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The Dea and Donald Families in Canada

Updated August 27, 2002

***DEA***
James, John, and Dennis DEA (or O'DEA) came to Canada from County Limerick, Ireland in the 1820's. They settled in Port Daniel, in the Gaspe, Quebec. Dennis died without children, James' family remained in Quebec, and John's family moved out west to Alberta.

John was my great great great grandfather.

He married Bridget MOORE, but I have been able to discover little about her origins.

Their son Michael followed his daughters and sons out west where his son-in-law, John DODD had helped to settle Innisfail, Alberta. Michael's wife Catharine (O)SULLIVAN has lead to even more connections with SULLIVANS and FLOWERS'.

There is also a connection with the BURFORD family at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/u/r/Thomas-G-Burford/

Grace DODD, daughter of Mary DEA (daughter of Michael DEA and Catherine SULLIVAN)and James DODD, married George BURFORD of that family.

***DONALD***
On my mother's side of the family, two Ancestor Reports include the names DONALD, SMITH, BROWN, CHARLTON, and KISSACK, among others, and add Scottish and Manx branches to my family tree.

Sept. 2001: Descendants of James DONALD and Catherine MCINTOSH added.

Meg Dea Vail

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Edmonton, Alberta

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  • George A. Charlton (9 KB)
    Don't know who this fellow is, aside from the name. Any ideas?
  • Nellie Charlton (3 KB)
    Could Nellie be Eleanor M. Charlton, sister of John M.?
  • The Rev. Wm. and Ella Charlton Donald's children (15 KB)
    Elsie, James, and William Benjamin Lawrence (Ben)
  • My grandparents, Peggy and Ted Donald (19 KB)
    Here are Peggy Smith and Ted Donald: newlyweds working for the summer at Medicine Lake, Alberta in the 1930's. Ted looked after the horses and was a trail guide. Peggy looked after the lodge and did the cooking. She got 15$ a month + room and board. Ted got room and board and his med school fees.
  • Seth B. Charlton (3 KB)
    Seth was the son of Michael and Mercy Maria Charlton, brother of Ella Charlton Donald. He married Elizabeth Hunter, sister of Adelaide Hoodless.
  • Elsie Donald Oster (5 KB)
    Elsie Donald, daughter of Wm. and Ella Charlton Donald married Frank Oster, later a judge, in California.
  • The Rev. Wm. Donald and his son, William Benjamin (10 KB)
    My great-grandfather, William Benjamin Lawrence (Ben) Donald, as a boy, and his father, the Rev. Wm. Donald
  • A couple of Masons (24 KB)
    The photo of the older man is signed, "Fraternally yours, Otto Klotz, 1886." Don't you love the outfits?
  • James C. Donald (5 KB)
    James was the eldest son of Wm. and Ella Charlton Donald. He worked for a Vancouver newspaper, but died quite young.
  • Ella Charlton Donald (7 KB)
    My great-great-grandmother, Ella Charlton, wife of the Rev. William Donald.
  • Thomas W. Charlton (5 KB)
    Ella Charlton Donald's brother, perhaps? Not sure.
  • Sarah Charlton (6 KB)
    Again, another Charlton I don't know.
  • Mercy Maria Bowerman Charlton (14 KB)
    My great-great-great-grandmother, Mercy was a Quaker, and was remembered for smoking a pipe.
  • William Charlton (1 KB)
    Another cousin of Ella Donald Charlton's, William is the brother of John M. Charlton, MP.
  • E.E. Kitchen & Annie Charlton Kitchen (7 KB)
    Anna Charlton was the sister of my great-great-grandmother, Ella. Annie married Dr. Edward Edward Kitchen, after whom my grandfather Dr. Ted Donald was named. Dr. Kitchen left his house, Sunnyside, to my grandfather, and it is there that the album containing these photos was found.
  • Michael Charlton (6 KB)
    My great-great-great-grandfather, Michael Charlton. Married Mercy Maria Bowerman.
  • Adelaide Hunter Hoodless (4 KB)
    Sister of Elizabeth Hunter Charlton, Adelaide was the creator of the international Women's Institutes, which taught farm women about sanitation.
  • Charles Kissack & Betsy Kermode (20 KB)
    Parents of (Anna) Rebecca Kissack, who married William Benjamin Lawrence Donald.
  • Elizabeth Hunter Charlton (5 KB)
    Sister of Adelaide Hoodless, wife of Seth B. Charlton.
  • Benjamin Charlton (6 KB)
    Brother of Ella Charlton Donald, and one-time mayor of Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Ella Gray Charlton (4 KB)
    Ella Gray, first cousin and wife of John M. Charlton, MP.
  • Edith Charlton Salisbury (5 KB)
    Not quite sure who this lady is, aside from the name. Any ideas?
  • John M. Charlton (3 KB)
    John M. Charlton was a cousin of Ella Charlton Donald and a Member of Parliament. He married Ella Gray, his first cousin.
 

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