Descendants of Donald MacFadyen and his wives
Flora Livingston and Christy MacArthur
From West River, Lot 65, P.E.I.


Generation No. 1

        1. Donald MacFadyen was born 15 November 1829 in West River, Lot 31, and died 05 December 1914 in Tryon Road, Lot 65. He married (1) Flora Livingston 27 March 1855 in St. James Kirk, Charlottetown, daughter of Isabella Livingston. She was born Abt. 1836 in Dog River, Lot 31, and died 18 July 1871 in Tryon Road, Lot 65. He married (2) Christy MacArthur Abt. 1872. She was born 18 March 1850 in P.E.I..
        
Children of Donald MacFadyen and Flora Livingston are:

+ 2 i. John Alexander MacFadyen, born 18 December 1857 in Riverdale, Lot 65; died 1943.
  3 ii. Donald MacFadyen, born 24 November 1859 in Riverdale, Lot 65 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Baptisms 1853-1867, p.62.); died 1938.
+ 4 iii. Neil MacFadyen, born 02 March 1862 in Riverdale, Lot 65; died 24 November 1922.
  5 iv. Peter D. MacFadyen, born 21 February 1864 in Riverdale, Lot 65 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Baptisms 1853-1867, p.98.); died 18 March 1920.
  6 v. Angus MacFadyen, born 17 July 1866 in Tryon Road, Lot 65; died 17 July 1866.
  7 vi. Angus MacFadyen, born 19 March 1867 in Riverdale, Lot 65 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.7.).
  8 vii. Alexander MacFadyen, born 06 September 1869 in Riverdale, Lot 65 (Source: Birthdate taken from 1901 census.). He married Barbara J. MacKinnon; born 08 February 1869.

        
Children of Donald MacFadyen and Christy MacArthur are:
  9 i. Hector MacFadyen, born 27 October 1873 in West River (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.25.).
  10 ii. Charles MacFadyen, born 19 July 1877; died 28 July 1951. He married Mary MacPhee 18 December 1912; born 03 January 1871 in West River (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.17.); died 08 August 1947.
  11 iii. Euphemia MacFadyen, born 08 May 1880 (Source: Birthdate taken from 1901 census.).
  12 iv. Ewen MacFadyen, born 24 January 1882 (Source: Birthdate taken from 1901 census.); died 1940. He married Flora Ellen MacPhee; born 25 December 1877 in Riverdale, P.E.I.; died 1946.
  13 v. Archibald Heath MacFadyen, born 14 January 1884 in West River, P.E.I. (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Baptisms 1867-1900, p.55.).
  14 vi. Bertha May MacFadyen, born 12 July 1890 in West River (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.63.).
  15 vii. Marion MacFadyen, born 04 December 1892 in West River (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.67.).
  16 viii. Sarah J. MacFadyen, born 31 August 1895 (Source: Birthdate taken from 1901 census.); died 24 July 1972. She married George Richard Villett; born 23 January 1888 (Source: Acc 3708/1 Methodist Baptisms, p.105-106.); died 03 February 1973.

Generation No. 2

        2. John Alexander MacFadyen (Donald1) was born 18 December 1857 in Riverdale, Lot 65 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Baptisms 1853-1867, p.45.), and died 1943. He married Ann Jane MacPhee 06 November 1883 in St. James Kirk, Charlottetown, daughter of Duncan MacPhee and Margaret Murray. She was born 26 February 1863 in Riverdale, Lot 30 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Baptisms 1853-1867, p.90.), and died 13 December 1942.
        
Children of John MacFadyen and Ann MacPhee are:
  17 i. Flora MacFadyen, born 27 December 1885 in Riverdale, Lot 30; died 25 November 1904 in Riverdale, Lot 30.
+ 18 ii. Margaret Isabella MacFadyen, born 03 July 1890 in Riverdale, Lot 30.
  19 iii. Donald Duncan MacFadyen, born 09 February 1894 in Riverdale, Lot 30 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.83.); died 02 June 1967. He married Minnie Buchanan Aft. 1928; born 12 March 1899 in Wynn Road, Lot 31; died 24 June 1983.
  20 iv. Sarah Ellen MacFadyen, born 26 September 1897 in Riverdale, Lot 30. She married Brewer Boyle Abt. 1924; born 14 June 1886.
+ 21 v. John Nelson MacFadyen, born 27 June 1903 in Riverdale, Lot 30; died 1976.

        4. Neil MacFadyen (Donald1) was born 02 March 1862 in Riverdale, Lot 65 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Baptisms 1853-1867, p.80.), and died 24 November 1922. He married Margaret Elizabeth MacPhee 15 November 1892, daughter of Duncan MacPhee and Margaret Murray. She was born 23 July 1873 in Riverdale, Lot 30, and died 20 July 1943.
        
Children of Neil MacFadyen and Margaret MacPhee are:
+ 22 i. Mary E. MacFadyen, born 12 July 1896 in Riverdale, Lot 30; died 1987.
+ 23 ii. Neil Daniel MacFadyen, born 27 October 1897 in Riverdale, Lot 30; died 1976.
+ 24 iii. Flora E. MacFadyen, born 1902 in Riverdale, Lot 30; died 27 September 1973.

Generation No. 3

        18. Margaret Isabella MacFadyen (John Alexander2, Donald1) was born 03 July 1890 in Riverdale, Lot 30 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.63.). She married John W. Boyle, son of Robert Boyle and Emma Mayhew. He was born 10 October 1887 in New Haven, Lot 31.
        
Child of Margaret MacFadyen and John Boyle is:
  25 i. Robert D. Boyle, born 1914; died 1970. He married Katherine E. Matheson; born 1912.

        21. John Nelson MacFadyen (John Alexander2, Donald1) was born 27 June 1903 in Riverdale, Lot 30, and died 1976. He married Eliza Ann French, daughter of John French and Mary Ferguson. She was born 19 June 1894 in Hampton, Lot 29, P.E.I. (Source: Acc. 3708/1, Methodist Baptisms, p.119.), and died Aft. 1979.
        
Children of John MacFadyen and Eliza French are:
  26 i. Chester MacFadyen.
  27 ii. Shirley MacFadyen.

        22. Mary E. MacFadyen (Neil2, Donald1) was born 12 July 1896 in Riverdale, Lot 30, and died 1987. She married Frederick Buchanan, son of Anthony Buchanan and Margaret Docherty. He was born 18 June 1892 in Wynn Road, Lot 31, and died 1978.
        
Children of Mary MacFadyen and Frederick Buchanan are:
  28 i. William Daniel Buchanan, born 1918; died 1977.
  29 ii. Norma Buchanan.
  30 iii. Sterling Neil Buchanan, born 1923; died 1923.

        23. Neil Daniel MacFadyen (Neil2, Donald1) was born 27 October 1897 in Riverdale, Lot 30, and died 1976. He married Annie Cameron. She was born 1895, and died 1988.
        
Child of Neil MacFadyen and Annie Cameron is:
  31 i. Harris MacFadyen.

        24. Flora E. MacFadyen (Neil2, Donald1) was born 1902 in Riverdale, Lot 30, and died 27 September 1973. She married Duncan Allen MacKinnon Abt. 1920, son of Neil MacKinnon and Flora MacGillivray. He was born 22 February 1886 in Riverdale, Lot 30 (Source: Acc. 3095, DeSable Parish Baptisms 1867-1900, p.59.), and died 10 May 1974.
        
Children of Flora MacFadyen and Duncan MacKinnon are:
  32 i. Burton MacKinnon.
  33 ii. Henry MacKinnon.
  34 iii. Louis MacKinnon.
  35 iv. Lloyd MacKinnon.
  36 v. Florence MacKinnon.

This family file came together while I was searching through the DeSable Parish Register of Baptisms while working on my own MacKinnon and MacNeill files. It could contain errors or ommissions. Please feel free to contact me for corrections or additions. I do have copies of all mentioned sources at home and am willing to do further lookups if requested - David Faithfull, 13 January, 2004.

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