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Descendants of Ranald MacDonald

Generation No. 1

1. Ranald¹⁰ MacDonald (Ranald⁹, James of⁸ Baillie, Donald⁷ Mór, Alaisdair⁶, Ruairi⁵, Alaisdair⁴, Iain³ Og, Iain² Muideartach, Alaisdair¹) was born Abt. 1808 in Long Point, Cape Breton, NS, and died Bef. 1871 in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS. He married Sarah MacIsaac Abt. 1833, daughter of Hector MacIssac.

Notes for Ranald MacDonald:
Ranald was of the first generation of our ancestors to be born in Canada. When his generation came of age, there was no place left along the shore to establish their homestead, so they were forced to clear the lands in the back and build their homes there. So it was that Ranald and Sarah settled in Rear Centennial where, it is believed, they built their house in the 1820's. Ranald took over the property originally granted to his brother James. Their house was built all of wood and there wasn't an iron nail used in its construction. The house never know the luxury of running water or electricity. There was not even a water pump in the kitchen. Water had to be drawn from the well outside.

At some point in time, Ranald gave a half of his land to his son John and the other half to son Joe and they, in turn, raised their own families next door to each other along the Centennial Road.

Ranald and Sarah had seven children, four boys and three girls. Sarah was born in Scotland in 1812 and was listed as a widow at age 59 in the 1871 census and head of house.

Children of Ranald MacDonald and Sarah MacIsaac are:

+	2	i.	John¹¹ MacDonald, born 1834 in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS; died Aft. 1891 in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS.
+	3	ii.	Joseph MacDonald, born 1839 in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS; died 1925.
	4	iii.	Hector MacDonald, born 1848 in Centennial, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Notes for Hector MacDonald:
Nothing further is known of Hector.

+	5	iv.	Kate MacDonald, born 1846 in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS.
+	6	v.	Mary MacDonald, born 1854 in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS.
+	7	vi.	Sarah Ann MacDonald, born Unknown; died in Centennial, Cape Breton, NS.
	8	vii.	James MacDonald, born 1840 in Centennial, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; died 1869 in Centennial, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

More About James MacDonald:
Fact 1: 1869, Died of TB.

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