Donald Cameron

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Of old 78th Regt (1757-1763), gazetted Lieut. 30 Sep 1758, retired on half pay 1763.
Capt. in 1764, died as Lieut on half pay 1817
He was at the fall of Quebec in September 1759, in Capt. Hugh Cameron's company, having arrived in Virginia from Greenock in June 1759. However he is listed as sailing with the regiment for Louisbourg (Cape Breton Island) in 1758. He was wounded at Ste-Foy, Quebec on 28 Apr 1760.

He leased Coanich (Caonich, on the northern shore of Loch Arkaig) in 1764, but was not there that year.

He was unmarried in 1764/5, when letters show he had been paying unwelcome court to the eldest daughter of one Jos. Burrell of Alnwyck (who married Ann Forster 29 Aug 1741. Mary Burrel bapt. 21 Sep 1742, Chatton, nr Alnwyck). However Lloyd's Evening Post of 23 Dec 1765 reports his marriage in Edinburgh to Miss Burrel, dau. of - Burrel of Hetton House, Northumberland. No other record of this marriage has been found. He still felt ill used by the Burrel family in 1868 (letter from Donald the Banker)

No descendants of Donald Cameron appear to be recorded in "official" family histories, but there are several families with apparently authentic claims stemming from early family tradition as detailed below. The third and fourth were probably legitimate.

A letter, written from Westfield, nr Newcastle, in July 1780 to his brother Ewen mentions (but does not name) his wife, probably Catherine.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Cameron, of Kilmodan was born in ca 1760 in Argyll; died in in Kilmodan, South Argyll.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Cameron

Family/Spouse: Catherine Cameron. Catherine died in ca 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage records begin in Kilmallie in 1783.

1. Archibald Cameron was born on 20 Nov 1774 in Kilmallie.
2. Lt. Colonel Charles Cameron, 3rd Regt (Buffs) was born on 4 May 1777 in Drimnasalie, Kilmallie; died on 15 May 1827 in Chinsurah, near Calcutta, India (MI).

Family/Spouse: Mary Connel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref. Diary of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Edwards, Westmount, Quebec May 16th, 1899, transcribed by Harris Todd (Clan Cameron genealogy)

1. John Cameron was christened on 29 Sep 1782 in Kilmallie; died on 29 Dec 1852 in Cumberland, Russell, Ontario.
2. Allan Cameron was christened on 30 May 1784 in Kilmallie; died on 4 Feb 1871 in Blaich, Ardgour.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alexander Cameron was born in ca 1795; died on 18 Apr 1875 in Sault Ste Marie, Canada.

Other Events:

• Ancestor of Line: [Fassie] CAMERONS of FASSIFERN

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2nd son of John Cameron of Lochiel, 18th Chief of Clan Cameron.
About 1721 he went to West Indies and sold (to Ewen Drummond, his cousin) the estate given him by his father, as the start of his business career (Stewart p. 307).
Imprisoned in Edinburgh, and then banished to Alnwick in 1755 for 10 years, returning ca 1768

John married Jean Campbell on 23 Aug 1734 in Kenmore, Perthshire. Jean (daughter of John Campbell, 5th of Achalader, Perthshire and Katherine Cameron) died on ca Apr 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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marriage contracts 23 Sep 1734, 30 Jan 1736

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of the '15. He was exiled to France, living in Paris until about 1827, and then in Boulogne. He was in Scotland from about November 1745, leaving with his son and the Prince in September 1746(Ref. John Gibson, Lochiel of the '45)

John married Isabel Campbell in ca 1696. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dau. of Alexander Campbell 6th of Lochnell (Lochiel inventory)(marriage contract 1 Jun 1696, deed about marriage contract 5 Aug 1703)
A Campbell history suggests she was grandau. of Alexander Campbell 6th of Lochnell and dau. of Archibald Campbell of Ballimore and Margaret Campbell

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Marriage contract 3 Oct 1696

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bought estate of Ballied, nr Dunkeld

John married Katherine Cameron in 1712. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
(marriage contract 5 Mar 1712)

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For the full history of Sir Ewen, see The Camerons.
At some time he purchased land in Jamaica and some members of his family visited this estate, later occupied by his grandson, Evan.
He also bought land in New Jersey in 1685, sold by his son Donald in 1721.

Ewen married Isobel Maclean in 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Living 1675
Dau. of Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart

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Married:
marriage contract 2 Aug 1663

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For the full history of Sir Ewen, see The Camerons.
At some time he purchased land in Jamaica and some members of his family visited this estate, later occupied by his grandson, Evan.
He also bought land in New Jersey in 1685, sold by his son Donald in 1721.

Ewen married Jean Barclay on 2 Jan 1685 in Edinburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dau. of Colonel David Barclay 1st of Urie and Katherine Gordon; and sister of Robert Barclay 2nd of Urie

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Married:
Marriage contract 1 Jan 1685