 to John and Catherine MacEachern. Scant information is available regarding the MacEachern’s arrival in Canada. A highly regarded history of Inverness County, NS makes reference to Duncan’s father, “What is known as Glebe Farm at West Lake Ainslie was formerly owned by John MacEachern, who rejoiced in the sobriquet [nickname] of ‘Yellow Top’ He had a large family but all traces of him have long since disappeared.” History of Inverness County Nova Scotia (1922).
In 1870, Duncan MacEachern married Mary Maloney whose child Mary would later marry Walter French. Mary (Maloney) MacEachern’s grandfathers, Dennis Maloney and Robert MacLeod, were interesting characters in the history of Nova Scotia. Dennis Maloney, a sailor in the British Royal Navy, was born in the Ulster Province of Ireland and drowned during the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). Mary’s other grandfather, Robert MacLeod, came from Scotland in 1828 and was known as an early settler of Northern Cape Breton.
Mary MacEachern’s grandmother was Effie (MacPherson) MacLeod. In 1803, Effie’s father, Norman MacPherson, had sailed on the ship Polly to Prince Edward Island in Canada. Effie was six years old when she left Skye, Scotland and came to PEI, Canada . Effie worked as a midwife, sometimes via snow shoes and horseback. (See Post: Special Delivery – Nova Scotia)
“Pioneer Robert MacLeod and his wife Effie MacPherson, came to Cape North from Scotland by way of P.E. Island, Lake Ainslie and Pleasant Bay. They lived at Lake Ainslie for a few years. their son Donald was three years old they moved to Pleasant Bay, and ere long to Cape North, in 1828.” Cape North and Vicinity by Rev D. MacDonald (1933) p. 83
MALONEY FAMILY LINE
Dennis Maloney (1775 IRE -1805 at sea) – Sarah Ransome (1779 Scot. – 1810)
George Maloney (1801 NS -1877) – Mary McLeod (1814 PEI)
Mary Maloney (1840 NS–1898) – Duncan MacEachern (1845 – ?)
MACPHERSON FAMILY LINE
Norman MacPherson (?) – Christy Cely (?)
Donald MacPherson (b. Scotland d. Prince Edward Island) – Mary MacPherson
Robert MacLeod (1789 Isle of Skye, Scot. – 1857 NS) – Effie MacPherson
(1797 Isle of Skye, Scot. – 1891)
Mary MacLeod (?)– George Maloney (1801 Ireland – 1877)
MACEACHERN FAMILY LINE
John MacEachern (?) – Catherine (?)
Duncan MacEachern (1845 NS–?) – Mary Maloney (1842 – 1898)
Mary MacEachern (1872 NS –?) – Walter French (1875 – ?)
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