Just added the earliest MacKinnon record I could find in Canada. Donald MacKinnon married Françoise Talon April 22nd, 1765 in the Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal. Donald was born in Kildonan, Isle of Arran, Scotland circa 1739. Françoise Talon was born in Montmagny, Quebec, May 29th, 1738.
I traced her paternal line back to Etienne Talon, son of Simon and Jeanne Mura, born circa 1671 in Bordeaux, Guyenne, France.
Donald MacKinnon’s parents were Augustin and Christine MacDonald. Found no record of them having lived in Canada. I did not find any children from the MacKinnon and Talon marriage.
Found this marriage years ago in the early days of this project, but I was never able to find anything else on this couple. Donald was born before the battle of Culloden. Did he arrive with his family? Or as a soldier?
