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An Appeal to the Descendants of Charles MacKinnon and Christina Cameron
Charles MacKinnon was born about 1780 on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, one of seven sons of Charles ‘The Bard’ MacKinnon. On April 12, 1808, Charles married Christina Cameron, and within two weeks, they boarded ‘The Margaretta’, leaving Mull for a new home in Prince Edward Island. By 1817, they had settled in Canoe Cove, where they raised six children. Those children have become the ancestors of over 10,000 people around the world.
When Charles died in April 1850, he may have been given a marker in Canoe Cove Presbyterian Cemetery, but, if so, it has long since disappeared. His wife, Christy, later moved to Knutsford to live with her son Donald. Donald and Christy died about 10 days apart in February 1867, and both were buried in Brae Presbyterian Cemetery, where their tombstones remain. The burial place of Charles’ parents, Charles ‘The Bard’ and Mary MacKinnon, and of Charles’ son and daughter-in-law, Cowan Rankin MacKinnon and Aileen MacFadyen, is commemorated with a prominent tombstone in Canoe Cove Presbyterian Cemetery. It seems unfortunate that our common ancestor has no marker, and that there is nothing to link him to his wife Christy. In addition, there are no markers in any cemetery for their children- Flora, Ann or Jessie. For that reason, it was decided that a memorial stone, a tribute to the lives of Charles MacKinnon and Christina Cameron, and all their children, should be commissioned for placement next to the tombstone of Charles ‘The Bard’ MacKinnon in Canoe Cove Presbyterian Cemetery.
A fund is being started to raise money to purchase a memorial stone. The total cost of the stone is approximately $4000. Donations of any size that would help offset the cost of purchasing and erecting this tombstone, would be greatly appreciated. The stone will be unveiled as part of the 200th Anniversary MacKinnon Descendants Reunion on June 14, 2008.
Please make cheques payable to:
MacKinnon Memorial Fund
Contact:
Fay MacKinnon,
P.O. Box 691,
Charlottetown, P.E.I.,
C1A 7L3, Canada