Page 27 McGaan Family 1760-1850

This page tells about McGaan family members, it appears to have been written by  their father, James McGaan or mother, Janet Wyllie

Hugh Mcgaan was born Dec 1782   

Mungo Mcgaan my son was born Dec 6, 1784

Allan Mcgaan my son was born Dec 26, 1785

Hugh Mcgaan my son was born July 31, 1792

John Mcgaan my son was born May 21, 1795

Marg Mcgaan my daughter was born Dec 24, 1797

William Mcgaan my son was born Aug __1800

James Mcgaan my son was born March 13, 1803

Jean Mcgaan my daughter was born April 20, 1805

Robert Mcgaan my son was born June 23, 1808

The second page may have been written by Margaret McGaan wife of John Cochrane, mother of James

James Mcgaan Farmer was born in March 1760 Died April 9, 1814

Janet Wyllie my mother Died Feb 10, 1850

It appears this booklet has belonged to three different generations

Page 26 Son's visits 1897-1911

November 21, 1897

William came home

From Dakota on the

Twenty first of

November 1897

1899 William and

Bob went to Manitoba

March 28, 1899

Will was home in 1908

Will came home

Dec 25, 1911

His wife watts

Page 25, 21 September 1881

Wednesday the 21

had any amount

of bother about our

bill of lading &

passing the custom

house, got landed

about 4 oclock

shipped at 8

They would have taken the train back to Seaforth, where their journey had started

Page 24, 20 September 1881

Tuesday Sept 20

they started for

Montreal about four

in the morning we

are afeared of running

aground, got quite

sass from the

mate for not taking off

our horses at Point

Levis, we got to Montreal

about 5 oclock, could

not get along side

the wharf till 3

on Wednesday after

noon

Page 23, 18-19 September 1881

Sunday Sept 18, 1881

got out into the stream

about 8 in the morning

& anchored there, very

warm & wearisome, ship

carpenter was telling me

today that the other

party was walking their

horses today and they were

badly cut up

 Monday Sept 19

they commenced

about 12 or one oclock

this morning to take

out salt, it come up

a heavy shower after

Daylight, they discharged

cargo till about 10 oclock

at night

Page 21 & 22 Four Horses Purchased

Mr Taylor

          Darwhillan

2 yearling Fillies

Grand Sire said

to be Prince of Wales

(Darwhillan is SE of Fenwich)

Mr Wm Barr

          Shieldhill

          5 miles above

          Fenwick\1 yearling Filly

a prize taker

Andrew Gerrand

          Gainford

1 yearling entire colt

dam a black

Mare from

Knockdon

Gainford is west of Fenwick

Dam is a mother

Knockdon is a farm name

seen Bill & other 4

passengers that went on

with us they had a

subscription for Bill

lost his horse about

5 days out, another party

lost two & perhaps a third

Subscription would be a collection taken up for this loss

Page 20, 15-17 September 1881

Thursday the 15/81

Sighted land about

4 in the morning, seen

Several fishing boats, porpois

& whales, the sea as smooth

As glass, getting along fine

Got through the straits

                of Belle Isle

Friday the16        up at 4

Steam of several times

Through the night and

Sounding kept blowing

The fog whistle towards

Daylight, got through

The gulph and close along

Shore, could see the people

Saturday Sep 17, 1881

Got on the pilot about

5 in the morning, the

Water is like a sheet,

Expect to get into Quebec

About 4, we got to Point

Levi bout an hour

Before sundown all the

Passengers got off

Point Levis is located on the south shore of the St Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City