These great grandparents emigrated from Scotland to Prince Edward Island, Canada. John, who was born in 1790 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland, arrived in PEI c. 1806. Mildred Stewart said (at an interview I had with her while she was visiting us in North Bend, OR, abt. 1983.) that she believed that John, age 16, " jumped ship". We can only guess at what his motives may have been to do that.
In 1991, Bob Shepard and I took the train to Scotland while Bob was on a sabbatical leave to study and research British Literature. From our train windows, we caught a glimpse of the large Blair Atholl castle, of tan-colored brick, and its beautiful woodsy surroundings. We were thrilled to see it!Mary arrived in PEI on the ship, Clarendon, with her family, in 1808. Mary was born in Kilcalmoneel, Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland on the 22nd of April 1787. She was baptized at a local church there on the 27th of April of that year.
Mary and John were married c. 1808 in Queens, PEI, Canada and resided in North River in Queens where their children were born:
Unk? Mary
1810 Neil
1812 Charles
1812 William
1813 John, our ancestor
1815 Jessie
1817 Isabella
1819 Catherine
1819 Eleanor
John died on the 30th of January in 1852 at North River. He was buried at the Highfield Cemetery in Winsloe, PEI, Canada. Mary lived to be about 87 and was dearly loved by all her relatives in North River. She is buried beside her husband at the Highfield Cemetery.
JOHN STEWART
BORN: 28 Dec 1790 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
MARRIED: abt. 1808 in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DIED: 30 Jan 1852 in North River, Queens, PEI, CAN
BURIED: Highfield Cemetery in Winsloe, PEI, CAN
MARY McKINNON
BORN: 22 Apr 1787 in Kilcalmoneel, Mull, Argyleshire, Scotland
DIED: 24 Mar 1875 in North River, Queens, PEI, CAN
BURIED: Highfield Cemetery in Winsloe, PEI, CAN
SOURCES: Research notes:
Letter and Stewart pedigree sent to Elda Esch Dickinson from Donald F. Stewart, 138 Bunbury Road, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, C1A 7G8. Dated 29 Sep 1979. Milla Pairan passed on this info to us Shepards....it was among Mildred Stewart Shepard's papers. Mary MacKinnon died 24 Mar 1875, age 86. Mary emigrated from Mull, Scotland on the Clarendon in 1808.Citation: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQ7V-KZ4 : 10 February 2018), John Stewart, 23 Dec 1790; citing BLAIR ATHOLL,PERTH,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,520; IGI Record of Marriage.
