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From: A Living Community - A History of St George's Channel - Phyllis C. (Macinnes) Wagg
Angus and Mary (Smith) Ross
The story of Angus Ross' (1823-1906) marriage to Mary Smith (c1826-1887) is one of the most intriguing romances of St. George's
Channel. There are various versions of the story but all of them contain the same essential elements. Mary Smith was a very pretty girl, chubby with blond hair, a combination considered extremely attractive in those days. Angus Ross lived at the Marshes, West Bay, a couple of miles by water from the Smith home on the Crammond Islands in the Bras d'Or lakes. There had been good ice on the lake in 1843 and at all the skating parties Angus and Mary were constantly in each other's company. Everyone considered Mary Angus' girl and assumed they would soon marry but Mary was only seventeen and Angus twenty-one. There seemed to be lots of time for the young couple before taking the final step.
In 1844 Angus purchased the MacLeod farm at St. George's Channel. It appears that the farm had been abandoned for some time
and considerable work was required to bring it back into shape. This kept Angus very busy and since about five miles of water separated them it seemed to Mary's parents that the romance had dulled because Angus had neglected to keep in contact as he worked to create a comfortable home for Mary.
By 1846 Mary's father, Donald Smith (1801-1878), had became convinced that Angus Ross had lost interest in his daughter. Living on a island as they did, the potential for Mary acquiring a new love interest was not good. Mary's mother, Ann MacDonald (1810-1844), had died in 1844 and Donald remarried the following year. There may have been some antipathy between step-mother and daughter, we do not know, but what we do know was that Donald was anxious to find a husband for Mary. Some have suggested that he was concerned that Mary was getting too old and he feared that she might become an "old maid." That seems unlikely as by 1846 Mary was only 20 years old, not particularly old for a single woman at the time. Most women married between the ages of 20 and 25.
Donald began to make inquiries to find out whether there were any acceptable men looking for an attractive wife. A local clergyman took on Donald's search for him and found a man who fit Donald's criterion. This man was a teacher by the name of John Johnston who lived at East Lake Ainslie. Arrangements for a marriage were made and the date was set to bring everyone together for the wedding preliminaries with the wedding to take place the following day. Johnston was smitten when he saw Mary. Everything seemed to be going as planned but no one seemed to have consulted Mary.
As the festivities of the betrothal party were taking place someone inquired about the bride. It soon became evident that she was missing.
Everyone began to search for her but she was not to be found. Then someone recalled that one of the guests had been Angus Ross. But where was his horse? It was gone. It was not long before the assembly had figured out what had happened. Angus and Mary had eloped.
John Johnston was totally humiliated. This was a terrible state of affairs for him. The assembled company had to do something for him but what? One of the gentlemen, a Mr. MacKenzie (believed to be John MacKenzie), stood up and said that he had a marriageable daughter that was unattached and that would make him a good wife. Now parents were not usually cold and callous as they set out to find husbands for their daughters. In general, women were expected to find a suitable husband without their parents' intervention. In this case, Miss MacKenzie's father had also done just that. Unknown to her father Miss MacKenzie
did have a gentleman friend and her intended immediately protested that Mr. Johnston could not have his girl.
Poor Mr. Johnston had again been rejected. As everyone sat around bewildered as what to do a dark, slender girl came forward and volunteered to become Mr. Johnston's wife. The volunteer was Hannah MacKenzie (c1826-1899), believed to be the younger sister of the first Miss MacKenzie. Her proposal was accepted and the couple set off for Arichat where they could be married upon the purchase of a license. It is said that the two couples passed on the ice on the Bras d'Or lakes: the Rosses, already man and wife, as they were just returning from Arichat where they had married, and the engaged couple on their way to their nuptals. As they passed they briefly greeted each other and moved on.
In the St John's Anglican Church records, Arichat, the two marriages are recorded side by side: Angus Ross and Mary Smith on
March 3 and John Johnston and Hannah MacKenzie on March 4.
John Johnston left teaching and took up farming at lake Ainslie. He and Hannah (c1826-1899) had thirteen children but she was left a relatively young widow since he died prior to 1871. Their children included: Annie (c1846-?), Katherine (c. 1848-?), Flora (c1850-?), Johanna (c1852-?), Phemie (c1854-?), John (c1856-?), Norman (c1858-?), Jemina (c1860-?), and Levina (c1862-?).
Angus and Mary Ross went to live on his farm at St. George's Channel where Mary gave birth to seven children: Ann (1847-1914),
Isabella MacKenzie (1848-1928), John (1852-?), Alexander (1857-?), Flora Jane (1861-1866), William Hector (1865-1944), and Flora A. (1867-?).
There are several slightly different versions of this story. This is an abbreviated version of the one related by the late Margaret (Palmer) MacPhail of Marble Mountain. There were also versions of the story printed in a newspaper and at least one collection of Cape Breton short stories. Angus Ross and Mary Smith were married at Arichat on 3 March 1846, and John Johnstone and
Hannah Mackenzie were married on 4 March 1846. The two marriages are numbers 152 and 153 in St. John's Anglican Church Records, Arichat. See Claribel Gesner, Cape Breton Vignettes, Windsor, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1974, pp. 57-59. An unidentified newspaper clipping in possession of George MacRae, Dundee, N. S. also contained a version of the story.
This is the location of Beryl Markham's (crash?) Landing Site near Baleine
45°57'25.62"N 59°49'53.89"W
Beryl Markham was the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic from east to west. She is often incorrectly described as "the first person" to fly the Atlantic east to west in a solo non-stop flight, but that record belongs to Scottish pilot Jim Mollison, who tried to fly from Dublin, Ireland, to New York City in 1932. Low visibility forced Mollison down in New Brunswick, Canada, but he still could claim the first solo Atlantic east-to-west record (a westbound flight requires more endurance, fuel, and time than the eastward journey, because the craft must fly against the prevailing Atlantic winds).
When Markham decided to take on the Atlantic crossing, no pilot had yet flown non-stop from Europe to New York, and no woman had made the westward flight solo, though several had died trying. Markham hoped to claim both records. On 4 September 1936, she took off from Abingdon, England. After a 20-hour flight, her Vega Gull, The Messenger, suffered fuel starvation due to icing of the fuel tank vents, and she crash-landed at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (her flight was, in all likelihood, almost identical in length to Mollison's). In spite of falling short of her goal, Markham had become the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo, and the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop from east to west. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer.
This photo is very sharp and clear and the composition is great but those Wind Turbines must be 4 or 5 km to the east of that lighthouse. What length of lens did you use to shoot this?
From Wikepedia: William McDonald (October 7, 1837 – July 4, 1916) was a Canadian politician.
Born at the Settlement of River Deny's Road, Inverness, Nova Scotia, the son of Mary McDonald and Allan McDonald, who emigrated from South Uist, Scotland, McDonald was educated at St. Francois Xavier College, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. A merchant, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Cape Breton in the 1872 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1874, 1878, and 1882. In 1884, he was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander MacDonald representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He served for almost 44 years as a member of parliament and senator until his death in 1916.
Thanks for yuour comment. I'm glad to know that a few people are checking out the sand photos. I did check the link you provided and also Google Maps. They both list this location as MacCormacks Beach. e.g. http://parks.gov.ns.ca/misc/parksa-zinfo.asp#maccormack-hfx
"McCormacks Beach - Halifax Metro - Adjacent to popular Fisherman's Cove the park features an extensive boardwalk and provides beautiful views of Eastern Passage, Lawlor's and Devil's Islands and Halifax Harbour. A few picnic shelters. Civic address: 1641 Shore Road."
The one in Cape Breton is listed as MacCormack Beach (no "s"). I agree; it is confusing. I did remove the apostrophe which does not seem to be part of the name.
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From: A Living Community - A History of St George's Channel - Phyllis C. (Macinnes) Wagg
Angus and Mary (Smith) Ross
The story of Angus Ross' (1823-1906) marriage to Mary Smith (c1826-1887) is one of the most intriguing romances of St. George's Channel. There are various versions of the story but all of them contain the same essential elements. Mary Smith was a very pretty girl, chubby with blond hair, a combination considered extremely attractive in those days. Angus Ross lived at the Marshes, West Bay, a couple of miles by water from the Smith home on the Crammond Islands in the Bras d'Or lakes. There had been good ice on the lake in 1843 and at all the skating parties Angus and Mary were constantly in each other's company. Everyone considered Mary Angus' girl and assumed they would soon marry but Mary was only seventeen and Angus twenty-one. There seemed to be lots of time for the young couple before taking the final step.
In 1844 Angus purchased the MacLeod farm at St. George's Channel. It appears that the farm had been abandoned for some time and considerable work was required to bring it back into shape. This kept Angus very busy and since about five miles of water separated them it seemed to Mary's parents that the romance had dulled because Angus had neglected to keep in contact as he worked to create a comfortable home for Mary.
By 1846 Mary's father, Donald Smith (1801-1878), had became convinced that Angus Ross had lost interest in his daughter. Living on a island as they did, the potential for Mary acquiring a new love interest was not good. Mary's mother, Ann MacDonald (1810-1844), had died in 1844 and Donald remarried the following year. There may have been some antipathy between step-mother and daughter, we do not know, but what we do know was that Donald was anxious to find a husband for Mary. Some have suggested that he was concerned that Mary was getting too old and he feared that she might become an "old maid." That seems unlikely as by 1846 Mary was only 20 years old, not particularly old for a single woman at the time. Most women married between the ages of 20 and 25.
Donald began to make inquiries to find out whether there were any acceptable men looking for an attractive wife. A local clergyman took on Donald's search for him and found a man who fit Donald's criterion. This man was a teacher by the name of John Johnston who lived at East Lake Ainslie. Arrangements for a marriage were made and the date was set to bring everyone together for the wedding preliminaries with the wedding to take place the following day. Johnston was smitten when he saw Mary. Everything seemed to be going as planned but no one seemed to have consulted Mary.
As the festivities of the betrothal party were taking place someone inquired about the bride. It soon became evident that she was missing.
Everyone began to search for her but she was not to be found. Then someone recalled that one of the guests had been Angus Ross. But where was his horse? It was gone. It was not long before the assembly had figured out what had happened. Angus and Mary had eloped.
John Johnston was totally humiliated. This was a terrible state of affairs for him. The assembled company had to do something for him but what? One of the gentlemen, a Mr. MacKenzie (believed to be John MacKenzie), stood up and said that he had a marriageable daughter that was unattached and that would make him a good wife. Now parents were not usually cold and callous as they set out to find husbands for their daughters. In general, women were expected to find a suitable husband without their parents' intervention. In this case, Miss MacKenzie's father had also done just that. Unknown to her father Miss MacKenzie did have a gentleman friend and her intended immediately protested that Mr. Johnston could not have his girl.
Poor Mr. Johnston had again been rejected. As everyone sat around bewildered as what to do a dark, slender girl came forward and volunteered to become Mr. Johnston's wife. The volunteer was Hannah MacKenzie (c1826-1899), believed to be the younger sister of the first Miss MacKenzie. Her proposal was accepted and the couple set off for Arichat where they could be married upon the purchase of a license. It is said that the two couples passed on the ice on the Bras d'Or lakes: the Rosses, already man and wife, as they were just returning from Arichat where they had married, and the engaged couple on their way to their nuptals. As they passed they briefly greeted each other and moved on.
In the St John's Anglican Church records, Arichat, the two marriages are recorded side by side: Angus Ross and Mary Smith on March 3 and John Johnston and Hannah MacKenzie on March 4.
John Johnston left teaching and took up farming at lake Ainslie. He and Hannah (c1826-1899) had thirteen children but she was left a relatively young widow since he died prior to 1871. Their children included: Annie (c1846-?), Katherine (c. 1848-?), Flora (c1850-?), Johanna (c1852-?), Phemie (c1854-?), John (c1856-?), Norman (c1858-?), Jemina (c1860-?), and Levina (c1862-?).
Angus and Mary Ross went to live on his farm at St. George's Channel where Mary gave birth to seven children: Ann (1847-1914), Isabella MacKenzie (1848-1928), John (1852-?), Alexander (1857-?), Flora Jane (1861-1866), William Hector (1865-1944), and Flora A. (1867-?).
There are several slightly different versions of this story. This is an abbreviated version of the one related by the late Margaret (Palmer) MacPhail of Marble Mountain. There were also versions of the story printed in a newspaper and at least one collection of Cape Breton short stories. Angus Ross and Mary Smith were married at Arichat on 3 March 1846, and John Johnstone and Hannah Mackenzie were married on 4 March 1846. The two marriages are numbers 152 and 153 in St. John's Anglican Church Records, Arichat. See Claribel Gesner, Cape Breton Vignettes, Windsor, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1974, pp. 57-59. An unidentified newspaper clipping in possession of George MacRae, Dundee, N. S. also contained a version of the story.
This is the location of Beryl Markham's (crash?) Landing Site near Baleine
45°57'25.62"N 59°49'53.89"W
Beryl Markham was the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic from east to west. She is often incorrectly described as "the first person" to fly the Atlantic east to west in a solo non-stop flight, but that record belongs to Scottish pilot Jim Mollison, who tried to fly from Dublin, Ireland, to New York City in 1932. Low visibility forced Mollison down in New Brunswick, Canada, but he still could claim the first solo Atlantic east-to-west record (a westbound flight requires more endurance, fuel, and time than the eastward journey, because the craft must fly against the prevailing Atlantic winds).
When Markham decided to take on the Atlantic crossing, no pilot had yet flown non-stop from Europe to New York, and no woman had made the westward flight solo, though several had died trying. Markham hoped to claim both records. On 4 September 1936, she took off from Abingdon, England. After a 20-hour flight, her Vega Gull, The Messenger, suffered fuel starvation due to icing of the fuel tank vents, and she crash-landed at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (her flight was, in all likelihood, almost identical in length to Mollison's). In spite of falling short of her goal, Markham had become the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo, and the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop from east to west. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer.
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This photo is very sharp and clear and the composition is great but those Wind Turbines must be 4 or 5 km to the east of that lighthouse. What length of lens did you use to shoot this?
thank you for photos,
beautiful place my parents were from there
From Wikepedia: William McDonald (October 7, 1837 – July 4, 1916) was a Canadian politician.
Born at the Settlement of River Deny's Road, Inverness, Nova Scotia, the son of Mary McDonald and Allan McDonald, who emigrated from South Uist, Scotland, McDonald was educated at St. Francois Xavier College, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. A merchant, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Cape Breton in the 1872 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1874, 1878, and 1882. In 1884, he was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander MacDonald representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He served for almost 44 years as a member of parliament and senator until his death in 1916.
The intersection of Main, Union and Commercial streets in downtown Glace Bay is named "Senator's Corner" in his honour. Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada
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You have this located in Cape Breton Island. It isn't there anywhere. Perhaps it is in the Gaspe?
I think it is the The Vanhorne Bridge at Campbellton New Brunswick & Pointe-à-la-Croix QC
Hi Ken,
Thanks for yuour comment. I'm glad to know that a few people are checking out the sand photos. I did check the link you provided and also Google Maps. They both list this location as MacCormacks Beach. e.g. http://parks.gov.ns.ca/misc/parksa-zinfo.asp#maccormack-hfx "McCormacks Beach - Halifax Metro - Adjacent to popular Fisherman's Cove the park features an extensive boardwalk and provides beautiful views of Eastern Passage, Lawlor's and Devil's Islands and Halifax Harbour. A few picnic shelters. Civic address: 1641 Shore Road."
The one in Cape Breton is listed as MacCormack Beach (no "s"). I agree; it is confusing. I did remove the apostrophe which does not seem to be part of the name.
Cheers!
Hi,
I just did a Wikipedia entry for Wilkie Sugar Loaf at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WilkieSugarLoaf(NovaScotia)
I'd like to use your photo to illustrate the article but you'd have to post it to the Wikimedia Commmons for me to do so. Would you mind?
http://commons.wikimedia.org